Cost of living comparison

Austria

compared to

Thailand

Koh Samui vs. Vienna Cost of Living Summary

Koh Samui is 44.0% cheaper than Vienna.

Restaurants: pay 67.2% less in Koh Samui
Groceries: pay 35.5% less in Koh Samui
Transportation: pay 24.6% less in Koh Samui
Housing: pay 50.3% less in Koh Samui
Childcare: pay 33.1% less in Koh Samui
Entertainment and Sports: pay 45.9% less in Koh Samui
Clothing: pay 28.8% less in Koh Samui

Expenses including restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, childcare, and clothing are lower in Koh Samui.

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Koh Samui vs. Vienna Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 67.2% less for restaurants

	Vienna	Koh Samui
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.92 €16.00	$4.46 THB149.58	-75.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.44 €12.00	$8.62 THB289.18	-35.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.81 €3.40	$0.92 THB30.81	-75.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$3.19 €2.85	$0.48 THB16.02	-85.1%
Average			-67.2%

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pay 35.5% less for groceries

	Vienna	Koh Samui
Bread 1 loaf	$2.22 €1.98	$1.42 THB47.75	-36.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.80 €6.08	$9.70 THB325.43	+42.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.92 €5.28	$5.59 THB187.48	-5.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.62 €4.13	$2.13 THB71.48	-54.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.29 €5.62	$1.46 THB48.94	-76.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.32 €1.18	$1.32 THB44.37	-0.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.02 €0.91	$0.50 THB16.66	-51.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.59 €1.42	$1.02 THB34.15	-35.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.84 €1.64	$0.95 THB31.90	-48.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 €0.78	$0.62 THB20.81	-28.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.80 €0.72	$0.61 THB20.50	-23.9%
Average			-35.5%

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pay 24.6% less for transportation

	Vienna	Koh Samui
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.63 €6.82	$5.41 THB181.64	-29.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$57.11 €50.99	$44.56 THB1,495.76	-22.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,661.80 €26,484.93	$26,737.57 THB897K	-9.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$22.39 €20.00	$11.29 THB378.93	-49.6%
Average			-24.6%

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pay 50.3% less for housing

	Vienna	Koh Samui
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.45 €28.08	$17.15 THB575.63	-45.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,271.42 €1,135.24	$842.23 THB28,269.80	-33.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$899.29 €802.97	$391.56 THB13,142.72	-56.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$235.43 €210.22	$74.96 THB2,516.10	-68.2%
Average			-50.3%

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pay 33.1% less for childcare

	Vienna	Koh Samui
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$354.58 €316.61	$555.38 THB18,641.56	+56.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$27,740.53 €24,769.44	$7,921.52 THB266K	-71.4%
Average			-33.1%

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pay 45.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Vienna	Koh Samui
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.93 €5.30	$2.38 THB79.77	-60.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.12 €4.57	$2.14 THB71.67	-58.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.45 €6.65	$4.33 THB145.19	-41.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.51 €33.49	$40.11 THB1,346.18	+6.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.28 €12.75	$5.94 THB199.43	-58.4%
Average			-45.9%

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pay 28.8% less for clothing

	Vienna	Koh Samui
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$87.06 €77.73	$41.59 THB1,396.04	-52.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.42 €33.41	$28.69 THB963.11	-23.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$90.63 €80.92	$95.68 THB3,211.43	+5.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$132.59 €118.39	$87.87 THB2,949.32	-33.7%
Average			-28.8%

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