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Jubail vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Jubail is 19.1% more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 50.5% more in Jubail
Groceries: pay 2.1% less in Jubail
Transportation: pay 5.3% more in Jubail
Housing: pay 75.4% more in Jubail
Childcare: pay 54.5% less in Jubail
Entertainment and Sports: pay 54.8% more in Jubail
Clothing: pay 4.2% more in Jubail

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

Jubail vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 50.5% more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Jubail
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.91 THB100.50	$6.66 SAR25.00	+128.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.83 THB201.00	$9.05 SAR34.00	+55.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 THB21.24	$0.78 SAR2.94	+27.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.29 THB10.07	$0.27 SAR1.00	-8.7%
Average			+50.5%

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pay 2.1% less for groceries

	Bangkok	Jubail
Bread 1 loaf	$1.52 THB52.52	$1.50 SAR5.62	-1.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.74 THB405.04	$3.99 SAR15.00	-66.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 THB252.51	$6.37 SAR23.93	-12.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.27 THB78.39	$2.44 SAR9.16	+7.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.31 THB45.36	$3.38 SAR12.70	+157.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.47 THB50.76	$1.00 SAR3.74	-32.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 THB25.06	$0.76 SAR2.85	+4.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.04 THB35.72	$0.72 SAR2.72	-30.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 THB27.76	$0.62 SAR2.34	-22.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 THB24.58	$0.54 SAR2.04	-23.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.62 THB21.47	$0.60 SAR2.27	-3.0%
Average			-2.1%

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pay 5.3% more for transportation

	Bangkok	Jubail
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.47 THB154.06	$2.33 SAR8.75	-47.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$39.32 THB1,356.78	$32.41 SAR121.73	-17.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$55,345.18 THB1,909,538.80	$23,296.06 SAR87,490.89	-57.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.34 THB356.78	$25.29 SAR94.99	+144.6%
Average			+5.3%

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pay 75.4% more for housing

	Bangkok	Jubail
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$15.36 THB529.96	$64.21 SAR241.14	+318.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$571.31 THB19,711.37	$374.40 SAR1,406.10	-34.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$301.88 THB10,415.67	$266.24 SAR999.90	-11.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$67.33 THB2,323.07	$87.55 SAR328.79	+30.0%
Average			+75.4%

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pay 54.5% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Jubail
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$632.63 THB21,827.34	$202.34 SAR759.92	-68.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,191.37 THB455,133.16	$7,787.54 SAR29,246.96	-41.0%
Average			-54.5%

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pay 54.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Jubail
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.33 THB80.40	$1.86 SAR7.00	-20.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.58 THB89.14	$3.64 SAR13.67	+40.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.20 THB144.97	$7.06 SAR26.50	+67.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$54.58 THB1,883.07	$106.50 SAR399.96	+95.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.28 THB251.26	$13.84 SAR51.99	+90.1%
Average			+54.8%

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pay 4.2% more for clothing

	Bangkok	Jubail
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.27 THB1,906.89	$45.04 SAR169.15	-18.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.84 THB1,202.03	$61.68 SAR231.64	+77.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.10 THB3,350.03	$76.54 SAR287.47	-21.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.12 THB3,178.38	$73.22 SAR274.97	-20.5%
Average			+4.2%

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