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Thailand

Koh Samui vs. Lima Cost of Living Summary

Koh Samui is 9.0% more expensive than Lima.

Restaurants: pay 4.2% more in Koh Samui
Groceries: pay 11.5% more in Koh Samui
Transportation: pay 7.5% more in Koh Samui
Housing: pay 14.6% more in Koh Samui
Childcare: pay 37.0% more in Koh Samui
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.0% less in Koh Samui
Clothing: pay 4.7% less in Koh Samui

The cost of childcare, housing, groceries, transportation, and restaurants in Koh Samui are more expensive than in Lima. Expenses including entertainment and sports and clothing are lower in Koh Samui.

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Koh Samui vs. Lima Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 4.2% more for restaurants

	Lima	Koh Samui
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.36 PEN15.06	$4.46 THB149.58	+2.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.94 PEN23.99	$8.62 THB289.18	+24.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.09 PEN3.76	$0.92 THB30.81	-15.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.63 PEN2.19	$0.48 THB16.02	-24.6%
Average			+4.2%

Lima vs. Koh Samui - Cost of restaurants

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pay 11.5% more for groceries

	Lima	Koh Samui
Bread 1 loaf	$2.57 PEN8.90	$1.42 THB47.75	-44.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.53 PEN15.67	$9.70 THB325.43	+113.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.09 PEN21.04	$5.59 THB187.48	-8.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.91 PEN10.06	$2.13 THB71.48	-26.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.68 PEN9.28	$1.46 THB48.94	-45.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.91 PEN3.15	$1.32 THB44.37	+45.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.48 PEN1.65	$0.50 THB16.66	+4.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.63 PEN2.18	$1.02 THB34.15	+61.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.68 PEN2.34	$0.95 THB31.90	+40.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 PEN1.45	$0.62 THB20.81	+48.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.40 PEN1.38	$0.61 THB20.50	+52.5%
Average			+11.5%

Lima vs. Koh Samui - Cost of groceries

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pay 7.5% more for transportation

	Lima	Koh Samui
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.39 PEN22.08	$5.41 THB181.64	-15.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$26.51 PEN91.65	$44.56 THB1,495.76	+68.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,990.00 PEN76,016.99	$26,737.57 THB897K	+21.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.18 PEN69.76	$11.29 THB378.93	-44.1%
Average			+7.5%

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pay 14.6% more for housing

	Lima	Koh Samui
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.55 PEN95.23	$17.15 THB575.63	-37.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$734.53 PEN2,539.20	$842.23 THB28,269.80	+14.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$337.21 PEN1,165.71	$391.56 THB13,142.72	+16.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$55.42 PEN191.59	$74.96 THB2,516.10	+35.3%
Average			+14.6%

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pay 37.0% more for childcare

	Lima	Koh Samui
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$179.06 PEN618.98	$555.38 THB18,641.56	+210.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,095.48 PEN45,269.63	$7,921.52 THB266K	-39.5%
Average			+37.0%

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pay 12.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Lima	Koh Samui
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.61 PEN9.03	$2.38 THB79.77	-9.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.24 PEN11.20	$2.14 THB71.67	-34.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.76 PEN19.92	$4.33 THB145.19	-25.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.49 PEN112.31	$40.11 THB1,346.18	+23.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.26 PEN25.09	$5.94 THB199.43	-18.1%
Average			-12.0%

Lima vs. Koh Samui - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 4.7% less for clothing

	Lima	Koh Samui
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.80 PEN182.52	$41.59 THB1,396.04	-21.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.89 PEN120.62	$28.69 THB963.11	-17.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.72 PEN289.41	$95.68 THB3,211.43	+14.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.93 PEN272.84	$87.87 THB2,949.32	+11.3%
Average			-4.7%

Lima vs. Koh Samui - Cost of clothing

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