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Koh Samui vs. Skelleftea Cost of Living Summary

Koh Samui is 3.4% cheaper than Skelleftea.

Restaurants: pay 66.5% less in Koh Samui
Groceries: pay 23.7% less in Koh Samui
Transportation: pay 30.5% less in Koh Samui
Housing: pay 46.1% less in Koh Samui
Childcare: pay 3.2 times more in Koh Samui
Entertainment and Sports: pay 58.3% less in Koh Samui
Clothing: pay 20.9% less in Koh Samui

Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, transportation, groceries, and clothing are lower in Koh Samui. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Koh Samui.

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Koh Samui vs. Skelleftea Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 66.5% less for restaurants

	Skelleftea	Koh Samui
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.72 SEK141.95	$3.10 THB104.19	-78.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.50 SEK130.21	$8.99 THB302.16	-33.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.56 SEK24.68	$0.71 THB23.91	-72.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.04 SEK19.66	$0.38 THB12.66	-81.5%
Average			-66.5%

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pay 23.7% less for groceries

	Skelleftea	Koh Samui
Bread 1 loaf	$2.70 SEK26.04	$1.73 THB57.97	-36.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.88 SEK56.68	$8.53 THB286.63	+45.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.31 SEK60.89	$6.58 THB221.15	+4.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.88 SEK47.03	$2.28 THB76.58	-53.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.25 SEK50.61	$1.07 THB35.80	-79.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.20 SEK11.58	$1.51 THB50.73	+25.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.17 SEK11.27	$0.56 THB18.80	-52.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.50 SEK14.51	$1.03 THB34.68	-31.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.68 SEK16.21	$0.98 THB32.92	-41.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.00 SEK9.61	$0.73 THB24.40	-27.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.74 SEK7.10	$0.63 THB21.19	-14.3%
Average			-23.7%

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pay 30.5% less for transportation

	Skelleftea	Koh Samui
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.30 SEK70.45	$5.04 THB169.17	-31.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$55.05 SEK531.05	$46.52 THB1,562.89	-15.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,712.43 SEK316K	$27,911.74 THB938K	-14.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$26.20 SEK252.76	$10.30 THB345.92	-60.7%
Average			-30.5%

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pay 46.1% less for housing

	Skelleftea	Koh Samui
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$28.20 SEK271.99	$17.79 THB597.81	-36.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,217.45 SEK11,744.40	$554.27 THB18,621.51	-54.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$845.86 SEK8,159.81	$413.51 THB13,892.37	-51.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$132.36 SEK1,276.87	$76.59 THB2,573.20	-42.1%
Average			-46.1%

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pay 3.2 times more for childcare

	Skelleftea	Koh Samui
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$149.98 SEK1,446.77	$623.36 THB20,942.74	+315.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,822.60 SEK56,168.88	$13,335.61 THB448K	+129.0%
Average			+222.3%

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pay 58.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Skelleftea	Koh Samui
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.47 SEK81.70	$2.17 THB72.93	-74.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.75 SEK45.79	$2.31 THB77.49	-51.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.30 SEK70.47	$4.34 THB145.87	-40.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$113.81 SEK1,097.85	$34.11 THB1,146.12	-70.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.88 SEK153.19	$7.13 THB239.64	-55.1%
Average			-58.3%

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pay 20.9% less for clothing

	Skelleftea	Koh Samui
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$98.81 SEK953.17	$52.72 THB1,771.28	-46.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.37 SEK331.57	$29.92 THB1,005.29	-12.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$84.69 SEK817.00	$102.34 THB3,438.36	+20.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$164.09 SEK1,582.94	$90.82 THB3,051.36	-44.7%
Average			-20.9%

Skelleftea vs. Koh Samui - Cost of clothing

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