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Koh Samui vs. Lappeenranta Cost of Living Summary

Koh Samui is 24.5% cheaper than Lappeenranta.

Restaurants: pay 57.1% less in Koh Samui
Groceries: pay 18.6% less in Koh Samui
Transportation: pay 25.9% less in Koh Samui
Housing: pay 14.1% less in Koh Samui
Childcare: pay 68.1% more in Koh Samui
Entertainment and Sports: pay 52.6% less in Koh Samui
Clothing: pay 28.2% less in Koh Samui

Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, clothing, transportation, groceries, and housing are lower in Koh Samui.

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Koh Samui vs. Lappeenranta Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 57.1% less for restaurants

	Lappeenranta	Koh Samui
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.00 €12.46	$4.46 THB148.24	-68.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.38 €10.13	$8.62 THB286.59	-24.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.69 €2.39	$0.92 THB30.54	-65.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.69 €1.51	$0.48 THB15.87	-71.8%
Average			-57.1%

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pay 18.6% less for groceries

	Lappeenranta	Koh Samui
Bread 1 loaf	$2.43 €2.16	$1.42 THB47.33	-41.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.06 €3.61	$9.70 THB322.52	+138.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.67 €4.16	$5.59 THB185.80	+19.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.21 €2.86	$2.13 THB70.84	-33.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.34 €5.65	$1.46 THB48.50	-77.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.06 €0.94	$1.32 THB43.97	+25.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.94 €0.84	$0.50 THB16.51	-47.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.01 €0.90	$1.02 THB33.84	+0.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.76 €1.57	$0.95 THB31.62	-46.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 €0.44	$0.62 THB20.62	+25.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 €0.60	$0.61 THB20.32	-10.1%
Average			-18.6%

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pay 25.9% less for transportation

	Lappeenranta	Koh Samui
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.20 €7.30	$5.41 THB180.01	-34.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$64.94 €57.80	$44.56 THB1,482.38	-31.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,633.80 €26,375.15	$26,737.57 THB889K	-9.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.03 €13.37	$11.29 THB375.54	-24.9%
Average			-25.9%

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pay 14.1% less for housing

	Lappeenranta	Koh Samui
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.39 €19.93	$17.15 THB570.48	-23.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$787.55 €700.95	$842.23 THB28,017.01	+6.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$599.06 €533.18	$391.56 THB13,025.19	-34.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$72.78 €64.78	$74.96 THB2,493.60	+3.0%
Average			-14.1%

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pay 68.1% more for childcare

	Lappeenranta	Koh Samui
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$330.32 €294.00	$555.38 THB18,474.87	+68.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$7,921.52 THB264K
Average			+68.1%

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pay 52.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Lappeenranta	Koh Samui
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.71 €6.86	$2.38 THB79.06	-69.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.51 €3.12	$2.14 THB71.03	-39.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.86 €9.67	$4.33 THB143.89	-60.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$47.74 €42.49	$40.11 THB1,334.14	-16.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$17.92 €15.95	$5.94 THB197.65	-66.8%
Average			-52.6%

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pay 28.2% less for clothing

	Lappeenranta	Koh Samui
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.93 €49.78	$41.59 THB1,383.56	-25.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.73 €43.37	$28.69 THB954.49	-41.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$89.58 €79.73	$95.68 THB3,182.71	+6.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$154.23 €137.27	$87.87 THB2,922.95	-43.0%
Average			-28.2%

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