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Saudi Arabia vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Saudi Arabia is 19.9% more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 41.1% more in Saudi Arabia
Groceries: pay 2.3% less in Saudi Arabia
Transportation: pay 3.4% less in Saudi Arabia
Housing: pay 92.8% more in Saudi Arabia
Childcare: pay 53.0% less in Saudi Arabia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 58.2% more in Saudi Arabia
Clothing: pay 6.2% more in Saudi Arabia

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

Saudi Arabia vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 41.1% more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Saudi Arabia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.91 THB100.50	$6.73 SAR25.27	+131.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.83 THB201.00	$7.54 SAR28.32	+29.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 THB21.24	$0.74 SAR2.77	+19.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.29 THB10.07	$0.25 SAR0.92	-15.6%
Average			+41.1%

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pay 2.3% less for groceries

	Bangkok	Saudi Arabia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.52 THB52.52	$0.94 SAR3.54	-38.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.74 THB405.04	$3.87 SAR14.53	-67.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 THB252.51	$6.76 SAR25.41	-7.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.27 THB78.39	$2.58 SAR9.68	+13.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.31 THB45.36	$3.22 SAR12.10	+145.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.47 THB50.76	$0.94 SAR3.54	-36.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 THB25.06	$0.76 SAR2.87	+5.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.04 THB35.72	$0.75 SAR2.80	-27.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 THB27.76	$0.74 SAR2.76	-8.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 THB24.58	$0.67 SAR2.53	-5.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.62 THB21.47	$0.63 SAR2.38	+1.7%
Average			-2.3%

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pay 3.4% less for transportation

	Bangkok	Saudi Arabia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.47 THB154.06	$2.30 SAR8.64	-48.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$39.32 THB1,356.78	$44.62 SAR167.58	+13.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$55,345.18 THB1,909,538.80	$25,543.44 SAR95,931.19	-53.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.34 THB356.78	$18.12 SAR68.06	+75.3%
Average			-3.4%

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pay 92.8% more for housing

	Bangkok	Saudi Arabia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$15.36 THB529.96	$74.43 SAR279.52	+384.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$571.31 THB19,711.37	$384.32 SAR1,443.37	-32.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$301.88 THB10,415.67	$279.56 SAR1,049.94	-7.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$67.33 THB2,323.07	$85.15 SAR319.79	+26.5%
Average			+92.8%

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pay 53.0% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Saudi Arabia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$632.63 THB21,827.34	$303.07 SAR1,138.21	-52.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,191.37 THB455,133.16	$6,063.63 SAR22,772.62	-54.0%
Average			-53.0%

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pay 58.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Saudi Arabia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.33 THB80.40	$1.70 SAR6.40	-26.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.58 THB89.14	$3.57 SAR13.39	+38.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.20 THB144.97	$7.18 SAR26.97	+70.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$54.58 THB1,883.07	$98.57 SAR370.20	+80.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.28 THB251.26	$16.63 SAR62.45	+128.3%
Average			+58.2%

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pay 6.2% more for clothing

	Bangkok	Saudi Arabia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.27 THB1,906.89	$42.91 SAR161.15	-22.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.84 THB1,202.03	$58.28 SAR218.86	+67.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.10 THB3,350.03	$91.66 SAR344.23	-5.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.12 THB3,178.38	$78.88 SAR296.24	-14.4%
Average			+6.2%

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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: January 2025

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