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Medina vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Medina is 18.7% more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 31.8% more in Medina
Groceries: pay 4.6% less in Medina
Transportation: pay 21.1% less in Medina
Housing: pay 2.6 times more in Medina
Childcare: pay 55.7% less in Medina
Entertainment and Sports: pay 31.2% more in Medina
Clothing: pay 6.4% less in Medina

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

Medina vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Medina instead of Bangkok, you would:

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pay 31.8% more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Medina
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.10 THB98.65	$5.60 SAR21.01	+80.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.20 THB197.30	$8.00 SAR30.02	+29.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 THB25.19	$0.81 SAR3.04	+2.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 THB10.61	$0.38 SAR1.44	+15.0%
Average			+31.8%

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pay 4.6% less for groceries

	Bangkok	Medina
Bread 1 loaf	$1.44 THB45.81	$0.95 SAR3.58	-33.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.50 THB270.59	$2.67 SAR10.01	-68.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.23 THB230.01	$6.26 SAR23.48	-13.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 THB72.68	$2.07 SAR7.77	-9.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.38 THB43.91	$3.23 SAR12.10	+133.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.59 THB50.61	$1.09 SAR4.09	-31.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 THB25.98	$0.89 SAR3.33	+8.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 THB32.56	$1.05 SAR3.93	+2.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 THB27.13	$0.69 SAR2.57	-19.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 THB22.92	$0.63 SAR2.38	-11.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 THB20.65	$0.60 SAR2.27	-6.9%
Average			-4.6%

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pay 21.1% less for transportation

	Bangkok	Medina
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 THB149.30	$2.33 SAR8.75	-50.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.21 THB1,183.78	$37.33 SAR140.09	+0.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,206.42 THB1,183,775.25	$14,664.61 SAR55,035.90	-60.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.63 THB369.93	$14.66 SAR55.04	+26.1%
Average			-21.1%

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pay 2.6 times more for housing

	Bangkok	Medina
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.91 THB537.90	$93.32 SAR350.23	+452.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.06 THB21,477.90	$484.96 SAR1,820.03	-28.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$321.97 THB10,243.81	$559.92 SAR2,101.37	+73.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.69 THB2,185.37	$155.19 SAR582.41	+125.9%
Average			+155.9%

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pay 55.7% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Medina
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$609.37 THB19,388.11	$288.85 SAR1,084.04	-52.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,346.39 THB424,634.53	$5,510.34 SAR20,680.16	-58.7%
Average			-55.7%

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pay 31.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Medina
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.79 THB88.78	$1.60 SAR6.00	-42.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.54 THB80.83	$2.75 SAR10.31	+8.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.40 THB139.83	$7.47 SAR28.02	+69.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.03 THB1,623.73	$79.25 SAR297.42	+55.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.06 THB256.48	$13.33 SAR50.03	+65.4%
Average			+31.2%

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pay 6.4% less for clothing

	Bangkok	Medina
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.81 THB1,870.97	$37.33 SAR140.09	-36.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.03 THB1,210.07	$53.33 SAR200.13	+40.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.24 THB3,316.45	$66.66 SAR250.16	-36.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.47 THB2,910.11	$97.76 SAR366.91	+6.9%
Average			-6.4%

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