Cost of living comparison
Riyadh is 43.9% more expensive than Bangkok.
If you lived in Riyadh instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay 72.2% more for restaurants
|
Bangkok
|
Riyadh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.77
THB93.84
|
$8.00
SAR30.04
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.55
THB187.69
|
$8.00
SAR30.04
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
THB19.58
|
$0.80
SAR3.02
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
THB10.64
|
$0.37
SAR1.38
|
|
pay 7.7% more for groceries
|
Bangkok
|
Riyadh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.62
THB54.72
|
$1.20
SAR4.49
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.67
THB327.11
|
$4.02
SAR15.08
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
THB223.17
|
$6.57
SAR24.68
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.22
THB75.12
|
$2.66
SAR9.99
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.30
THB44.10
|
$3.82
SAR14.33
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
THB46.32
|
$0.97
SAR3.63
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
THB23.77
|
$0.77
SAR2.90
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
THB34.52
|
$0.77
SAR2.91
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
THB26.22
|
$0.81
SAR3.05
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
THB23.42
|
$0.60
SAR2.26
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
THB20.77
|
$0.67
SAR2.52
|
|
pay 11.7% less for transportation
|
Bangkok
|
Riyadh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.25
THB143.70
|
$2.29
SAR8.60
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$36.06
THB1,219.97
|
$27.82
SAR104.49
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$51,319.04
THB1,736,117.67
|
$31,995.90
SAR120,160.62
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.52
THB355.82
|
$16.80
SAR63.08
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
|
Bangkok
|
Riyadh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.07
THB509.67
|
$75.45
SAR283.36
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$608.65
THB20,590.52
|
$1,149.81
SAR4,318.10
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$287.69
THB9,732.63
|
$771.57
SAR2,897.62
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.06
THB2,370.03
|
$71.19
SAR267.37
|
|
pay 22.8% less for childcare
|
Bangkok
|
Riyadh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$614.94
THB20,803.44
|
$398.81
SAR1,497.72
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,311.97
THB416,512.54
|
$11,026.17
SAR41,408.80
|
|
pay 81.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bangkok
|
Riyadh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.08
THB70.38
|
$2.00
SAR7.51
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.37
THB80.09
|
$4.65
SAR17.48
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.16
THB140.77
|
$7.47
SAR28.04
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.72
THB1,952.54
|
$107.87
SAR405.12
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.94
THB234.61
|
$17.33
SAR65.09
|
|
pay 15.3% more for clothing
|
Bangkok
|
Riyadh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.87
THB1,822.49
|
$54.05
SAR202.97
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.30
THB1,329.49
|
$58.60
SAR220.08
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.75
THB3,442.14
|
$107.57
SAR403.99
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.54
THB3,130.60
|
$98.29
SAR369.11
|
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