Cost of living comparison
Riyadh is 39.3% more expensive than Bangkok.
If you lived in Riyadh instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay 62.7% more for restaurants
|
Bangkok
|
Riyadh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.91
THB99.38
|
$8.39
SAR31.50
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.83
THB198.77
|
$7.99
SAR30.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
THB21.01
|
$0.76
SAR2.87
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
THB9.95
|
$0.30
SAR1.12
|
|
pay 4.4% more for groceries
|
Bangkok
|
Riyadh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
THB51.93
|
$1.24
SAR4.65
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.74
THB400.54
|
$3.91
SAR14.69
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.32
THB249.70
|
$6.64
SAR24.95
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
THB77.52
|
$2.63
SAR9.90
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.31
THB44.85
|
$3.80
SAR14.27
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
THB50.20
|
$1.03
SAR3.88
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
THB24.78
|
$0.78
SAR2.95
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
THB35.32
|
$0.82
SAR3.07
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
THB27.45
|
$0.76
SAR2.84
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
THB24.31
|
$0.60
SAR2.25
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
THB21.23
|
$0.64
SAR2.42
|
|
pay 8.0% less for transportation
|
Bangkok
|
Riyadh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.47
THB152.35
|
$2.31
SAR8.68
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.32
THB1,341.69
|
$37.27
SAR140.01
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$55,345.18
THB1,888,299.81
|
$33,280.09
SAR125,010.25
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.34
THB352.81
|
$16.70
SAR62.71
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
|
Bangkok
|
Riyadh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.36
THB524.06
|
$74.70
SAR280.58
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$571.31
THB19,492.13
|
$1,116.87
SAR4,195.31
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$301.88
THB10,299.82
|
$782.38
SAR2,938.88
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.33
THB2,297.23
|
$81.80
SAR307.27
|
|
pay 32.2% less for childcare
|
Bangkok
|
Riyadh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$632.63
THB21,584.56
|
$360.22
SAR1,353.09
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,191.37
THB450,070.91
|
$10,375.93
SAR38,975.20
|
|
pay 67.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bangkok
|
Riyadh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.33
THB79.51
|
$2.13
SAR8.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.58
THB88.15
|
$4.25
SAR15.96
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.20
THB143.36
|
$7.45
SAR28.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$54.58
THB1,862.13
|
$101.01
SAR379.44
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.28
THB248.46
|
$15.97
SAR60.00
|
|
pay 14.8% more for clothing
|
Bangkok
|
Riyadh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.27
THB1,885.68
|
$52.20
SAR196.10
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.84
THB1,188.66
|
$54.44
SAR204.49
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.10
THB3,312.77
|
$107.53
SAR403.91
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.12
THB3,143.03
|
$89.80
SAR337.30
|
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