Melbourne vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Melbourne	Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2308	$1627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5590	$3576
🏠 One person rent	$1286	$931
🏘️ Family rent	$2187	$1463
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$375
🚐 Transport expenses	$315	$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4060	$2496
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	100	73
😀 Quality of life	100	80
🏙️ Population	5.35M	7.01M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 42% more expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 1249th and 3418th ($2308 vs $1627) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 1.5 months in Riyadh. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 1st and 759th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Melbourne vs Riyadh

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	Melbourne	Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.5	$7.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.6	$53.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$8.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.26	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$3.74	$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.63	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1462	$1007
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1055	$738
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2675	$1807
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1808	$1160
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$64.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$99.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.5	$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.03%	5.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7072	$2939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5978	$2197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.57	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$115	$37.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.5	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.38	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.43	$2.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$8.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.58	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.15	$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.63	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$9.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.88	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$27.9	$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.03	$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.07	$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.65	$5.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.2	$101
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.6	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.5	$51.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.7	$7.99
👖 Brand Jeans	$72	$58.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1948	$451
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22799	$9818

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1681
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1673
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1736
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1768
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1738
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1728
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1706
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1674
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1725
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$2058
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1464
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1362
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1813
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1662
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1718
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1753
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1786
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1667
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1660
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2019
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1771
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1678
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2127
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1364
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1568
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1580
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2117
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1599
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1747
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2292
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1888
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2640
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2181
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1839
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$1911
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1184
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988

Cities near Riyadh

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