Melbourne vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

Melbourne Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2154
$1278
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5060
$2887
🏠 One person rent
$1167
$660
🏘️ Family rent
$1817
$1026
🍽️ Food expenses
$553
$336
🚐 Transport expenses
$288
$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3795
$2178
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
100
68
😀 Quality of life
99
75
🏙️ Population
4.53M
8M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 69% more expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 420th and 3955th ($2154 vs $1278) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Australia and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Australia vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Melbourne compared to 1.7 months in Riyadh. Melbourne ranked 2nd best city to live in Australia vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 3rd and 917th among best cities to live in the world.

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Melbourne Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.9
$6.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.5
$53.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$6.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.88
$1.6
☕ Cappuccino
$3.45
$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.71
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1199
$772
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$956
$469
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2131
$1122
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1465
$803
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$55.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$84.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.4
$74.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.19%
3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7253
$1718
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6427
$1152
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.18
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$113
$31.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.2
$0.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.44
$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$7.29
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.69
$7.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$2.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.58
$2.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$5.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.34
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$28.4
$7.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$3.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.6
$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$4.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.7
$99.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.7
$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.8
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.6
$8.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.3
$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1770
$400
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19362
$6836

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1747
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1583
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1613
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1510
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1660
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1654
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1940
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1561
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1598
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1659
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$1764
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1696
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1105
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$1659
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1381
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1557
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1175
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1445
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1615
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1650
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1441
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2217
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1563
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1607
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$1674
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1572
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1540
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1544
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$1915
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1562
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1502
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$1873
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$1719
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2397
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$2043
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1778
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$1651
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1982
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1663
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$1361

Cities near Riyadh

Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$705
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$858
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$750
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$952
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$987
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$907
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$880
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1245
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1277
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1277
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$960
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$843
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1964
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1797
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1384
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$880
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$555
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$543
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$785
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$553
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$634
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$815
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$687
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$829
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$686
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$688
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1261
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$633
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1028
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$687
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$686
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$606
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$542
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1967
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$992
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$947
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$632
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$833
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$688
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$650