Bangkok vs Jeddah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bangkok	Jeddah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1027	$1209
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2622	$2848
🏠 One person rent	$465	$584
🏘️ Family rent	$806	$940
🍽️ Food expenses	$298	$327
🚐 Transport expenses	$154	$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$594	$2099
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	89	45
😀 Quality of life	73	78
🏙️ Population	5.68M	4.7M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 15% less expensive than in Jeddah. Cities ranked 5467th and 4757th ($1027 vs $1209) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Thailand and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Thailand vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Bangkok compared to 1.7 months in Jeddah. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Jeddah ranked 2nd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 2647th and 990th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Jeddah

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	Bangkok	Jeddah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.24	$6.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.4	$46.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.48	$7.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.22	$2.11
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$3.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.76	$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$632	$556
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$319	$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1114	$1019
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$581	$713
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.4	$64.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.5	$98.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.3	$67.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.66%	4.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6568	$1688
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3204	$1003
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$1.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.5	$45.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.5	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.67	$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$2.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.64	$2.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$6.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$7.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$4.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.73	$6.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.63	$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.3	$4.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.98	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$3.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$64.9	$86.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.29	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.1	$56.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.72	$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.9	$58.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$554	$453
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15512	$7655

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$789
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$833
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$829
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$788
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$656
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$710
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$658
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$838
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$823
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$874
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$846
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$784
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$768
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$610
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$730
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$562
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$629
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$763
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$575
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$585
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$679
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$621
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$845
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$571
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$805
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$593
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$581
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$764
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$782
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$583
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1056
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$612
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$587
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$882
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$530
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$501
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$629
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$760
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$780
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$592

Cities near Jeddah

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Mecca	$1107
296 km or 184 mi	Port Sudan	$964
307 km or 191 mi	Yanbu	$795
328 km or 204 mi	Medina	$1168
395 km or 246 mi	Bisha	$906
410 km or 255 mi	Bareq	$893
508 km or 315 mi	Abha	$902
597 km or 371 mi	Al Wajh	$942
645 km or 401 mi	Keren	$498
652 km or 405 mi	Ar Rass	$815
661 km or 411 mi	Massawa	$497
675 km or 420 mi	As Sulayyil	$1005
688 km or 427 mi	Najran	$865
690 km or 429 mi	Atbara	$1104
691 km or 429 mi	Asmara	$531
702 km or 436 mi	Aswan	$369
703 km or 437 mi	Sa'dah	$491
704 km or 437 mi	Unaizah	$931
711 km or 442 mi	Ha'il	$775
738 km or 458 mi	Kassala	$931
741 km or 461 mi	Mendefera	$498
806 km or 501 mi	Tabuk	$1074
810 km or 503 mi	Luxor	$385
834 km or 518 mi	Qena	$448
836 km or 519 mi	Hurghada	$354
845 km or 525 mi	Riyadh	$1632
849 km or 528 mi	Al Hudaydah	$515
855 km or 531 mi	El Gouna	$360
863 km or 536 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$598
869 km or 540 mi	Sanaa	$551
893 km or 555 mi	Sayyan	$492
897 km or 557 mi	Mekelle	$810
904 km or 562 mi	Dahab	$479
922 km or 573 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$790
926 km or 576 mi	El-Gadarif	$858
927 km or 576 mi	Zabid	$491
942 km or 585 mi	Sohag	$415
943 km or 586 mi	Sakakah	$776
952 km or 592 mi	Khartoum North	$819
954 km or 593 mi	Dhamar	$494