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Koh Samui vs. Nova Gorica Cost of Living Summary

Koh Samui is 10.5% cheaper than Nova Gorica.

Restaurants: pay 45.8% less in Koh Samui
Groceries: pay 3.2% less in Koh Samui
Transportation: pay 10.5% more in Koh Samui
Housing: pay 8.7% less in Koh Samui
Childcare: pay 11.4% less in Koh Samui
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.6% less in Koh Samui
Clothing: pay 10.6% less in Koh Samui

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

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Koh Samui vs. Nova Gorica Cost Breakdown

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pay 45.8% less for restaurants

	Nova Gorica	Koh Samui
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.64 €9.47	$4.46 THB148.24	-58.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.40 €7.47	$8.62 THB286.59	+2.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.61 €2.33	$0.92 THB30.54	-64.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.68 €1.49	$0.48 THB15.87	-71.6%
Average			-45.8%

Nova Gorica vs. Koh Samui - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.2% less for groceries

	Nova Gorica	Koh Samui
Bread 1 loaf	$1.68 €1.49	$1.42 THB47.33	-15.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.40 €7.47	$9.70 THB322.52	+15.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.88 €4.34	$5.59 THB185.80	+14.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.69 €2.39	$2.13 THB70.84	-20.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.54 €2.26	$1.46 THB48.50	-42.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.91 €0.81	$1.32 THB43.97	+44.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.86 €0.76	$0.50 THB16.51	-42.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 €0.90	$1.02 THB33.84	+0.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.02 €0.90	$0.95 THB31.62	-6.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.25 €0.23	$0.62 THB20.62	+144.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.85 €0.75	$0.61 THB20.32	-27.9%
Average			-3.2%

Nova Gorica vs. Koh Samui - Cost of groceries

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pay 10.5% more for transportation

	Nova Gorica	Koh Samui
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.45 €5.74	$5.41 THB180.01	-16.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.72 €18.44	$44.56 THB1,482.38	+115.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,636.12 €25,487.18	$26,737.57 THB889K	-6.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.43 €11.06	$11.29 THB375.54	-9.2%
Average			+10.5%

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pay 8.7% less for housing

	Nova Gorica	Koh Samui
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.20 €9.97	$17.15 THB570.48	+53.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$709.17 €631.18	$842.23 THB28,017.01	+18.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$503.88 €448.47	$391.56 THB13,025.19	-22.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$128.44 €114.32	$74.96 THB2,493.60	-41.6%
Average			-8.7%

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pay 11.4% less for childcare

	Nova Gorica	Koh Samui
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$499.96 €444.98	$555.38 THB18,474.87	+11.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,197.36 €9,966.05	$7,921.52 THB264K	-29.3%
Average			-11.4%

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pay 14.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Nova Gorica	Koh Samui
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.80 €2.49	$2.38 THB79.06	-15.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.83 €1.63	$2.14 THB71.03	+16.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.82 €5.18	$4.33 THB143.89	-25.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.39 €44.85	$40.11 THB1,334.14	-20.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.84 €6.98	$5.94 THB197.65	-24.2%
Average			-14.6%

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pay 10.6% less for clothing

	Nova Gorica	Koh Samui
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.99 €49.83	$41.59 THB1,383.56	-25.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.39 €19.93	$28.69 THB954.49	+28.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$111.97 €99.66	$95.68 THB3,182.71	-14.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$111.97 €99.66	$87.87 THB2,922.95	-21.5%
Average			-10.6%

Nova Gorica vs. Koh Samui - Cost of clothing

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