Cost of living comparison
Riyadh is 61.8% more expensive than Thailand.
If you lived in Riyadh instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 58.3% more for restaurants
Thailand
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.08
THB77.06
|
$6.66
SAR25.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.66
THB209.36
|
$6.80
SAR25.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
THB24.71
|
$0.80
SAR3.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
THB13.10
|
$0.26
SAR0.97
|
|
pay 26.6% more for groceries
Thailand
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
THB54.91
|
$0.87
SAR3.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.99
THB295.87
|
$3.88
SAR14.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.46
THB239.06
|
$6.75
SAR25.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
THB64.65
|
$2.75
SAR10.30
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.07
THB39.64
|
$3.52
SAR13.21
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
THB44.59
|
$0.94
SAR3.51
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
THB18.66
|
$0.78
SAR2.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
THB29.31
|
$0.75
SAR2.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
THB21.84
|
$0.93
SAR3.50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
THB22.86
|
$0.57
SAR2.13
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
THB17.02
|
$0.54
SAR2.01
|
|
pay 2.6% more for transportation
Thailand
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.57
THB169.13
|
$2.31
SAR8.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.32
THB900.23
|
$31.99
SAR119.98
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,287.73
THB1,158,303.09
|
$23,992.84
SAR89,988.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.68
THB358.43
|
$14.66
SAR54.99
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
Thailand
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.10
THB633.04
|
$71.71
SAR268.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$290.79
THB10,765.40
|
$927.46
SAR3,478.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.49
THB7,681.35
|
$598.10
SAR2,243.25
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.43
THB1,829.94
|
$69.43
SAR260.40
|
|
pay 10.3% less for childcare
Thailand
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$334.45
THB12,381.81
|
$372.21
SAR1,396.03
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,908.05
THB366,805.94
|
$6,748.95
SAR25,312.75
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Thailand
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.90
THB70.28
|
$1.60
SAR6.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.94
THB71.98
|
$3.86
SAR14.48
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.61
THB133.76
|
$7.46
SAR28.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.07
THB1,742.44
|
$101.08
SAR379.12
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
THB208.51
|
$17.33
SAR64.99
|
|
pay 61.5% more for clothing
Thailand
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.39
THB1,495.32
|
$51.90
SAR194.64
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.03
THB1,000.66
|
$63.87
SAR239.57
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.02
THB3,036.49
|
$109.70
SAR411.46
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.30
THB2,417.34
|
$96.25
SAR360.99
|
|
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