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Koh Samui vs. Taguig City Cost of Living Summary

Koh Samui is 49.2% more expensive than Taguig City.

Restaurants: pay 25.7% more in Koh Samui
Groceries: pay 13.3% more in Koh Samui
Transportation: pay 94.5% more in Koh Samui
Housing: pay 4.2% less in Koh Samui
Childcare: pay 2.7 times more in Koh Samui
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.5% more in Koh Samui
Clothing: pay 28.2% more in Koh Samui

The cost of childcare, transportation, clothing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Koh Samui are more expensive than in Taguig City. Notably, childcare and transportation are significantly more expensive in Koh Samui.

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Koh Samui vs. Taguig City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Koh Samui instead of Taguig City, you would:

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pay 25.7% more for restaurants

	Taguig City	Koh Samui
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.30 ₱265.16	$3.10 THB104.19	-27.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.44 ₱212.13	$8.99 THB302.16	+161.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.82 ₱50.38	$0.71 THB23.91	-12.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 ₱28.28	$0.38 THB12.66	-17.8%
Average			+25.7%

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pay 13.3% more for groceries

	Taguig City	Koh Samui
Bread 1 loaf	$1.33 ₱82.22	$1.73 THB57.97	+29.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.17 ₱195.16	$8.53 THB286.63	+169.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 ₱451.32	$6.58 THB221.15	-10.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.17 ₱133.70	$2.28 THB76.58	+5.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.26 ₱139.52	$1.07 THB35.80	-52.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.11 ₱68.32	$1.51 THB50.73	+36.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 ₱50.70	$0.56 THB18.80	-31.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.38 ₱84.85	$1.03 THB34.68	-25.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.52 ₱31.82	$0.98 THB32.92	+89.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.81 ₱49.63	$0.73 THB24.40	-9.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 ₱84.74	$0.63 THB21.19	-54.1%
Average			+13.3%

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pay 94.5% more for transportation

	Taguig City	Koh Samui
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.16 ₱256.46	$5.04 THB169.17	+21.1%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$46.52 THB1,562.89
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,288.58 ₱2M	$27,911.74 THB938K	+10.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.92 ₱180.31	$10.30 THB345.92	+252.1%
Average			+94.5%

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pay 4.2% less for housing

	Taguig City	Koh Samui
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.51 ₱1,511.44	$17.79 THB597.81	-27.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$560.82 ₱34,577.46	$554.27 THB18,621.51	-1.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$322.56 ₱19,887.34	$413.51 THB13,892.37	+28.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$91.71 ₱5,654.59	$76.59 THB2,573.20	-16.5%
Average			-4.2%

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pay 2.7 times more for childcare

	Taguig City	Koh Samui
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$138.58 ₱8,544.19	$623.36 THB20,942.74	+349.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,676.48 ₱843K	$13,335.61 THB448K	-2.5%
Average			+173.7%

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pay 13.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Taguig City	Koh Samui
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.42 ₱87.50	$2.17 THB72.93	+53.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.59 ₱159.52	$2.31 THB77.49	-10.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.10 ₱190.92	$4.34 THB145.87	+40.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.86 ₱2,580.94	$34.11 THB1,146.12	-18.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.88 ₱424.26	$7.13 THB239.64	+3.7%
Average			+13.5%

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pay 28.2% more for clothing

	Taguig City	Koh Samui
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$44.44 ₱2,740.03	$52.72 THB1,771.28	+18.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.70 ₱1,830.99	$29.92 THB1,005.29	+0.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$71.68 ₱4,419.41	$102.34 THB3,438.36	+42.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.21 ₱3,712.30	$90.82 THB3,051.36	+50.8%
Average			+28.2%

Taguig City vs. Koh Samui - Cost of clothing

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