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Bangkok vs. Saudi Arabia Cost of Living Summary

Bangkok is 18.0% more expensive than Saudi Arabia overall.

Restaurants: pay 19.3% less in Bangkok
Groceries: pay 27.8% more in Bangkok
Transportation: pay 39.0% more in Bangkok
Housing: pay 10.9% less in Bangkok
Childcare: pay 2.1 times more in Bangkok
Entertainment and Sports: pay 26.6% less in Bangkok
Clothing: pay 2.8% more in Bangkok

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

Bangkok vs. Saudi Arabia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 19.3% less for restaurants

	Saudi Arabia	Bangkok
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.73 SAR25.27	$2.91 THB100.50	-56.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.54 SAR28.32	$5.83 THB201.00	-22.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.74 SAR2.77	$0.62 THB21.24	-16.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 SAR0.92	$0.29 THB10.07	+18.5%
Average			-19.3%

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pay 27.8% more for groceries

	Saudi Arabia	Bangkok
Bread 1 loaf	$0.94 SAR3.54	$1.52 THB52.52	+61.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.87 SAR14.53	$11.74 THB405.04	+203.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.76 SAR25.41	$7.32 THB252.51	+8.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.58 SAR9.68	$2.27 THB78.39	-11.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.22 SAR12.10	$1.31 THB45.36	-59.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.94 SAR3.54	$1.47 THB50.76	+56.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 SAR2.87	$0.73 THB25.06	-4.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.75 SAR2.80	$1.04 THB35.72	+38.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.74 SAR2.76	$0.80 THB27.76	+9.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 SAR2.53	$0.71 THB24.58	+5.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.63 SAR2.38	$0.62 THB21.47	-1.7%
Average			+27.8%

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pay 39.0% more for transportation

	Saudi Arabia	Bangkok
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.30 SAR8.64	$4.47 THB154.06	+94.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$44.62 SAR167.58	$39.32 THB1,356.78	-11.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,543.44 SAR95,931.19	$55,345.18 THB1,909,538.80	+116.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.12 SAR68.06	$10.34 THB356.78	-42.9%
Average			+39.0%

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pay 10.9% less for housing

	Saudi Arabia	Bangkok
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$74.43 SAR279.52	$15.36 THB529.96	-79.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$384.32 SAR1,443.37	$571.31 THB19,711.37	+48.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$279.56 SAR1,049.94	$301.88 THB10,415.67	+8.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$85.15 SAR319.79	$67.33 THB2,323.07	-20.9%
Average			-10.9%

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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

	Saudi Arabia	Bangkok
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$303.07 SAR1,138.21	$632.63 THB21,827.34	+108.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,063.63 SAR22,772.62	$13,191.37 THB455,133.16	+117.5%
Average			+113.1%

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pay 26.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Saudi Arabia	Bangkok
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.70 SAR6.40	$2.33 THB80.40	+36.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.57 SAR13.39	$2.58 THB89.14	-27.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.18 SAR26.97	$4.20 THB144.97	-41.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$98.57 SAR370.20	$54.58 THB1,883.07	-44.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$16.63 SAR62.45	$7.28 THB251.26	-56.2%
Average			-26.6%

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pay 2.8% more for clothing

	Saudi Arabia	Bangkok
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.91 SAR161.15	$55.27 THB1,906.89	+28.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$58.28 SAR218.86	$34.84 THB1,202.03	-40.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.66 SAR344.23	$97.10 THB3,350.03	+5.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.88 SAR296.24	$92.12 THB3,178.38	+16.8%
Average			+2.8%

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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: January 2025

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