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Bangkok vs. Dhahran Cost of Living Summary

Bangkok is 12.6% more expensive than Dhahran.

Restaurants: pay 15.4% less in Bangkok
Groceries: pay 16.5% more in Bangkok
Transportation: pay 4.2% more in Bangkok
Housing: pay 18.1% more in Bangkok
Childcare: pay 3.3 times more in Bangkok
Entertainment and Sports: pay 33.1% less in Bangkok
Clothing: pay 21.8% more in Bangkok

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

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Bangkok vs. Dhahran Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 15.4% less for restaurants

	Dhahran	Bangkok
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.33 SAR20.00	$2.97 THB98.83	-44.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.26 SAR23.50	$6.98 THB232.24	+11.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.71 SAR2.67	$0.65 THB21.64	-8.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.18 SAR0.68	$0.35 THB11.72	+93.5%
Average			-15.4%

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pay 16.5% more for groceries

	Dhahran	Bangkok
Bread 1 loaf	$0.98 SAR3.67	$1.48 THB49.16	+51.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.31 SAR16.16	$8.63 THB287.02	+100.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.05 SAR22.71	$7.27 THB241.89	+20.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.84 SAR14.40	$2.56 THB85.32	-33.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.04 SAR18.90	$1.63 THB54.28	-67.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.97 SAR3.63	$1.77 THB58.85	+83.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.64 SAR2.42	$0.81 THB26.83	+25.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 SAR3.02	$1.24 THB41.35	+54.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.81 SAR3.02	$0.87 THB29.09	+8.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.68 SAR2.57	$0.78 THB26.00	+14.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 SAR1.66	$0.69 THB23.01	+56.1%
Average			+16.5%

Dhahran vs. Bangkok - Cost of groceries

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pay 4.2% more for transportation

	Dhahran	Bangkok
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.35 SAR8.82	$5.32 THB176.90	+126.3%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$34.98 THB1,163.67
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$52,762.41 SAR198K	$31,193.83 THB1M	-40.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$27.98 SAR105.00	$10.55 THB350.83	-62.3%
Average			+4.2%

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pay 18.1% more for housing

	Dhahran	Bangkok
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$66.22 SAR248.51	$17.88 THB594.63	-73.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$359.74 SAR1,350.06	$675.80 THB22,480.48	+87.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$453.01 SAR1,700.08	$346.10 THB11,513.16	-23.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$45.85 SAR172.07	$82.03 THB2,728.64	+78.9%
Average			+18.1%

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pay 3.3 times more for childcare

	Dhahran	Bangkok
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$66.62 SAR250.01	$568.31 THB18,904.94	+753.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,323.88 SAR50,002.33	$16,500.59 THB549K	+23.8%
Average			+225.0%

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pay 33.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Dhahran	Bangkok
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.87 SAR7.00	$2.67 THB88.94	+43.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.91 SAR14.67	$2.79 THB92.95	-28.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.60 SAR21.00	$4.60 THB153.18	-17.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$195.42 SAR733.37	$58.43 THB1,943.57	-70.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.66 SAR40.00	$7.58 THB252.00	-28.9%
Average			-33.1%

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pay 21.8% more for clothing

	Dhahran	Bangkok
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.52 SAR193.34	$70.75 THB2,353.53	+37.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.64 SAR160.01	$42.94 THB1,428.36	+0.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.50 SAR283.35	$97.05 THB3,228.30	+28.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$88.83 SAR333.35	$109.92 THB3,656.54	+23.7%
Average			+21.8%

Dhahran vs. Bangkok - Cost of clothing

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