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Saudi Arabia vs. Thailand Cost of Living Summary

Saudi Arabia is 26.3% more expensive than Thailand overall.

Restaurants
pay 42.7% more in Saudi Arabia
Groceries
pay 2.6% less in Saudi Arabia
Transportation
pay 5.3% less in Saudi Arabia
Housing
pay 63.1% more in Saudi Arabia
Childcare
pay 22.2% less in Saudi Arabia
Entertainment and Sports
pay 71.6% more in Saudi Arabia
Clothing
pay 14.9% more in Saudi Arabia

The cost of entertainment and sports, housing, restaurants, and clothing in Saudi Arabia are more expensive than in Thailand. Expenses including childcare, transportation, and groceries are lower in Saudi Arabia.

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Saudi Arabia vs. Thailand Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Saudi Arabia instead of Thailand, you would:

pay 42.7% more for restaurants

 
Thailand
Saudi Arabia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $2.89
THB96.05
$6.43
SAR24.15
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $6.99
THB232.42
$7.60
SAR28.53
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.75
THB24.81
$0.77
SAR2.90
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pay 2.6% less for groceries

 
Thailand
Saudi Arabia
Bread
1 loaf
 $1.34
THB44.43
$0.98
SAR3.69
Local cheese (8 oz) $7.95
THB264.36
$3.80
SAR14.25
Milk (1 gallon) $7.12
THB236.74
$6.70
SAR25.16
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pay 5.3% less for transportation

 
Thailand
Saudi Arabia
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.07
THB168.49
$2.35
SAR8.83
Monthly public transit pass $32.87
THB1,093.53
$35.96
SAR134.94
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $29,201.01
THB971K
$44,549.24
SAR167K
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pay 63.1% more for housing

 
Thailand
Saudi Arabia
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $19.17
THB637.71
$68.86
SAR258.41
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $407.64
THB13,560.34
$633.54
SAR2,377.57
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $268.13
THB8,919.39
$465.22
SAR1,745.88
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pay 22.2% less for childcare

 
Thailand
Saudi Arabia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $515.68
THB17,154.28
$419.94
SAR1,575.96
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $11,528.28
THB383K
$8,565.65
SAR32,145.50
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pay 71.6% more for entertainment and sports

 
Thailand
Saudi Arabia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.10
THB69.86
$1.91
SAR7.18
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.00
THB66.47
$3.43
SAR12.86
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $4.15
THB138.07
$6.94
SAR26.04
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pay 14.9% more for clothing

 
Thailand
Saudi Arabia
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $44.30
THB1,473.73
$44.17
SAR165.75
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $32.84
THB1,092.57
$55.80
SAR209.42
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $83.65
THB2,782.57
$89.45
SAR335.69
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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this

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