Cost of living comparison
compared to
Olbia vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary
Olbia is 62.4% more expensive than Bangkok.
Olbia vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Olbia instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay 4.5 times more for restaurants
|
Bangkok
|
Olbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.97
THB99.32
|
$22.39
€19.89
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.98
THB233.40
|
$10.08
€8.95
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
THB21.75
|
$3.22
€2.86
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
THB11.78
|
$1.50
€1.33
|
|
Bangkok vs. Olbia - Cost of restaurants
pay 22.2% more for groceries
|
Bangkok
|
Olbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
THB49.41
|
$2.05
€1.82
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.63
THB288.45
|
$8.26
€7.34
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.27
THB243.10
|
$5.93
€5.27
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.56
THB85.75
|
$3.74
€3.32
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.63
THB54.55
|
$5.25
€4.66
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.77
THB59.15
|
$1.00
€0.89
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
THB26.96
|
$0.82
€0.73
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.24
THB41.56
|
$1.03
€0.92
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
THB29.23
|
$1.27
€1.13
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
THB26.13
|
$0.66
€0.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
THB23.13
|
$0.63
€0.56
|
|
Bangkok vs. Olbia - Cost of groceries
pay 28.4% more for transportation
|
Bangkok
|
Olbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.32
THB177.79
|
$7.68
€6.82
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.98
THB1,169.48
|
$16.80
€14.92
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,193.83
THB1M
|
$36,317.50
€32,262.15
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.55
THB352.58
|
$21.61
€19.20
|
|
Bangkok vs. Olbia - Cost of transportation
pay 59.4% more for housing
|
Bangkok
|
Olbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.88
THB597.60
|
$26.50
€23.54
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$675.80
THB22,592.79
|
$895.79
€795.76
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$346.10
THB11,570.68
|
$727.83
€646.56
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$82.03
THB2,742.27
|
$120.22
€106.79
|
|
Bangkok vs. Olbia - Cost of housing
pay 47.0% less for childcare
|
Bangkok
|
Olbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$568.31
THB18,999.39
|
$324.72
€288.46
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,500.59
THB552K
|
$8,062.10
€7,161.85
|
|
Bangkok vs. Olbia - Cost of childcare
pay 9.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bangkok
|
Olbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.67
THB89.39
|
$3.36
€2.98
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.79
THB93.42
|
$1.90
€1.69
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.60
THB153.94
|
$6.72
€5.97
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.43
THB1,953.28
|
$36.39
€32.33
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.58
THB253.26
|
$11.20
€9.95
|
|
Bangkok vs. Olbia - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 9.3% more for clothing
|
Bangkok
|
Olbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.75
THB2,365.29
|
$96.11
€85.38
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.94
THB1,435.49
|
$42.71
€37.94
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.05
THB3,244.43
|
$92.69
€82.34
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.92
THB3,674.81
|
$116.87
€103.82
|
|
Bangkok vs. Olbia - Cost of clothing
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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world.
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