Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 15.7% cheaper than Jeddah (Jiddah).
If you lived in Thailand instead of Jeddah (Jiddah), you would:
pay 19.6% less for restaurants
Jeddah (Jiddah)
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.67
SAR25.00
|
$2.26
THB81.59
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
SAR30.00
|
$5.53
THB199.84
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
SAR2.77
|
$0.63
THB22.77
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.26
SAR0.99
|
$0.35
THB12.62
|
|
pay 0.8% more for groceries
Jeddah (Jiddah)
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.10
SAR4.13
|
$1.38
THB49.73
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.86
SAR14.48
|
$7.97
THB288.02
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.50
SAR24.37
|
$6.00
THB216.73
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.83
SAR10.61
|
$1.92
THB69.40
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.31
SAR12.43
|
$1.07
THB38.79
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
SAR3.83
|
$1.19
THB43.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
SAR2.67
|
$0.48
THB17.46
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
SAR2.68
|
$0.79
THB28.55
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
SAR2.94
|
$0.63
THB22.87
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
SAR2.06
|
$0.64
THB23.15
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
SAR1.85
|
$0.45
THB16.44
|
|
pay 2.5% more for transportation
Jeddah (Jiddah)
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.37
SAR8.90
|
$4.25
THB153.42
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.33
SAR139.98
|
$22.11
THB798.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,996.93
SAR89,989.66
|
$24,588.11
THB888,607.24
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.33
SAR49.99
|
$9.24
THB333.77
|
|
pay 46.1% less for housing
Jeddah (Jiddah)
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$74.02
SAR277.57
|
$15.82
THB571.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$519.40
SAR1,947.78
|
$393.06
THB14,205.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$388.84
SAR1,458.17
|
$209.24
THB7,561.89
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.77
SAR280.38
|
$48.32
THB1,746.22
|
|
pay 30.4% more for childcare
Jeddah (Jiddah)
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$324.72
SAR1,217.72
|
$329.15
THB11,895.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,490.90
SAR24,341.20
|
$10,347.16
THB373,943.48
|
|
pay 42.2% less for entertainment and sports
Jeddah (Jiddah)
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.87
SAR7.00
|
$1.87
THB67.70
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.87
SAR14.52
|
$1.81
THB65.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.67
SAR25.00
|
$3.52
THB127.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$90.39
SAR338.98
|
$46.67
THB1,686.76
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.66
SAR54.99
|
$5.45
THB197.04
|
|
pay 35.4% less for clothing
Jeddah (Jiddah)
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.54
SAR197.02
|
$34.16
THB1,234.69
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.66
SAR216.23
|
$26.70
THB965.01
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.27
SAR372.25
|
$75.98
THB2,746.01
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.89
SAR329.59
|
$61.99
THB2,240.35
|
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