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Koh Samui vs. Warsaw Cost of Living Summary

Koh Samui is 21.9% cheaper than Warsaw.

Restaurants: pay 56.6% less in Koh Samui
Groceries: pay 15.9% more in Koh Samui
Transportation: pay 2.2% less in Koh Samui
Housing: pay 43.8% less in Koh Samui
Childcare: pay 5.0% less in Koh Samui
Entertainment and Sports: pay 36.1% less in Koh Samui
Clothing: pay 25.6% less in Koh Samui

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

Koh Samui vs. Warsaw Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 56.6% less for restaurants

	Warsaw	Koh Samui
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.94 PLN39.43	$3.10 THB97.52	-71.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.57 PLN34.50	$8.99 THB282.80	-6.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.25 PLN8.12	$0.71 THB22.38	-68.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.92 PLN6.93	$0.38 THB11.85	-80.4%
Average			-56.6%

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pay 15.9% more for groceries

	Warsaw	Koh Samui
Bread 1 loaf	$1.46 PLN5.27	$1.73 THB54.25	+18.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.39 PLN19.42	$8.53 THB268.27	+58.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.34 PLN15.63	$6.58 THB206.99	+51.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.70 PLN13.33	$2.28 THB71.68	-38.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.39 PLN12.21	$1.07 THB33.51	-68.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.61 PLN2.20	$1.51 THB47.48	+147.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 PLN2.98	$0.56 THB17.60	-32.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.96 PLN3.47	$1.03 THB32.46	+7.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.57 PLN5.67	$0.98 THB30.81	-37.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 PLN1.72	$0.73 THB22.84	+52.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 PLN1.94	$0.63 THB19.83	+16.9%
Average			+15.9%

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pay 2.2% less for transportation

	Warsaw	Koh Samui
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.61 PLN23.84	$5.04 THB158.34	-23.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.08 PLN108.42	$46.52 THB1,462.78	+54.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,809.65 PLN118,280.15	$27,911.74 THB877,667.34	-14.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.67 PLN49.28	$10.30 THB323.76	-24.7%
Average			-2.2%

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pay 43.8% less for housing

	Warsaw	Koh Samui
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.42 PLN62.81	$17.79 THB559.51	+2.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,140.63 PLN4,112.00	$554.27 THB17,428.69	-51.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$907.87 PLN3,272.92	$413.51 THB13,002.48	-54.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$267.55 PLN964.54	$76.59 THB2,408.37	-71.4%
Average			-43.8%

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pay 5.0% less for childcare

	Warsaw	Koh Samui
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$586.39 PLN2,113.96	$623.36 THB19,601.24	+6.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,933.95 PLN57,442.54	$13,335.61 THB419,329.95	-16.3%
Average			-5.0%

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pay 36.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Warsaw	Koh Samui
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.92 PLN17.74	$2.17 THB68.26	-55.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.22 PLN15.20	$2.31 THB72.53	-45.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.95 PLN21.43	$4.34 THB136.53	-27.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.75 PLN168.55	$34.11 THB1,072.70	-27.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.57 PLN34.50	$7.13 THB224.29	-25.5%
Average			-36.1%

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pay 25.6% less for clothing

	Warsaw	Koh Samui
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$99.57 PLN358.97	$52.72 THB1,657.82	-47.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.35 PLN174.29	$29.92 THB940.89	-38.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$98.47 PLN354.98	$102.34 THB3,218.11	+3.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$115.26 PLN415.52	$90.82 THB2,855.90	-21.2%
Average			-25.6%

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