Makassar vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Makassar Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$523
$1627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1206
$3576
🏠 One person rent
$245
$931
🏘️ Family rent
$408
$1463
🍽️ Food expenses
$191
$375
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.2
$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$232
$2496
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
45
73
😀 Quality of life
49
80
🏙️ Population
1.34M
7.01M

The cost of living in Makassar is 68% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 8505th and 3418th ($523 vs $1627) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd 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 0.4 months in Makassar compared to 1.5 months in Riyadh. Makassar ranked 16th best city to live in Indonesia vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6737th and 759th among best cities to live in the world.

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Makassar Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.84
$7.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.7
$53.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.32
$8.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.27
$1.86
☕ Cappuccino
$2.01
$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$245
$1007
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$154
$738
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$434
$1807
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$283
$1160
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.5
$64.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.3
$99.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.6
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.94%
5.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1522
$2939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$597
$2197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.5
$37.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.13
$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.67
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$2.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.1
$8.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$23.5
$9.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.21
$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.94
$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.92
$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.82
$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$5.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.9
$101
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.71
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$51.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.69
$7.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.8
$58.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.4
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$103
$451
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4103
$9818

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Distance City Cost of living
126 km or 78 mi Parepare
$502
253 km or 157 mi Palopo
$519
358 km or 223 mi Baubau
$499
376 km or 233 mi Kendari
$507
379 km or 235 mi Bima
$588
474 km or 294 mi Palu
$549
523 km or 325 mi Balikpapan
$598
529 km or 329 mi Mataram
$402
549 km or 341 mi Banjarbaru
$449
572 km or 355 mi Banjarmasin
$459
573 km or 356 mi Samarinda
$568
592 km or 368 mi Ubud
$834
607 km or 377 mi Denpasar
$489
614 km or 382 mi Bali
$1134
623 km or 387 mi Bontang
$547
691 km or 429 mi Palangka Raya
$470
723 km or 450 mi Kupang
$531
744 km or 462 mi Probolinggo
$470
750 km or 466 mi Gorontalo
$445
771 km or 479 mi Maliana
$512
771 km or 479 mi Pasuruan
$457
774 km or 481 mi Surabaya
$551
779 km or 484 mi Dili
$520
796 km or 495 mi Ainaro
$513
814 km or 506 mi Mojokerto
$413
814 km or 506 mi Malang
$384
820 km or 509 mi Batu
$409
861 km or 535 mi Baucau
$513
867 km or 539 mi Blitar
$440
870 km or 541 mi Kediri
$447
915 km or 569 mi Madiun
$456
952 km or 592 mi Manado
$445
958 km or 595 mi Tarakan
$524
974 km or 605 mi Bitung
$447
984 km or 611 mi Ambon
$502
988 km or 614 mi Surakarta
$409
1015 km or 631 mi Salatiga
$422
1015 km or 631 mi Semarang
$488
1043 km or 648 mi Yogyakarta
$445
1062 km or 660 mi Tawau
$578

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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