Makassar vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Makassar Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$524
$1586
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1228
$3407
🏠 One person rent
$246
$921
🏘️ Family rent
$438
$1393
🍽️ Food expenses
$198
$358
🚐 Transport expenses
$31.4
$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$251
$2861
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
45
71
😀 Quality of life
56
77
🏙️ Population
1.34M
7.01M

The cost of living in Makassar is 67% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 8488th and 3292nd ($524 vs $1586) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 1st in Indonesia and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Makassar compared to 1.8 months in Riyadh. Makassar ranked 6th best city to live in Indonesia vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5769th and 796th among best cities to live in the world.

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Makassar Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.98
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.98
$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.31
$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.31
$1.99
☕ Cappuccino
$1.82
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$188
$1005
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$122
$726
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$437
$1969
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$254
$1032
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.2
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$99.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.8
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.95%
5.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1650
$2212
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$656
$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.98
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.19
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.37
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.51
$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.23
$8.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$8.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$23.3
$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.2
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.03
$2.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.01
$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$5.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.8
$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.96
$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$49.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.85
$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.8
$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.9
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$89.9
$373
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3666
$10359

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Distance City Cost of living
126 km or 78 mi Parepare
$515
253 km or 157 mi Palopo
$534
358 km or 223 mi Baubau
$509
376 km or 233 mi Kendari
$516
379 km or 235 mi Bima
$601
474 km or 294 mi Palu
$577
523 km or 325 mi Balikpapan
$638
529 km or 329 mi Mataram
$380
549 km or 341 mi Banjarbaru
$488
572 km or 355 mi Banjarmasin
$503
573 km or 356 mi Samarinda
$620
592 km or 368 mi Ubud
$892
607 km or 377 mi Denpasar
$530
614 km or 382 mi Bali
$1121
623 km or 387 mi Bontang
$592
691 km or 429 mi Palangka Raya
$505
723 km or 450 mi Kupang
$533
744 km or 462 mi Probolinggo
$518
750 km or 466 mi Gorontalo
$465
771 km or 479 mi Maliana
$511
771 km or 479 mi Pasuruan
$495
774 km or 481 mi Surabaya
$558
779 km or 484 mi Dili
$521
796 km or 495 mi Ainaro
$512
814 km or 506 mi Mojokerto
$512
814 km or 506 mi Malang
$388
820 km or 509 mi Batu
$427
861 km or 535 mi Baucau
$511
867 km or 539 mi Blitar
$470
870 km or 541 mi Kediri
$487
915 km or 569 mi Madiun
$507
952 km or 592 mi Manado
$463
958 km or 595 mi Tarakan
$560
974 km or 605 mi Bitung
$467
984 km or 611 mi Ambon
$535
988 km or 614 mi Surakarta
$434
1015 km or 631 mi Salatiga
$447
1015 km or 631 mi Semarang
$550
1043 km or 648 mi Yogyakarta
$453
1062 km or 660 mi Tawau
$572

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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