Makassar vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Makassar Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$519
$1642
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1226
$3429
🏠 One person rent
$239
$996
🏘️ Family rent
$430
$1477
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$346
🚐 Transport expenses
$30.8
$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$242
$2566
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
45
71
😀 Quality of life
58
74
🏙️ Population
1.34M
7.01M

The cost of living in Makassar is 68% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 8370th and 2922nd ($519 vs $1642) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th 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 1.6 months in Riyadh. Makassar ranked 7th best city to live in Indonesia vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5604th and 1210th among best cities to live in the world.

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Makassar Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.17
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.2
$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.15
$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.85
$1.87
☕ Cappuccino
$1.9
$4.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$182
$1149
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$120
$792
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$465
$2059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$242
$1124
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66
$58.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$91.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.9
$73.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.02%
5.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1591
$2076
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$640
$1301
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.77
$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.16
$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.3
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.05
$7.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$7.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.43
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$22.4
$4.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.13
$7.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.98
$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.87
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$5.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.8
$100
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.88
$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$49.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.78
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.7
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$66.4
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94
$358
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3526
$9649

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Distance City Cost of living
126 km or 78 mi Parepare
$506
253 km or 157 mi Palopo
$525
358 km or 223 mi Baubau
$499
376 km or 233 mi Kendari
$506
379 km or 235 mi Bima
$556
474 km or 294 mi Palu
$568
523 km or 325 mi Balikpapan
$643
529 km or 329 mi Mataram
$361
549 km or 341 mi Banjarbaru
$450
572 km or 355 mi Banjarmasin
$460
573 km or 356 mi Samarinda
$604
592 km or 368 mi Ubud
$870
607 km or 377 mi Denpasar
$546
614 km or 382 mi Bali
$873
623 km or 387 mi Bontang
$577
691 km or 429 mi Palangka Raya
$484
723 km or 450 mi Kupang
$502
744 km or 462 mi Probolinggo
$469
750 km or 466 mi Gorontalo
$429
771 km or 479 mi Maliana
$505
771 km or 479 mi Pasuruan
$454
774 km or 481 mi Surabaya
$522
779 km or 484 mi Dili
$514
796 km or 495 mi Ainaro
$506
814 km or 506 mi Mojokerto
$459
814 km or 506 mi Malang
$383
820 km or 509 mi Batu
$403
861 km or 535 mi Baucau
$506
867 km or 539 mi Blitar
$427
870 km or 541 mi Kediri
$439
915 km or 569 mi Madiun
$440
952 km or 592 mi Manado
$422
958 km or 595 mi Tarakan
$537
974 km or 605 mi Bitung
$431
984 km or 611 mi Ambon
$508
988 km or 614 mi Surakarta
$383
1015 km or 631 mi Salatiga
$403
1015 km or 631 mi Semarang
$570
1043 km or 648 mi Yogyakarta
$427
1062 km or 660 mi Tawau
$464

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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