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Brazil

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Thailand

Koh Samui vs. Rio De Janeiro Cost of Living Summary

Koh Samui is 11.4% more expensive than Rio De Janeiro.

Restaurants: pay 31.7% less in Koh Samui
Groceries: pay 22.5% more in Koh Samui
Transportation: pay 28.3% more in Koh Samui
Housing: pay 3.7% more in Koh Samui
Childcare: pay 10.7% more in Koh Samui
Entertainment and Sports: pay 32.3% more in Koh Samui
Clothing: pay 14.0% more in Koh Samui

The cost of entertainment and sports, transportation, groceries, clothing, childcare, and housing in Koh Samui are more expensive than in Rio De Janeiro.

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Koh Samui vs. Rio De Janeiro Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Koh Samui instead of Rio De Janeiro, you would:

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pay 31.7% less for restaurants

	Rio De Janeiro	Koh Samui
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.46 R$38.23	$3.10 THB104.19	-58.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.52 R$33.45	$8.99 THB302.16	+37.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.36 R$6.99	$0.71 THB23.91	-47.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 R$4.65	$0.38 THB12.66	-58.4%
Average			-31.7%

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pay 22.5% more for groceries

	Rio De Janeiro	Koh Samui
Bread 1 loaf	$1.81 R$9.27	$1.73 THB57.97	-4.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.37 R$22.38	$8.53 THB286.63	+95.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.34 R$22.24	$6.58 THB221.15	+51.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.06 R$10.58	$2.28 THB76.58	+10.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.80 R$9.25	$1.07 THB35.80	-40.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.11 R$5.69	$1.51 THB50.73	+35.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.74 R$3.81	$0.56 THB18.80	-24.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 R$3.68	$1.03 THB34.68	+43.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 R$3.57	$0.98 THB32.92	+40.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 R$3.09	$0.73 THB24.40	+20.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53 R$2.71	$0.63 THB21.19	+19.2%
Average			+22.5%

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pay 28.3% more for transportation

	Rio De Janeiro	Koh Samui
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.27 R$21.91	$5.04 THB169.17	+17.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.48 R$207.57	$46.52 THB1,562.89	+14.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,595.53 R$106K	$27,911.74 THB938K	+35.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.10 R$36.41	$10.30 THB345.92	+45.0%
Average			+28.3%

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pay 3.7% more for housing

	Rio De Janeiro	Koh Samui
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.70 R$100.98	$17.79 THB597.81	-9.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$496.63 R$2,546.30	$554.27 THB18,621.51	+11.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$344.11 R$1,764.32	$413.51 THB13,892.37	+20.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.68 R$423.91	$76.59 THB2,573.20	-7.4%
Average			+3.7%

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pay 10.7% more for childcare

	Rio De Janeiro	Koh Samui
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$544.48 R$2,791.67	$623.36 THB20,942.74	+14.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,471.41 R$63,943.39	$13,335.61 THB448K	+6.9%
Average			+10.7%

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pay 32.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Rio De Janeiro	Koh Samui
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.86 R$9.56	$2.17 THB72.93	+16.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.07 R$10.61	$2.31 THB77.49	+11.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.05 R$10.51	$4.34 THB145.87	+111.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$28.14 R$144.26	$34.11 THB1,146.12	+21.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.08 R$36.32	$7.13 THB239.64	+0.7%
Average			+32.3%

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pay 14.0% more for clothing

	Rio De Janeiro	Koh Samui
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.68 R$239.35	$52.72 THB1,771.28	+12.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.02 R$220.58	$29.92 THB1,005.29	-30.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.54 R$402.69	$102.34 THB3,438.36	+30.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$63.36 R$324.88	$90.82 THB3,051.36	+43.3%
Average			+14.0%

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