Bangkok vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Bangkok Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$996
$1628
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2570
$3587
🏠 One person rent
$434
$936
🏘️ Family rent
$753
$1460
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$148
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$635
$2284
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
89
70
😀 Quality of life
74
78
🏙️ Population
5.68M
7.01M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 39% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 5606th and 3485th ($996 vs $1628) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 0.6 months in Bangkok compared to 1.4 months in Riyadh. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 2044th and 899th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this picture

Prices in Bangkok vs Riyadh

Prices for goods and services in Bangkok and Riyadh are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Bangkok Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.36
$7.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36.3
$53.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.01
$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$1.72
☕ Cappuccino
$2.94
$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.64
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$606
$999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$294
$757
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1118
$1794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$525
$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.2
$57.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.9
$87.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.1
$73.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.4%
5.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6402
$3071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3365
$1929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.22
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.6
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$9.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.61
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.26
$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.14
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$5.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$89.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.68
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.9
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.9
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.9
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$533
$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16017
$10912

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Riyadh

Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$938
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$834
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$965
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1059
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$917
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$778
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1062
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1218
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1340
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$993
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2100
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$2015
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1437
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$738
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$703
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$454
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$694
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$522
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$509
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$890
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$457
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$655
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1164
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$471
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$469
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$573
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$548
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1031
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$505
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$670
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$873
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$494
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$459