Cost of living comparison

Bangkok, Thailand

compared to

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Riyadh vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Riyadh is 39.3% more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 62.7% more in Riyadh
Groceries: pay 4.4% more in Riyadh
Transportation: pay 8.0% less in Riyadh
Housing: pay 2.7 times more in Riyadh
Childcare: pay 32.2% less in Riyadh
Entertainment and Sports: pay 67.6% more in Riyadh
Clothing: pay 14.8% more in Riyadh

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

Riyadh vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 62.7% more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Riyadh
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.91 THB98.21	$8.39 SAR31.46	+187.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.83 THB196.42	$7.99 SAR29.96	+37.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 THB20.76	$0.76 SAR2.86	+23.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.29 THB9.84	$0.30 SAR1.12	+2.0%
Average			+62.7%

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pay 4.4% more for groceries

	Bangkok	Riyadh
Bread 1 loaf	$1.52 THB51.32	$1.24 SAR4.64	-18.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.74 THB395.81	$3.91 SAR14.67	-66.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 THB246.75	$6.64 SAR24.92	-9.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.27 THB76.61	$2.63 SAR9.88	+16.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.31 THB44.32	$3.80 SAR14.25	+189.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.47 THB49.61	$1.03 SAR3.88	-29.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 THB24.49	$0.78 SAR2.94	+8.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.04 THB34.90	$0.82 SAR3.07	-21.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 THB27.13	$0.76 SAR2.83	-6.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 THB24.02	$0.60 SAR2.25	-15.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.62 THB20.98	$0.64 SAR2.41	+3.3%
Average			+4.4%

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pay 8.0% less for transportation

	Bangkok	Riyadh
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.47 THB150.55	$2.31 SAR8.67	-48.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$39.32 THB1,325.83	$37.27 SAR139.82	-5.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$55,345.18 THB1,865,988.62	$33,280.09 SAR124,841.29	-39.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.34 THB348.65	$16.70 SAR62.63	+61.5%
Average			-8.0%

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pay 2.7 times more for housing

	Bangkok	Riyadh
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$15.36 THB517.87	$74.70 SAR280.20	+386.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$571.31 THB19,261.82	$1,116.87 SAR4,189.64	+95.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$301.88 THB10,178.12	$782.38 SAR2,934.91	+159.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$67.33 THB2,270.09	$81.80 SAR306.85	+21.5%
Average			+165.6%

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pay 32.2% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Riyadh
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$632.63 THB21,329.53	$360.22 SAR1,351.27	-43.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,191.37 THB444,753.10	$10,375.93 SAR38,922.52	-21.3%
Average			-32.2%

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pay 67.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Riyadh
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.33 THB78.57	$2.13 SAR7.99	-8.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.58 THB87.11	$4.25 SAR15.94	+64.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.20 THB141.67	$7.45 SAR27.96	+77.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$54.58 THB1,840.13	$101.01 SAR378.92	+85.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.28 THB245.52	$15.97 SAR59.92	+119.4%
Average			+67.6%

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pay 14.8% more for clothing

	Bangkok	Riyadh
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.27 THB1,863.40	$52.20 SAR195.83	-5.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.84 THB1,174.61	$54.44 SAR204.22	+56.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.10 THB3,273.63	$107.53 SAR403.37	+10.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.12 THB3,105.89	$89.80 SAR336.84	-2.5%
Average			+14.8%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025

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