Cost of living comparison

Thailand

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Saudi Arabia

Al Khobar vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Al Khobar is 15.0% more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 57.5% more in Al Khobar
Groceries: pay 9.3% less in Al Khobar
Transportation: pay 21.3% more in Al Khobar
Housing: pay 19.7% more in Al Khobar
Childcare: pay 26.4% less in Al Khobar
Entertainment and Sports: pay 47.3% more in Al Khobar
Clothing: pay 10.0% more in Al Khobar

The cost of restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, housing, and clothing in Al Khobar are more expensive than in Bangkok. Expenses including childcare and groceries are lower in Al Khobar.

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Al Khobar vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Al Khobar instead of Bangkok, you would:

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pay 57.5% more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Al Khobar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.97 THB99.93	$6.66 SAR25.00	+124.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.98 THB234.83	$7.99 SAR30.00	+14.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 THB21.88	$0.90 SAR3.38	+38.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 THB11.85	$0.39 SAR1.48	+11.5%
Average			+57.5%

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pay 9.3% less for groceries

	Bangkok	Al Khobar
Bread 1 loaf	$1.48 THB49.71	$1.29 SAR4.83	-12.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.63 THB290.22	$3.65 SAR13.71	-57.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.27 THB244.58	$6.30 SAR23.66	-13.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.56 THB86.28	$2.38 SAR8.93	-7.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.63 THB54.88	$4.58 SAR17.18	+180.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.77 THB59.51	$1.23 SAR4.60	-30.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 THB27.13	$0.78 SAR2.95	-2.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.24 THB41.81	$0.92 SAR3.44	-26.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 THB29.41	$0.82 SAR3.06	-6.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 THB26.29	$0.63 SAR2.35	-19.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 THB23.27	$0.76 SAR2.87	+10.5%
Average			-9.3%

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pay 21.3% more for transportation

	Bangkok	Al Khobar
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.32 THB178.88	$2.35 SAR8.82	-55.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.98 THB1,176.64	$67.95 SAR255.04	+94.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,193.83 THB1M	$66,619.11 SAR250K	+113.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.55 THB354.74	$24.65 SAR92.51	+133.7%
Average			+21.3%

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pay 19.7% more for housing

	Bangkok	Al Khobar
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.88 THB601.26	$69.68 SAR261.54	+289.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.80 THB22,731.05	$634.22 SAR2,380.37	-6.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$346.10 THB11,641.49	$503.64 SAR1,890.30	+45.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.03 THB2,759.05	$75.34 SAR282.76	-8.2%
Average			+19.7%

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pay 26.4% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Al Khobar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$568.31 THB19,115.66	$601.44 SAR2,257.35	+5.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,500.59 THB555K	$8,438.45 SAR31,671.63	-48.9%
Average			-26.4%

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pay 47.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Al Khobar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.67 THB89.93	$2.66 SAR10.00	-0.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.79 THB93.99	$4.40 SAR16.50	+57.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.60 THB154.89	$6.66 SAR25.00	+44.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.43 THB1,965.23	$81.81 SAR307.05	+40.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.58 THB254.81	$15.32 SAR57.51	+102.3%
Average			+47.3%

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pay 10.0% more for clothing

	Bangkok	Al Khobar
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.75 THB2,379.76	$63.29 SAR237.54	-10.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.94 THB1,444.28	$83.27 SAR312.55	+93.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.05 THB3,264.28	$96.60 SAR362.56	-0.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.92 THB3,697.30	$93.27 SAR350.05	-15.2%
Average			+10.0%

Bangkok vs. Al Khobar - Cost of clothing

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