Bangkok vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangkok Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$902
$1642
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2711
$3429
🏠 One person rent
$405
$996
🏘️ Family rent
$1106
$1477
🍽️ Food expenses
$261
$346
🚐 Transport expenses
$139
$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$645
$2566
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
89
71
😀 Quality of life
75
74
🏙️ Population
5.68M
7.01M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 45% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 5960th and 2922nd ($902 vs $1642) 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 1.6 months in Riyadh. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 1087th and 1210th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bangkok Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.64
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.4
$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.59
$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.22
$1.87
☕ Cappuccino
$2.5
$4.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$581
$1149
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$267
$792
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1560
$2059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$855
$1124
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60
$58.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.8
$91.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.6
$73.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.89%
5.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5297
$2076
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2469
$1301
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.19
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.2
$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.71
$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.65
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.9
$7.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$7.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.6
$4.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.17
$7.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.38
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.17
$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.76
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.87
$5.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.4
$100
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.6
$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.7
$49.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.65
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.5
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.8
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$569
$358
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12289
$9649

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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 Riyadh

Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$1013
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$860
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$959
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1005
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$910
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$868
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1285
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1327
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1375
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1872
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1810
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1424
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$996
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$710
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$646
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$543
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$875
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$540
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$938
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$621
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$671
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$892
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$606
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$541
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$594
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$559
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1032
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$606
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$685
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$920
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$798
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$561