Bangkok vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bangkok	Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$994	$1586
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2947	$3407
🏠 One person rent	$425	$921
🏘️ Family rent	$1110	$1393
🍽️ Food expenses	$301	$358
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$723	$2861
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	89	71
😀 Quality of life	74	77
🏙️ Population	5.68M	7.01M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 37% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 5738th and 3292nd ($994 vs $1586) 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 0.7 months in Bangkok compared to 1.8 months in Riyadh. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 1355th and 796th 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	$4.03	$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.2	$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.1	$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.16	$1.99
☕ Cappuccino	$2.89	$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.63	$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$568	$1005
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$292	$726
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1675	$1969
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$829	$1032
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63	$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.3	$99.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.8	$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.22%	5.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5850	$2212
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2650	$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.22	$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.3	$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.9	$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.99	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.72	$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.49	$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.8	$8.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$8.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.5	$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.39	$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.56	$2.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.81	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.98	$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$5.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.9	$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.39	$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.8	$49.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.51	$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.4	$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.9	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$662	$373
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13758	$10359

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$759
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$787
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$786
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$739
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$613
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$664
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$564
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$769
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$758
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$800
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$773
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$676
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$703
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$564
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$674
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$570
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$633
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$697
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$533
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$559
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$630
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$608
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$806
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$564
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$763
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$612
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$555
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$754
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$745
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$561
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1168
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$635
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$582
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$819
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$529
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$514
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$919
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$711
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$742
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$783

Cities near Riyadh

Distance	City	Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$783
316 km or 196 mi	Unaizah	$940
350 km or 217 mi	Ar Rass	$828
389 km or 242 mi	Dhahran	$870
394 km or 245 mi	Dammam	$989
395 km or 245 mi	Jubail	$928
417 km or 259 mi	Qatif	$878
420 km or 261 mi	Riffa	$1218
421 km or 262 mi	Isa Town	$1226
426 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1267
460 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1268
480 km or 298 mi	As Sulayyil	$1021
491 km or 305 mi	Doha	$1810
496 km or 308 mi	Al Khor	$1719
540 km or 336 mi	Kuwait City	$1457
595 km or 369 mi	Ha'il	$944
611 km or 379 mi	Umm Qasr	$716
618 km or 384 mi	Al-Faw	$713
631 km or 392 mi	Bushehr	$548
646 km or 401 mi	Az Zubayr	$705
652 km or 405 mi	Abadan	$557
658 km or 409 mi	Basra	$879
659 km or 410 mi	Khorramshahr	$552
668 km or 415 mi	Bisha	$895
680 km or 423 mi	Borazjan	$541
701 km or 436 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$542
713 km or 443 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1630
714 km or 443 mi	Nasiriyah	$665
719 km or 447 mi	Medina	$853
737 km or 458 mi	Kazerun	$537
747 km or 464 mi	Behbahan	$507
754 km or 469 mi	Samawah	$586
766 km or 476 mi	Ahvaz	$588
775 km or 481 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1802
790 km or 491 mi	Mecca	$940
798 km or 496 mi	Shiraz	$558
800 km or 497 mi	Amarah	$680
804 km or 499 mi	Bareq	$895
804 km or 500 mi	Jahrom	$561
823 km or 511 mi	Yasuj	$489