Edition 9 September 2026

Phuket vs Koh Samui: which should you move to?

A comfortable month costs $2,470 in Phuket and $2,359 in Koh Samui. Cost is where the comparison starts, not where it ends.

Phuket /phuket High-season rents bite Koh Samui /koh-samui Villas only, island prices

Edition 9 September 2026. Every figure carries the date it was true and the source it came from.