Bangkok vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangkok Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$902
$892
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2711
$2228
🏠 One person rent
$405
$391
🏘️ Family rent
$1106
$692
🍽️ Food expenses
$261
$307
🚐 Transport expenses
$139
$91.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$645
$1519
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
89
20
😀 Quality of life
75
52
🏙️ Population
5.68M
1.18M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 1% more expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 5960th and 6017th ($902 vs $892) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 15th in Thailand and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Thailand vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bangkok compared to 1.7 months in Medina. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Medina ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 1087th and 6150th 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
$2.64
$6.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.4
$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.59
$6.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.22
$1.33
☕ Cappuccino
$2.5
$3.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$581
$391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$267
$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1560
$1101
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$855
$356
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60
$74.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.8
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.6
$71.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.89%
3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5297
$1695
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2469
$1066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.19
$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.2
$54
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.71
$8.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.65
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.9
$5.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$7.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.6
$2.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.17
$7.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.38
$5.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.17
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.76
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.87
$3.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.4
$79
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.6
$17.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.7
$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.65
$2.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.5
$41.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.8
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$569
$405
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12289
$9496

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi Nonthaburi
$704
13 km or 8.4 mi Lat Luang
$716
14 km or 8.4 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$714
18 km or 11 mi Pak Kret
$677
28 km or 18 mi Rangsit
$594
39 km or 25 mi Tha Khlong
$617
50 km or 31 mi Nakhon Pathom
$481
86 km or 53 mi Laem Chabang
$648
87 km or 54 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$647
98 km or 61 mi Pattaya
$665
103 km or 64 mi Nong Prue
$653
145 km or 90 mi Hua Hin
$614
164 km or 102 mi Klaeng
$619
217 km or 135 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$518
222 km or 138 mi Nakhon Sawan
$615
254 km or 158 mi Myeik
$571
267 km or 166 mi Serei Saophoan
$579
270 km or 168 mi Ko Chang
$614
299 km or 186 mi Battambang
$539
342 km or 212 mi Phitsanulok
$496
364 km or 226 mi Siem Reap
$587
388 km or 241 mi Khon Kaen
$532
416 km or 258 mi Ko Tao
$702
434 km or 270 mi Mawlamyine
$566
452 km or 281 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$661
466 km or 290 mi Hpa-an
$605
473 km or 294 mi Udon Thani
$500
475 km or 295 mi Sihanoukville
$755
475 km or 295 mi Ko Samui
$642
496 km or 308 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$534
519 km or 323 mi Vientiane
$1233
529 km or 329 mi Surat Thani
$554
529 km or 329 mi Kampot
$569
536 km or 333 mi Phnom Penh
$802
542 km or 337 mi Phu Quoc
$524
569 km or 354 mi Kampong Cham
$555
578 km or 359 mi Yangon
$815
579 km or 360 mi Prey Veng
$711
584 km or 363 mi Chiang Mai
$659
587 km or 365 mi Bago
$710

Cities near Medina

Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$844
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1100
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1032
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$879
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$996
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$860
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$1013
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1000
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$938
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1361
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$857
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$854
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$434
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$920
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$440
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$625
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$280
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$404
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$443
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1642
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$692
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1583
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$583
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$923
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$642
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$449
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$735
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1703
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1678
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1523
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$421
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$737
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$802
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1671
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1687
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$981
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$1047
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$964