Makassar vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Makassar Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$510
$1632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1174
$3539
🏠 One person rent
$233
$946
🏘️ Family rent
$380
$1446
🍽️ Food expenses
$191
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.9
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$229
$2285
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
46
70
😀 Quality of life
61
78
🏙️ Population
1.34M
7.01M

The cost of living in Makassar is 69% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 8651st and 3529th ($510 vs $1632) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd 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 1.4 months in Riyadh. Makassar ranked 7th best city to live in Indonesia vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5819th and 879th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Makassar vs Riyadh

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Makassar Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.4
$8.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.51
$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.41
$7.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.14
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$2.09
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$209
$1000
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$143
$763
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$373
$1845
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$253
$1133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.1
$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.3
$98.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.8
$72.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.06%
5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1475
$2922
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$596
$1930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.51
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.76
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.33
$2.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.03
$8.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$9.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1
$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$23.7
$8.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.56
$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.91
$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.9
$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.82
$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.89
$5.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.5
$93.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.1
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.65
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$29
$57
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.8
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$101
$495
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4042
$9443

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$493
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$509
358 km or 223 mi Baubau
$491
376 km or 233 mi Kendari
$498
379 km or 235 mi Bima
$593
474 km or 294 mi Palu
$537
523 km or 325 mi Balikpapan
$588
529 km or 329 mi Mataram
$409
549 km or 341 mi Banjarbaru
$449
572 km or 355 mi Banjarmasin
$461
573 km or 356 mi Samarinda
$560
592 km or 368 mi Ubud
$822
607 km or 377 mi Denpasar
$496
614 km or 382 mi Bali
$1175
623 km or 387 mi Bontang
$537
691 km or 429 mi Palangka Raya
$464
723 km or 450 mi Kupang
$527
744 km or 462 mi Probolinggo
$476
750 km or 466 mi Gorontalo
$437
771 km or 479 mi Maliana
$514
771 km or 479 mi Pasuruan
$459
774 km or 481 mi Surabaya
$549
779 km or 484 mi Dili
$522
796 km or 495 mi Ainaro
$513
814 km or 506 mi Mojokerto
$419
814 km or 506 mi Malang
$379
820 km or 509 mi Batu
$408
861 km or 535 mi Baucau
$512
867 km or 539 mi Blitar
$439
870 km or 541 mi Kediri
$453
915 km or 569 mi Madiun
$445
952 km or 592 mi Manado
$432
958 km or 595 mi Tarakan
$520
974 km or 605 mi Bitung
$440
984 km or 611 mi Ambon
$506
988 km or 614 mi Surakarta
$405
1015 km or 631 mi Salatiga
$424
1015 km or 631 mi Semarang
$499
1043 km or 648 mi Yogyakarta
$445
1062 km or 660 mi Tawau
$621

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$931
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$815
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$931
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1037
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$823
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1109
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1192
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1309
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2014
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1923
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1461
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$775
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$711
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$707
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$465
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$556
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$551
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$906
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$489
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$664
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1168
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$523
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$492
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$581
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$571
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1107
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$565
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$893
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$545
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$487