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West Lafayette vs. Koh Samui Cost of Living Summary

West Lafayette is 62.4% more expensive than Koh Samui.

Restaurants: pay 70.8% more in West Lafayette
Groceries: pay 56.7% more in West Lafayette
Transportation: pay 15.4% less in West Lafayette
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in West Lafayette
Childcare: pay 80.1% more in West Lafayette
Entertainment and Sports: pay 71.5% more in West Lafayette
Clothing: pay 17.9% more in West Lafayette

The cost of housing, childcare, entertainment and sports, restaurants, groceries, and clothing in West Lafayette are more expensive than in Koh Samui. Notably, housing and childcare are significantly more expensive in West Lafayette.

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West Lafayette vs. Koh Samui Cost Breakdown

If you lived in West Lafayette instead of Koh Samui, you would:

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pay 70.8% more for restaurants

	Koh Samui	West Lafayette
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.46 THB149.58	$12.00	+169.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.62 THB289.18	$6.50	-24.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 THB30.81	$1.88	+104.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 THB16.02	$1.54	+222.1%
Average			+70.8%

Koh Samui vs. West Lafayette - Cost of restaurants

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pay 56.7% more for groceries

	Koh Samui	West Lafayette
Bread 1 loaf	$1.42 THB47.75	$3.28	+130.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.70 THB325.43	$11.02	+13.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.59 THB187.48	$2.48	-55.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.13 THB71.48	$3.75	+76.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.46 THB48.94	$2.70	+85.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.32 THB44.37	$2.00	+51.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.50 THB16.66	$0.57	+14.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 THB34.15	$1.50	+47.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.95 THB31.90	$2.30	+142.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.62 THB20.81	$1.50	+142.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.61 THB20.50	$1.50	+145.6%
Average			+56.7%

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pay 15.4% less for transportation

	Koh Samui	West Lafayette
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.41 THB181.64	$3.41	-36.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$44.56 THB1,495.76	$28.00	-37.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,737.57 THB897K	$36,915.00	+38.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.29 THB378.93	$12.96	+14.8%
Average			-15.4%

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Koh Samui	West Lafayette
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.15 THB575.63	$64.06	+273.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$842.23 THB28,269.80	$1,400.00	+66.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$391.56 THB13,142.72	$1,250.00	+219.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$74.96 THB2,516.10	$123.09	+64.2%
Average			+124.3%

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pay 80.1% more for childcare

	Koh Samui	West Lafayette
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$555.38 THB18,641.56	$1,000.00	+80.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,921.52 THB266K	??
Average			+80.1%

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pay 71.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Koh Samui	West Lafayette
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.38 THB79.77	$5.17	+117.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.14 THB71.67	$4.50	+110.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.33 THB145.19	$12.00	+177.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.11 THB1,346.18	$30.00	-25.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.94 THB199.43	$13.50	+127.2%
Average			+71.5%

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pay 17.9% more for clothing

	Koh Samui	West Lafayette
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.59 THB1,396.04	$75.00	+80.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.69 THB963.11	$42.50	+48.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$95.68 THB3,211.43	$67.50	-29.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$87.87 THB2,949.32	$90.00	+2.4%
Average			+17.9%

Koh Samui vs. West Lafayette - Cost of clothing

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