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Indonesia

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Thailand

Koh Samui vs. Malang Cost of Living Summary

Koh Samui is 2.6 times more expensive than Malang.

Restaurants: pay 3.1 times more in Koh Samui
Groceries: pay 32.9% more in Koh Samui
Transportation: pay 2.4 times more in Koh Samui
Housing: pay 4.3 times more in Koh Samui
Childcare: pay 3.9 times more in Koh Samui
Entertainment and Sports: pay 99.4% more in Koh Samui
Clothing: pay 43.8% more in Koh Samui

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

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Koh Samui vs. Malang Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.1 times more for restaurants

	Malang	Koh Samui
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.12 IDR20,175.61	$4.46 THB148.24	+298.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$2.79 IDR50,439.02	$8.62 THB286.59	+208.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.58 IDR10,440.88	$0.92 THB30.54	+58.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.22 IDR4,035.12	$0.48 THB15.87	+113.5%
Average			+212.2%

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pay 32.9% more for groceries

	Malang	Koh Samui
Bread 1 loaf	$1.10 IDR19,923.41	$1.42 THB47.33	+28.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.92 IDR52,624.71	$9.70 THB322.52	+232.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.65 IDR65,871.71	$5.59 THB185.80	+53.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.22 IDR22,018.25	$2.13 THB70.84	+74.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.37 IDR24,737.68	$1.46 THB48.50	+6.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.93 IDR16,777.77	$1.32 THB43.97	+42.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.58 IDR10,524.24	$0.50 THB16.51	-14.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.71 IDR12,812.12	$1.02 THB33.84	+43.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 IDR11,782.57	$0.95 THB31.62	+45.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 IDR10,524.24	$0.62 THB20.62	+6.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.87 IDR15,786.36	$0.61 THB20.32	-30.2%
Average			+32.9%

Malang vs. Koh Samui - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.4 times more for transportation

	Malang	Koh Samui
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.90 IDR52,266.41	$5.41 THB180.01	+86.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$5.59 IDR101K	$44.56 THB1,482.38	+697.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,145.47 IDR454M	$26,737.57 THB889K	+6.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.62 IDR65,318.53	$11.29 THB375.54	+212.0%
Average			+138.7%

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pay 4.3 times more for housing

	Malang	Koh Samui
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.47 IDR352K	$17.15 THB570.48	-11.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$138.77 IDR3M	$842.23 THB28,017.01	+506.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$92.20 IDR2M	$391.56 THB13,025.19	+324.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$23.50 IDR424K	$74.96 THB2,493.60	+219.0%
Average			+333.8%

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pay 3.9 times more for childcare

	Malang	Koh Samui
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$30.73 IDR555K	$555.38 THB18,474.87	+1707.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,555.28 IDR173M	$7,921.52 THB264K	-17.1%
Average			+287.1%

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pay 99.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Malang	Koh Samui
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.24 IDR40,351.22	$2.38 THB79.06	+6.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.30 IDR23,538.21	$2.14 THB71.03	+63.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.68 IDR48,421.46	$4.33 THB143.89	+61.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$14.55 IDR263K	$40.11 THB1,334.14	+175.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$1.96 IDR35,307.31	$5.94 THB197.65	+203.8%
Average			+99.4%

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pay 43.8% more for clothing

	Malang	Koh Samui
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.88 IDR1M	$41.59 THB1,383.56	-25.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.35 IDR404K	$28.69 THB954.49	+28.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$51.69 IDR933K	$95.68 THB3,182.71	+85.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$36.32 IDR656K	$87.87 THB2,922.95	+141.9%
Average			+43.8%

Malang vs. Koh Samui - Cost of clothing

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