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Koh Samui vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Koh Samui is 0.4% cheaper than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 27.5% less in Koh Samui
Groceries: pay 31.2% more in Koh Samui
Transportation: pay 39.9% more in Koh Samui
Housing: pay 0.1% less in Koh Samui
Childcare: pay 5.8% less in Koh Samui
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.8% less in Koh Samui
Clothing: pay 31.7% less in Koh Samui

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

Koh Samui vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 27.5% less for restaurants

	Moscow	Koh Samui
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.93 RUB916.66	$3.10 THB97.53	-74.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.97 RUB458.33	$8.99 THB282.84	+50.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 RUB106.19	$0.71 THB22.38	-48.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 RUB46.98	$0.38 THB11.85	-38.4%
Average			-27.5%

Moscow vs. Koh Samui - Cost of restaurants

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pay 31.2% more for groceries

	Moscow	Koh Samui
Bread 1 loaf	$0.85 RUB65.00	$1.73 THB54.26	+103.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.27 RUB481.62	$8.53 THB268.30	+36.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.62 RUB354.89	$6.58 THB207.01	+42.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 RUB129.24	$2.28 THB71.69	+35.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 RUB189.19	$1.07 THB33.51	-56.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB62.16	$1.51 THB47.48	+86.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 RUB66.83	$0.56 THB17.60	-35.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB69.27	$1.03 THB32.46	+14.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 RUB125.95	$0.98 THB30.82	-40.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 RUB32.79	$0.73 THB22.84	+70.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 RUB26.01	$0.63 THB19.83	+86.3%
Average			+31.2%

Moscow vs. Koh Samui - Cost of groceries

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pay 39.9% more for transportation

	Moscow	Koh Samui
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.84 RUB218.02	$5.04 THB158.36	+77.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$36.64 RUB2,814.14	$46.52 THB1,462.96	+27.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,994.59 RUB3M	$27,911.74 THB878K	-24.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.73 RUB440.00	$10.30 THB323.80	+79.7%
Average			+39.9%

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pay 0.1% less for housing

	Moscow	Koh Samui
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.82 RUB600.38	$17.79 THB559.58	+127.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,253.04 RUB96,249.13	$554.27 THB17,430.84	-55.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$709.24 RUB54,478.67	$413.51 THB13,004.08	-41.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.60 RUB8,495.10	$76.59 THB2,408.67	-30.7%
Average			-0.1%

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pay 5.8% less for childcare

	Moscow	Koh Samui
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$656.36 RUB50,416.21	$623.36 THB19,603.66	-5.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,285.88 RUB1M	$13,335.61 THB419K	-6.7%
Average			-5.8%

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pay 8.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Koh Samui
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.18 RUB320.83	$2.17 THB68.27	-48.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.16 RUB242.46	$2.31 THB72.54	-26.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.98 RUB229.16	$4.34 THB136.54	+45.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.58 RUB3,424.20	$34.11 THB1,072.84	-23.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.56 RUB504.16	$7.13 THB224.32	+8.7%
Average			-8.8%

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pay 31.7% less for clothing

	Moscow	Koh Samui
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.06 RUB5,842.02	$52.72 THB1,658.02	-30.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.73 RUB3,666.63	$29.92 THB941.01	-37.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.95 RUB9,443.75	$102.34 THB3,218.51	-16.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$156.80 RUB12,043.87	$90.82 THB2,856.25	-42.1%
Average			-31.7%

Moscow vs. Koh Samui - Cost of clothing

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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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