Bangkok vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangkok Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$941
$1637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2857
$3629
🏠 One person rent
$416
$944
🏘️ Family rent
$1154
$1530
🍽️ Food expenses
$276
$375
🚐 Transport expenses
$148
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$753
$2731
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
89
72
😀 Quality of life
74
78
🏙️ Population
5.68M
7.01M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 43% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 5822nd and 2911th ($941 vs $1637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Thailand and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Thailand vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Bangkok compared to 1.7 months in Riyadh. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 1221st and 733rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Riyadh

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Bangkok Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.97
$9.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.9
$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.91
$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$1.88
☕ Cappuccino
$2.5
$4.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$576
$1001
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$291
$748
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1879
$2174
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$853
$1140
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.9
$69.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.7
$75.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.06%
5.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5781
$2485
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2619
$1703
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.18
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.8
$37.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.5
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.19
$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.3
$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$9.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.99
$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18
$8.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.22
$7.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.46
$2.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.63
$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.03
$5.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.7
$102
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.38
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40
$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$7.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$53
$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$579
$404
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13301
$10598

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi Nonthaburi
$717
13 km or 8.4 mi Lat Luang
$753
14 km or 8.4 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$748
18 km or 11 mi Pak Kret
$715
28 km or 18 mi Rangsit
$595
39 km or 25 mi Tha Khlong
$641
50 km or 31 mi Nakhon Pathom
$548
86 km or 53 mi Laem Chabang
$743
87 km or 54 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$739
98 km or 61 mi Pattaya
$781
103 km or 64 mi Nong Prue
$752
145 km or 90 mi Hua Hin
$656
164 km or 102 mi Klaeng
$685
217 km or 135 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$588
222 km or 138 mi Nakhon Sawan
$654
254 km or 158 mi Myeik
$576
267 km or 166 mi Serei Saophoan
$639
270 km or 168 mi Ko Chang
$677
299 km or 186 mi Battambang
$573
342 km or 212 mi Phitsanulok
$537
364 km or 226 mi Siem Reap
$644
388 km or 241 mi Khon Kaen
$568
416 km or 258 mi Ko Tao
$777
434 km or 270 mi Mawlamyine
$569
452 km or 281 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$730
466 km or 290 mi Hpa-an
$610
473 km or 294 mi Udon Thani
$543
475 km or 295 mi Sihanoukville
$755
475 km or 295 mi Ko Samui
$705
496 km or 308 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$545
519 km or 323 mi Vientiane
$1163
529 km or 329 mi Surat Thani
$563
529 km or 329 mi Kampot
$596
536 km or 333 mi Phnom Penh
$836
542 km or 337 mi Phu Quoc
$519
569 km or 354 mi Kampong Cham
$513
578 km or 359 mi Yangon
$705
579 km or 360 mi Prey Veng
$721
584 km or 363 mi Chiang Mai
$691
587 km or 365 mi Bago
$650

Cities near Riyadh

Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$969
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$861
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$1068
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1056
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$901
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$897
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1223
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1243
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1280
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1210
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1041
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1779
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1709
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1393
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$846
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$740
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$736
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$551
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$723
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$547
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$904
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$544
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$905
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$546
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$548
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$672
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1215
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$557
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$536
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$582
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$597
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$979
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$589
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$683
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$902
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$547
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$529