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Yogyakarta vs. Koh Samui Cost of Living Summary

Yogyakarta is 41.4% cheaper than Koh Samui.

Restaurants: pay 46.5% less in Yogyakarta
Groceries: pay 22.1% less in Yogyakarta
Transportation: pay 51.6% less in Yogyakarta
Housing: pay 36.0% less in Yogyakarta
Childcare: pay 81.0% less in Yogyakarta
Entertainment and Sports: pay 38.5% less in Yogyakarta
Clothing: pay 13.8% less in Yogyakarta

Expenses including childcare, transportation, restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, and groceries are lower in Yogyakarta.

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Yogyakarta vs. Koh Samui Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Yogyakarta instead of Koh Samui, you would:

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pay 46.5% less for restaurants

	Koh Samui	Yogyakarta
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.10 THB104.19	$1.19 IDR21,419.59	-61.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.99 THB302.16	$2.98 IDR53,548.98	-66.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.71 THB23.91	$0.48 IDR8,674.93	-32.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 THB12.66	$0.28 IDR5,033.60	-25.6%
Average			-46.5%

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pay 22.1% less for groceries

	Koh Samui	Yogyakarta
Bread 1 loaf	$1.73 THB57.97	$1.27 IDR22,704.77	-26.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.53 THB286.63	$3.08 IDR55,333.94	-63.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.58 THB221.15	$4.34 IDR77,838.71	-34.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 THB76.58	$1.38 IDR24,797.03	-39.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.07 THB35.80	$1.44 IDR25,868.25	+35.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.51 THB50.73	$1.10 IDR19,778.54	-27.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.56 THB18.80	$0.61 IDR11,011.21	+9.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.03 THB34.68	$0.58 IDR10,363.49	-44.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.98 THB32.92	$0.43 IDR7,772.62	-55.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 THB24.40	$0.50 IDR8,969.72	-31.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.63 THB21.19	$0.84 IDR15,156.61	+33.9%
Average			-22.1%

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pay 51.6% less for transportation

	Koh Samui	Yogyakarta
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.04 THB169.17	$3.05 IDR54,716.83	-39.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$46.52 THB1,562.89	$9.31 IDR167K	-80.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,911.74 THB938K	$19,685.66 IDR353M	-29.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.30 THB345.92	$4.36 IDR78,181.50	-57.7%
Average			-51.6%

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pay 36.0% less for housing

	Koh Samui	Yogyakarta
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.79 THB597.81	$19.06 IDR342K	+7.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$554.27 THB18,621.51	$214.88 IDR4M	-61.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$413.51 THB13,892.37	$164.15 IDR3M	-60.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.59 THB2,573.20	$53.86 IDR966K	-29.7%
Average			-36.0%

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pay 81.0% less for childcare

	Koh Samui	Yogyakarta
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$623.36 THB20,942.74	$79.59 IDR1M	-87.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,335.61 THB448K	$3,362.52 IDR60M	-74.8%
Average			-81.0%

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pay 38.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Koh Samui	Yogyakarta
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.17 THB72.93	$2.39 IDR42,839.18	+10.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.31 THB77.49	$1.41 IDR25,244.52	-39.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.34 THB145.87	$2.39 IDR42,839.18	-45.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.11 THB1,146.12	$14.92 IDR268K	-56.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.13 THB239.64	$2.69 IDR48,194.08	-62.3%
Average			-38.5%

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pay 13.8% less for clothing

	Koh Samui	Yogyakarta
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.72 THB1,771.28	$38.80 IDR696K	-26.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.92 THB1,005.29	$34.80 IDR624K	+16.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.34 THB3,438.36	$75.61 IDR1M	-26.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$90.82 THB3,051.36	$73.62 IDR1M	-18.9%
Average			-13.8%

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