Cost of living comparison

Thailand

compared to

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia vs. Thailand Cost of Living Summary

Saudi Arabia is 40.8% more expensive than Thailand overall.

Restaurants: pay 45.8% more in Saudi Arabia
Groceries: pay 12.2% more in Saudi Arabia
Transportation: pay 24.0% more in Saudi Arabia
Housing: pay 2.0 times more in Saudi Arabia
Childcare: pay 26.4% less in Saudi Arabia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 92.1% more in Saudi Arabia
Clothing: pay 35.1% more in Saudi Arabia

The cost of housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, clothing, transportation, and groceries in Saudi Arabia are more expensive than in Thailand. Notably, housing and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Saudi Arabia.

Saudi Arabia vs. Thailand Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 45.8% more for restaurants

	Thailand	Saudi Arabia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.33 THB78.66	$6.73 SAR25.24	+188.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.02 THB202.97	$7.54 SAR28.28	+25.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 THB23.76	$0.74 SAR2.76	+4.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 THB12.79	$0.25 SAR0.92	-35.1%
Average			+45.8%

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pay 12.2% more for groceries

	Thailand	Saudi Arabia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.40 THB47.17	$0.94 SAR3.54	-32.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.16 THB275.19	$3.87 SAR14.52	-52.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.68 THB225.37	$6.76 SAR25.38	+1.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.05 THB68.99	$2.58 SAR9.67	+26.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.29 THB43.50	$3.22 SAR12.09	+149.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.23 THB41.50	$0.94 SAR3.53	-23.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.52 THB17.55	$0.76 SAR2.86	+46.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 THB27.48	$0.75 SAR2.80	-8.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 THB22.20	$0.74 SAR2.76	+11.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 THB23.34	$0.67 SAR2.53	-2.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 THB18.06	$0.63 SAR2.38	+18.2%
Average			+12.2%

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pay 24.0% more for transportation

	Thailand	Saudi Arabia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.47 THB150.62	$2.30 SAR8.63	-48.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$25.43 THB857.48	$44.62 SAR167.39	+75.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,362.48 THB1,057,400.67	$25,543.44 SAR95,819.36	-18.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.67 THB325.89	$18.12 SAR67.98	+87.5%
Average			+24.0%

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pay 2.0 times more for housing

	Thailand	Saudi Arabia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.13 THB577.70	$74.43 SAR279.20	+334.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$389.22 THB13,122.73	$384.32 SAR1,441.68	-1.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$225.23 THB7,593.89	$279.56 SAR1,048.71	+24.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$55.17 THB1,860.22	$85.15 SAR319.42	+54.3%
Average			+102.9%

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pay 26.4% less for childcare

	Thailand	Saudi Arabia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$341.66 THB11,519.17	$303.07 SAR1,136.89	-11.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,344.18 THB348,758.80	$6,063.63 SAR22,746.08	-41.4%
Average			-26.4%

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pay 92.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Thailand	Saudi Arabia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.20 THB74.16	$1.70 SAR6.39	-22.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.90 THB64.04	$3.57 SAR13.37	+87.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.85 THB129.71	$7.18 SAR26.94	+86.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$48.79 THB1,645.03	$98.57 SAR369.77	+102.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.42 THB182.77	$16.63 SAR62.37	+206.7%
Average			+92.1%

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pay 35.1% more for clothing

	Thailand	Saudi Arabia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$38.62 THB1,302.02	$42.91 SAR160.96	+11.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.36 THB989.90	$58.28 SAR218.61	+98.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$82.78 THB2,791.02	$91.66 SAR343.83	+10.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$65.55 THB2,210.20	$78.88 SAR295.89	+20.3%
Average			+35.1%

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