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Koh Samui vs. Porto Alegre Cost of Living Summary

Koh Samui is 9.7% more expensive than Porto Alegre.

Restaurants: pay 26.6% less in Koh Samui
Groceries: pay 12.0% more in Koh Samui
Transportation: pay 3.1% more in Koh Samui
Housing: pay 46.9% more in Koh Samui
Childcare: pay 42.3% less in Koh Samui
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.8% more in Koh Samui
Clothing: pay 19.3% less in Koh Samui

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

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Koh Samui vs. Porto Alegre Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Koh Samui instead of Porto Alegre, you would:

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pay 26.6% less for restaurants

	Porto Alegre	Koh Samui
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.96 R$39.72	$4.46 THB149.61	-44.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.97 R$34.75	$8.62 THB289.25	+23.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 R$6.86	$0.92 THB30.82	-33.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.08 R$5.36	$0.48 THB16.02	-55.6%
Average			-26.6%

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pay 12.0% more for groceries

	Porto Alegre	Koh Samui
Bread 1 loaf	$1.69 R$8.41	$1.42 THB47.76	-15.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.08 R$25.35	$9.70 THB325.51	+90.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.83 R$19.11	$5.59 THB187.53	+45.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.46 R$12.25	$2.13 THB71.50	-13.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.18 R$10.87	$1.46 THB48.95	-33.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.09 R$5.45	$1.32 THB44.38	+21.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.66 R$3.31	$0.50 THB16.67	-25.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.63 R$3.13	$1.02 THB34.16	+62.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.74 R$3.68	$0.95 THB31.91	+29.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 R$2.79	$0.62 THB20.81	+11.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.50 R$2.49	$0.61 THB20.51	+22.2%
Average			+12.0%

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pay 3.1% more for transportation

	Porto Alegre	Koh Samui
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.94 R$24.64	$5.41 THB181.69	+9.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$59.73 R$297.87	$44.56 THB1,496.14	-25.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,669.59 R$118K	$26,737.57 THB898K	+13.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.90 R$39.42	$11.29 THB379.02	+42.8%
Average			+3.1%

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pay 46.9% more for housing

	Porto Alegre	Koh Samui
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.90 R$109.21	$17.15 THB575.78	-21.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$481.30 R$2,400.34	$842.23 THB28,277.10	+75.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$279.01 R$1,391.51	$391.56 THB13,146.11	+40.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$58.38 R$291.13	$74.96 THB2,516.75	+28.4%
Average			+46.9%

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pay 42.3% less for childcare

	Porto Alegre	Koh Samui
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$557.40 R$2,779.91	$555.38 THB18,646.37	-0.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,711.01 R$118K	$7,921.52 THB266K	-66.6%
Average			-42.3%

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pay 4.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Porto Alegre	Koh Samui
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.39 R$11.91	$2.38 THB79.79	-0.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.55 R$12.71	$2.14 THB71.69	-16.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.48 R$12.39	$4.33 THB145.23	+74.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.37 R$146.49	$40.11 THB1,346.53	+36.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.27 R$36.24	$5.94 THB199.49	-18.2%
Average			+4.8%

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pay 19.3% less for clothing

	Porto Alegre	Koh Samui
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.34 R$251.03	$41.59 THB1,396.40	-17.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$58.19 R$290.22	$28.69 THB963.36	-50.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$101.92 R$508.31	$95.68 THB3,212.26	-6.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$79.07 R$394.32	$87.87 THB2,950.08	+11.1%
Average			-19.3%

Porto Alegre vs. Koh Samui - Cost of clothing

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