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Koh Samui vs. Whitby Cost of Living Summary

Koh Samui is 46.8% cheaper than Whitby.

Restaurants: pay 50.0% less in Koh Samui
Groceries: pay 41.8% less in Koh Samui
Transportation: pay 6.1% less in Koh Samui
Housing: pay 62.2% less in Koh Samui
Childcare: pay 50.2% less in Koh Samui
Entertainment and Sports: pay 41.4% less in Koh Samui
Clothing: pay 29.9% less in Koh Samui

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

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Koh Samui vs. Whitby Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 50.0% less for restaurants

	Whitby	Koh Samui
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.03 CA$19.86	$4.46 THB148.24	-68.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.42 CA$11.92	$8.62 THB286.59	+2.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.98 CA$2.81	$0.92 THB30.54	-53.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.40 CA$1.99	$0.48 THB15.87	-66.0%
Average			-50.0%

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pay 41.8% less for groceries

	Whitby	Koh Samui
Bread 1 loaf	$2.79 CA$3.96	$1.42 THB47.33	-49.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.58 CA$6.48	$9.70 THB322.52	+111.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.76 CA$13.82	$5.59 THB185.80	-42.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.19 CA$5.94	$2.13 THB70.84	-49.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.75 CA$6.73	$1.46 THB48.50	-69.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.92 CA$2.72	$1.32 THB43.97	-31.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 CA$1.15	$0.50 THB16.51	-38.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.55 CA$2.19	$1.02 THB33.84	-34.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.67 CA$2.37	$0.95 THB31.62	-43.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.54 CA$2.17	$0.62 THB20.62	-59.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.44 CA$2.04	$0.61 THB20.32	-57.5%
Average			-41.8%

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pay 6.1% less for transportation

	Whitby	Koh Samui
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.24 CA$6.00	$5.41 THB180.01	+27.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$84.17 CA$119.16	$44.56 THB1,482.38	-47.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,760.48 CA$39,301.90	$26,737.57 THB889K	-3.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.12 CA$12.91	$11.29 THB375.54	+23.8%
Average			-6.1%

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pay 62.2% less for housing

	Whitby	Koh Samui
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$52.60 CA$74.47	$17.15 THB570.48	-67.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,753.44 CA$2,482.43	$842.23 THB28,017.01	-52.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,648.23 CA$2,333.49	$391.56 THB13,025.19	-76.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$103.92 CA$147.12	$74.96 THB2,493.60	-27.9%
Average			-62.2%

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pay 50.2% less for childcare

	Whitby	Koh Samui
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,028.69 CA$1,456.36	$555.38 THB18,474.87	-46.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,271.39 CA$24,451.98	$7,921.52 THB264K	-54.1%
Average			-50.2%

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pay 41.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Whitby	Koh Samui
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.61 CA$7.94	$2.38 THB79.06	-57.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.45 CA$4.88	$2.14 THB71.03	-38.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$14.03 CA$19.86	$4.33 THB143.89	-69.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$47.34 CA$67.03	$40.11 THB1,334.14	-15.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.12 CA$12.91	$5.94 THB197.65	-34.8%
Average			-41.4%

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pay 29.9% less for clothing

	Whitby	Koh Samui
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.11 CA$79.44	$41.59 THB1,383.56	-25.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$55.64 CA$78.78	$28.69 THB954.49	-48.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$103.45 CA$146.46	$95.68 THB3,182.71	-7.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$128.59 CA$182.05	$87.87 THB2,922.95	-31.7%
Average			-29.9%

Whitby vs. Koh Samui - Cost of clothing

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