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Koh Samui vs. San Luis Potosi Cost of Living Summary

Koh Samui is 7.0% cheaper than San Luis Potosi.

Restaurants: pay 47.9% less in Koh Samui
Groceries: pay 27.0% less in Koh Samui
Transportation: pay 7.9% less in Koh Samui
Housing: pay 13.1% more in Koh Samui
Childcare: pay 2.1 times more in Koh Samui
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.4% less in Koh Samui
Clothing: pay 13.1% less in Koh Samui

The cost of childcare and housing in Koh Samui are more expensive than in San Luis Potosi. Expenses including restaurants, groceries, clothing, transportation, and entertainment and sports are lower in Koh Samui. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Koh Samui.

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Koh Samui vs. San Luis Potosi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Koh Samui instead of San Luis Potosi, you would:

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pay 47.9% less for restaurants

	San Luis Potosi	Koh Samui
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.91 MX$257.20	$4.46 THB148.24	-68.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.46 MX$174.89	$8.62 THB286.59	-8.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.36 MX$25.21	$0.92 THB30.54	-32.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.95 MX$17.49	$0.48 THB15.87	-49.5%
Average			-47.9%

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pay 27.0% less for groceries

	San Luis Potosi	Koh Samui
Bread 1 loaf	$2.59 MX$47.84	$1.42 THB47.33	-45.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.23 MX$78.19	$9.70 THB322.52	+129.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.85 MX$108.20	$5.59 THB185.80	-4.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.71 MX$50.05	$2.13 THB70.84	-21.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.62 MX$85.46	$1.46 THB48.50	-68.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.51 MX$27.84	$1.32 THB43.97	-12.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.74 MX$13.72	$0.50 THB16.51	-33.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.01 MX$18.67	$1.02 THB33.84	+0.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 MX$21.62	$0.95 THB31.62	-18.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.20 MX$22.18	$0.62 THB20.62	-48.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.45 MX$26.85	$0.61 THB20.32	-57.9%
Average			-27.0%

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pay 7.9% less for transportation

	San Luis Potosi	Koh Samui
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.46 MX$100.98	$5.41 THB180.01	-0.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$72.56 MX$1,341.90	$44.56 THB1,482.38	-38.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,528.95 MX$398K	$26,737.57 THB889K	+24.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.13 MX$261.27	$11.29 THB375.54	-20.1%
Average			-7.9%

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pay 13.1% more for housing

	San Luis Potosi	Koh Samui
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.52 MX$582.98	$17.15 THB570.48	-45.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$656.46 MX$12,139.76	$842.23 THB28,017.01	+28.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$469.53 MX$8,683.01	$391.56 THB13,025.19	-16.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$32.21 MX$595.64	$74.96 THB2,493.60	+132.7%
Average			+13.1%

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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

	San Luis Potosi	Koh Samui
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$263.32 MX$4,869.62	$555.38 THB18,474.87	+110.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,645.74 MX$67,420.24	$7,921.52 THB264K	+117.3%
Average			+114.1%

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pay 3.4% less for entertainment and sports

	San Luis Potosi	Koh Samui
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.64 MX$48.87	$2.38 THB79.06	-10.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.34 MX$61.73	$2.14 THB71.03	-36.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.17 MX$77.16	$4.33 THB143.89	+3.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.60 MX$565.84	$40.11 THB1,334.14	+31.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.84 MX$108.02	$5.94 THB197.65	+1.7%
Average			-3.4%

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pay 13.1% less for clothing

	San Luis Potosi	Koh Samui
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.63 MX$1,028.79	$41.59 THB1,383.56	-25.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.94 MX$720.16	$28.69 THB954.49	-26.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$101.97 MX$1,885.78	$95.68 THB3,182.71	-6.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$79.72 MX$1,474.26	$87.87 THB2,922.95	+10.2%
Average			-13.1%

San Luis Potosi vs. Koh Samui - Cost of clothing

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