Bangkok vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bangkok	Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$958	$1627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2465	$3576
🏠 One person rent	$424	$931
🏘️ Family rent	$741	$1463
🍽️ Food expenses	$278	$375
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$707	$2496
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	89	73
😀 Quality of life	75	80
🏙️ Population	5.68M	7.01M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 41% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 5912th and 3418th ($958 vs $1627) 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 0.7 months in Bangkok compared to 1.5 months in Riyadh. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 1890th and 759th 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	$3.1	$7.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.9	$53.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.12	$8.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$2.59	$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$611	$1007
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$285	$738
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1104	$1807
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$519	$1160
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.2	$64.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.6	$99.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.9	$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.78%	5.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5905	$2939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2775	$2197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.23	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.5	$37.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.6	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.45	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.31	$2.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$8.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.9	$9.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.39	$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.53	$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.19	$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.95	$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.97	$5.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.9	$101
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.03	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.8	$51.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.83	$7.99
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.4	$58.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$561	$451
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13469	$9818

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$737
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$774
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$774
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$736
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$635
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$675
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$623
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$779
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$770
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$812
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$787
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$724
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$718
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$680
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$553
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$623
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$708
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$571
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$558
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$650
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$812
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$567
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$765
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$581
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$578
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$763
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$741
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$558
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1152
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$593
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$622
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$829
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$511
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$504
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$614
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$727
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$727
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$571

Cities near Riyadh

Distance	City	Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$806
316 km or 196 mi	Unaizah	$967
350 km or 217 mi	Ar Rass	$862
389 km or 242 mi	Dhahran	$908
394 km or 245 mi	Dammam	$1008
395 km or 245 mi	Jubail	$930
417 km or 259 mi	Qatif	$873
420 km or 261 mi	Riffa	$1201
421 km or 262 mi	Isa Town	$1230
426 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1237
460 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1283
480 km or 298 mi	As Sulayyil	$1008
491 km or 305 mi	Doha	$1849
496 km or 308 mi	Al Khor	$1770
540 km or 336 mi	Kuwait City	$1454
595 km or 369 mi	Ha'il	$825
611 km or 379 mi	Umm Qasr	$726
618 km or 384 mi	Al-Faw	$730
631 km or 392 mi	Bushehr	$453
646 km or 401 mi	Az Zubayr	$719
652 km or 405 mi	Abadan	$549
658 km or 409 mi	Basra	$889
659 km or 410 mi	Khorramshahr	$542
668 km or 415 mi	Bisha	$918
680 km or 423 mi	Borazjan	$477
701 km or 436 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$521
713 km or 443 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1730
714 km or 443 mi	Nasiriyah	$669
719 km or 447 mi	Medina	$1182
737 km or 458 mi	Kazerun	$503
747 km or 464 mi	Behbahan	$483
754 km or 469 mi	Samawah	$583
766 km or 476 mi	Ahvaz	$571
775 km or 481 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1942
790 km or 491 mi	Mecca	$1162
798 km or 496 mi	Shiraz	$553
800 km or 497 mi	Amarah	$681
804 km or 499 mi	Bareq	$903
804 km or 500 mi	Jahrom	$530
823 km or 511 mi	Yasuj	$463