Cost of living comparison

Thailand

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Croatia

Zagreb vs. Koh Samui Cost of Living Summary

Zagreb is 75.3% more expensive than Koh Samui.

Restaurants: pay 4.2 times more in Zagreb
Groceries: pay 39.4% more in Zagreb
Transportation: pay 24.1% more in Zagreb
Housing: pay 83.4% more in Zagreb
Childcare: pay 12.6% less in Zagreb
Entertainment and Sports: pay 36.5% more in Zagreb
Clothing: pay 39.1% more in Zagreb

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

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Zagreb vs. Koh Samui Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 4.2 times more for restaurants

	Koh Samui	Zagreb
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.10 THB104.19	$14.02 HRK92.32	+351.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.99 THB302.16	$9.34 HRK61.55	+3.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.71 THB23.91	$3.15 HRK20.77	+343.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 THB12.66	$2.52 HRK16.61	+569.0%
Average			+317.0%

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pay 39.4% more for groceries

	Koh Samui	Zagreb
Bread 1 loaf	$1.73 THB57.97	$1.96 HRK12.88	+13.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.53 THB286.63	$6.76 HRK44.50	-20.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.58 THB221.15	$5.05 HRK33.27	-23.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 THB76.58	$3.86 HRK25.41	+69.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.07 THB35.80	$4.90 HRK32.25	+359.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.51 THB50.73	$0.91 HRK6.00	-39.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.56 THB18.80	$0.81 HRK5.36	+45.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.03 THB34.68	$0.96 HRK6.32	-7.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.98 THB32.92	$1.35 HRK8.92	+38.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 THB24.40	$0.69 HRK4.58	-4.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.63 THB21.19	$0.65 HRK4.25	+2.3%
Average			+39.4%

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pay 24.1% more for transportation

	Koh Samui	Zagreb
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.04 THB169.17	$6.64 HRK43.75	+31.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$46.52 THB1,562.89	$58.40 HRK384.69	+25.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,911.74 THB938K	$35,039.69 HRK231K	+25.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.30 THB345.92	$11.68 HRK76.94	+13.4%
Average			+24.1%

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pay 83.4% more for housing

	Koh Samui	Zagreb
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.79 THB597.81	$34.74 HRK228.84	+95.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$554.27 THB18,621.51	$885.05 HRK5,830.00	+59.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$413.51 THB13,892.37	$674.25 HRK4,441.39	+63.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.59 THB2,573.20	$164.98 HRK1,086.76	+115.4%
Average			+83.4%

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pay 12.6% less for childcare

	Koh Samui	Zagreb
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$623.36 THB20,942.74	$490.56 HRK3,231.37	-21.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,335.61 THB448K	$12,823.55 HRK84,470.93	-3.8%
Average			-12.6%

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pay 36.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Koh Samui	Zagreb
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.17 THB72.93	$3.50 HRK23.08	+61.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.31 THB77.49	$2.50 HRK16.49	+8.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.34 THB145.87	$5.84 HRK38.47	+34.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.11 THB1,146.12	$52.95 HRK348.78	+55.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.13 THB239.64	$8.76 HRK57.70	+22.8%
Average			+36.5%

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pay 39.1% more for clothing

	Koh Samui	Zagreb
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.72 THB1,771.28	$100.56 HRK662.40	+90.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.92 THB1,005.29	$41.12 HRK270.88	+37.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.34 THB3,438.36	$100.39 HRK661.28	-1.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$90.82 THB3,051.36	$118.33 HRK779.48	+30.3%
Average			+39.1%

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