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Koh Samui vs. Lima Cost of Living Summary

Koh Samui is 26.1% more expensive than Lima.

Restaurants: pay 18.3% less in Koh Samui
Groceries: pay 27.3% more in Koh Samui
Transportation: pay 21.9% more in Koh Samui
Housing: pay 10.4% more in Koh Samui
Childcare: pay 2.4 times more in Koh Samui
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.3% less in Koh Samui
Clothing: pay 4.3% more in Koh Samui

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

Koh Samui vs. Lima Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 18.3% less for restaurants

	Lima	Koh Samui
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.28 PEN14.37	$3.10 THB97.53	-27.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.14 PEN23.95	$8.99 THB282.84	+26.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.01 PEN3.37	$0.71 THB22.38	-29.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 PEN2.19	$0.38 THB11.85	-42.3%
Average			-18.3%

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pay 27.3% more for groceries

	Lima	Koh Samui
Bread 1 loaf	$2.67 PEN8.94	$1.73 THB54.26	-35.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.52 PEN15.16	$8.53 THB268.30	+88.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.76 PEN19.31	$6.58 THB207.01	+14.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.96 PEN9.94	$2.28 THB71.69	-23.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.63 PEN8.83	$1.07 THB33.51	-59.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.02 PEN3.41	$1.51 THB47.48	+48.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51 PEN1.70	$0.56 THB17.60	+10.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.58 PEN1.93	$1.03 THB32.46	+79.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 PEN1.89	$0.98 THB30.82	+74.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 PEN1.55	$0.73 THB22.84	+57.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 PEN1.46	$0.63 THB19.83	+45.3%
Average			+27.3%

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pay 21.9% more for transportation

	Lima	Koh Samui
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.20 PEN17.43	$5.04 THB158.36	-3.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.85 PEN76.65	$46.52 THB1,462.96	+103.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,990.85 PEN67,067.28	$27,911.74 THB878K	+39.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.70 PEN72.82	$10.30 THB323.80	-52.6%
Average			+21.9%

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pay 10.4% more for housing

	Lima	Koh Samui
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.99 PEN83.83	$17.79 THB559.58	-28.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$661.42 PEN2,219.01	$554.27 THB17,430.84	-16.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$374.24 PEN1,255.53	$413.51 THB13,004.08	+10.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$43.53 PEN146.04	$76.59 THB2,408.67	+75.9%
Average			+10.4%

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pay 2.4 times more for childcare

	Lima	Koh Samui
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$192.22 PEN644.88	$623.36 THB19,603.66	+224.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,215.29 PEN27,561.46	$13,335.61 THB419K	+62.3%
Average			+143.3%

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pay 6.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Lima	Koh Samui
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.28 PEN7.66	$2.17 THB68.27	-5.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.61 PEN8.77	$2.31 THB72.54	-11.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.71 PEN19.16	$4.34 THB136.54	-24.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.13 PEN104.43	$34.11 THB1,072.84	+9.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.14 PEN23.95	$7.13 THB224.32	-0.1%
Average			-6.3%

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pay 4.3% more for clothing

	Lima	Koh Samui
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.07 PEN171.34	$52.72 THB1,658.02	+3.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.74 PEN119.89	$29.92 THB941.01	-16.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.99 PEN281.79	$102.34 THB3,218.51	+21.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$83.70 PEN280.81	$90.82 THB2,856.25	+8.5%
Average			+4.3%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: February 2026

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