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Bangkok vs. AL Kharj Cost of Living Summary

Bangkok is 60.4% more expensive than AL Kharj.

Restaurants: pay 24.4% more in Bangkok
Groceries: pay 88.1% more in Bangkok
Transportation: pay 60.9% more in Bangkok
Housing: pay 9.9% less in Bangkok
Childcare: pay 3.5 times more in Bangkok
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.3% less in Bangkok
Clothing: pay 20.2% more in Bangkok

The cost of childcare, groceries, transportation, restaurants, and clothing in Bangkok are more expensive than in AL Kharj. Expenses including entertainment and sports and housing are lower in Bangkok. Notably, childcare and groceries are significantly more expensive in Bangkok.

Bangkok vs. AL Kharj Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bangkok instead of AL Kharj, you would:

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pay 24.4% more for restaurants

	AL Kharj	Bangkok
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.80 SAR18.01	$3.10 THB98.65	-35.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.00 SAR30.02	$6.20 THB197.30	-22.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.75 SAR2.82	$0.79 THB25.19	+5.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.13 SAR0.50	$0.33 THB10.61	+150.0%
Average			+24.4%

AL Kharj vs. Bangkok - Cost of restaurants

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pay 88.1% more for groceries

	AL Kharj	Bangkok
Bread 1 loaf	$0.27 SAR1.00	$1.44 THB45.81	+440.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.27 SAR16.01	$8.50 THB270.59	+99.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.55 SAR20.83	$7.23 THB230.01	+30.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.13 SAR8.01	$2.28 THB72.68	+7.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.18 SAR8.17	$1.38 THB43.91	-36.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.97 SAR3.63	$1.59 THB50.61	+64.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.60 SAR2.27	$0.82 THB25.98	+35.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.48 SAR1.82	$1.02 THB32.56	+111.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 SAR2.27	$0.85 THB27.13	+41.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.36 SAR1.36	$0.72 THB22.92	+98.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.36 SAR1.36	$0.65 THB20.65	+78.9%
Average			+88.1%

AL Kharj vs. Bangkok - Cost of groceries

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pay 60.9% more for transportation

	AL Kharj	Bangkok
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.31 SAR8.65	$4.69 THB149.30	+103.5%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$37.21 THB1,183.78
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,328.67 SAR125,081.59	$37,206.42 THB1,183,775.25	+11.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.93 SAR26.02	$11.63 THB369.93	+67.7%
Average			+60.9%

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pay 9.9% less for housing

	AL Kharj	Bangkok
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$50.66 SAR190.12	$16.91 THB537.90	-66.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$641.49 SAR2,407.48	$675.06 THB21,477.90	+5.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$233.30 SAR875.57	$321.97 THB10,243.81	+38.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.07 SAR308.02	$68.69 THB2,185.37	-16.3%
Average			-9.9%

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pay 3.5 times more for childcare

	AL Kharj	Bangkok
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$177.75 SAR667.10	$609.37 THB19,388.11	+242.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,732.81 SAR14,009.14	$13,346.39 THB424,634.53	+257.5%
Average			+250.2%

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pay 11.3% less for entertainment and sports

	AL Kharj	Bangkok
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.87 SAR7.00	$2.79 THB88.78	+49.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.57 SAR9.65	$2.54 THB80.83	-1.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.67 SAR25.02	$4.40 THB139.83	-34.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$66.66 SAR250.16	$51.03 THB1,623.73	-23.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.33 SAR57.54	$8.06 THB256.48	-47.4%
Average			-11.3%

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pay 20.2% more for clothing

	AL Kharj	Bangkok
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$59.01 SAR221.46	$58.81 THB1,870.97	-0.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.33 SAR200.13	$38.03 THB1,210.07	-28.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$53.33 SAR200.13	$104.24 THB3,316.45	+95.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$79.99 SAR300.20	$91.47 THB2,910.11	+14.3%
Average			+20.2%

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