Cost of living comparison

Thailand

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Saudi Arabia

Riyadh vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Riyadh is 29.0% more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 66.7% more in Riyadh
Groceries: pay 4.3% less in Riyadh
Transportation: pay 16.8% less in Riyadh
Housing: pay 90.8% more in Riyadh
Childcare: pay 24.4% less in Riyadh
Entertainment and Sports: pay 40.6% more in Riyadh
Clothing: pay 1.0% more in Riyadh

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

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Riyadh vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 66.7% more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Riyadh
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.97 THB98.83	$7.99 SAR30.00	+169.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.98 THB232.24	$7.99 SAR30.00	+14.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 THB21.64	$0.87 SAR3.28	+34.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 THB11.72	$0.31 SAR1.18	-11.0%
Average			+66.7%

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pay 4.3% less for groceries

	Bangkok	Riyadh
Bread 1 loaf	$1.48 THB49.16	$1.29 SAR4.83	-12.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.63 THB287.02	$5.27 SAR19.78	-38.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.27 THB241.89	$6.76 SAR25.39	-7.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.56 THB85.32	$3.08 SAR11.57	+20.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.63 THB54.28	$4.34 SAR16.27	+165.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.77 THB58.85	$1.30 SAR4.88	-26.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 THB26.83	$0.87 SAR3.28	+8.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.24 THB41.35	$1.13 SAR4.23	-9.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 THB29.09	$0.80 SAR2.99	-9.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 THB26.00	$0.54 SAR2.04	-30.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 THB23.01	$0.59 SAR2.21	-14.8%
Average			-4.3%

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pay 16.8% less for transportation

	Bangkok	Riyadh
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.32 THB176.90	$2.35 SAR8.82	-55.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.98 THB1,163.67	$37.31 SAR140.01	+6.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,193.83 THB1M	$34,642.08 SAR130K	+11.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.55 THB350.83	$18.12 SAR68.00	+71.8%
Average			-16.8%

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pay 90.8% more for housing

	Bangkok	Riyadh
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.88 THB594.63	$71.73 SAR269.20	+301.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.80 THB22,480.48	$1,186.87 SAR4,454.14	+75.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$346.10 THB11,513.16	$833.69 SAR3,128.72	+140.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.03 THB2,728.64	$81.86 SAR307.20	-0.2%
Average			+90.8%

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pay 24.4% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Riyadh
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$568.31 THB18,904.94	$530.73 SAR1,991.76	-6.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,500.59 THB549K	$10,105.80 SAR37,925.40	-38.8%
Average			-24.4%

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pay 40.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Riyadh
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.67 THB88.94	$2.13 SAR8.00	-20.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.79 THB92.95	$4.28 SAR16.07	+53.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.60 THB153.18	$7.73 SAR29.00	+67.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.43 THB1,943.57	$89.94 SAR337.52	+53.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.58 THB252.00	$13.32 SAR50.00	+75.9%
Average			+40.6%

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pay 1.0% more for clothing

	Bangkok	Riyadh
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.75 THB2,353.53	$58.30 SAR218.78	-17.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.94 THB1,428.36	$54.26 SAR203.65	+26.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.05 THB3,228.30	$102.59 SAR385.02	+5.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.92 THB3,656.54	$103.93 SAR390.02	-5.5%
Average			+1.0%

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