Bangkok vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Bangkok	Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person	$996	$1164
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2570	$2338
🏠 One person rent	$434	$659
🏘️ Family rent	$753	$843
🍽️ Food expenses	$308	$306
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$635	$1337
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	89	23
😀 Quality of life	74	69
🏙️ Population	5.68M	1.41M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 14% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 5606th and 4843rd ($996 vs $1164) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd 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 1.1 months in Medina. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Medina ranked 6th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 2044th and 4103rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Medina

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	Bangkok	Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.36	$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.3	$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.01	$8.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$1.61
☕ Cappuccino	$2.94	$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.64	$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$606	$508
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$294	$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1118	$772
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$525	$574
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.2	$91.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.9	$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.1	$88.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.4%	4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6402	$2810
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3365	$1336
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.22	$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35	$37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.9	$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.96	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.6	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.69	$2.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$5.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$7.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$1.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.61	$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.26	$5.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.14	$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61	$78.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.68	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.9	$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.8	$2.76
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.9	$37.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.9	$67.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$533	$291
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16017	$5520

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$761
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$794
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$789
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$762
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$616
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$671
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$603
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$799
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$784
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$839
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$809
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$787
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$724
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$586
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$707
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$567
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$644
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$718
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$601
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$554
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$679
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$812
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$575
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$766
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$601
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$564
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$766
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$735
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$543
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$968
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$582
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$582
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$893
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$518
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$518
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$656
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$776
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$750
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$610

Cities near Medina

Distance	City	Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi	Yanbu	$791
328 km or 204 mi	Jeddah	$1210
339 km or 211 mi	Mecca	$1031
378 km or 235 mi	Al Wajh	$919
398 km or 247 mi	Ha'il	$738
422 km or 262 mi	Ar Rass	$834
477 km or 296 mi	Unaizah	$938
531 km or 330 mi	Tabuk	$1036
585 km or 363 mi	Bisha	$890
593 km or 368 mi	Port Sudan	$976
595 km or 370 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$771
615 km or 382 mi	Sakakah	$753
650 km or 404 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$555
657 km or 408 mi	Hurghada	$334
661 km or 411 mi	Bareq	$873
675 km or 419 mi	El Gouna	$338
676 km or 420 mi	Dahab	$429
680 km or 423 mi	Aswan	$350
714 km or 444 mi	Luxor	$379
717 km or 446 mi	Qena	$439
719 km or 447 mi	Riyadh	$1628
723 km or 449 mi	Aqaba	$818
729 km or 453 mi	Eilat	$2054
742 km or 461 mi	Ma'an	$856
757 km or 470 mi	Abha	$871
758 km or 471 mi	As Sulayyil	$993
810 km or 503 mi	Tafilah	$686
827 km or 514 mi	Sohag	$375
839 km or 522 mi	Al-Karak	$742
861 km or 535 mi	Dimona	$2014
870 km or 540 mi	Arad	$1933
890 km or 553 mi	Beersheba	$1810
896 km or 557 mi	Asyut	$264
901 km or 560 mi	Hebron	$977
902 km or 561 mi	Dura	$1149
902 km or 561 mi	Ofakim	$2038
905 km or 562 mi	Rahat	$2060
906 km or 563 mi	Amman	$1032
907 km or 564 mi	Najran	$864
913 km or 567 mi	Bethlehem	$1077