Melbourne vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Melbourne	Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2194	$1637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5150	$3629
🏠 One person rent	$1216	$944
🏘️ Family rent	$1971	$1530
🍽️ Food expenses	$541	$375
🚐 Transport expenses	$296	$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3902	$2731
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	72
😀 Quality of life	100	78
🏙️ Population	5.03M	7.01M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 34% more expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 1365th and 2911th ($2194 vs $1637) 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 1.7 months in Riyadh. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 1st and 733rd 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	$14.2	$9.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.9	$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.78	$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.09	$1.88
☕ Cappuccino	$3.38	$4.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.54	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1287	$1001
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1014	$748
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2611	$2174
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$1140
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.7	$69.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.3	$75.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.24%	5.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6900	$2485
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5335	$1703
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.51	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$117	$37.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.7	$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.68	$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.78	$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.79	$9.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$1.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.59	$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$8.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.57	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$29	$7.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.67	$2.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.2	$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.67	$5.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.2	$102
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.2	$7.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.1	$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1683	$404
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19705	$10598

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1620
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1625
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1645
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1691
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1668
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1671
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1643
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1654
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$1981
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1390
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1291
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1727
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1601
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1768
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1619
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1651
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2023
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1691
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1616
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2106
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1511
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1538
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1416
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$1978
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1584
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1702
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2252
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1824
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2539
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2099
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1448
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$1795
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1185
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963

Cities near Riyadh

Distance	City	Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
316 km or 196 mi	Unaizah	$969
350 km or 217 mi	Ar Rass	$861
389 km or 242 mi	Dhahran	$1068
394 km or 245 mi	Dammam	$1056
395 km or 245 mi	Jubail	$901
417 km or 259 mi	Qatif	$897
420 km or 261 mi	Riffa	$1223
421 km or 262 mi	Isa Town	$1243
426 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1280
460 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1210
480 km or 298 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
491 km or 305 mi	Doha	$1779
496 km or 308 mi	Al Khor	$1709
540 km or 336 mi	Kuwait City	$1393
595 km or 369 mi	Ha'il	$846
611 km or 379 mi	Umm Qasr	$740
618 km or 384 mi	Al-Faw	$736
631 km or 392 mi	Bushehr	$551
646 km or 401 mi	Az Zubayr	$723
652 km or 405 mi	Abadan	$547
658 km or 409 mi	Basra	$904
659 km or 410 mi	Khorramshahr	$544
668 km or 415 mi	Bisha	$905
680 km or 423 mi	Borazjan	$546
701 km or 436 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$548
713 km or 443 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
714 km or 443 mi	Nasiriyah	$672
719 km or 447 mi	Medina	$1215
737 km or 458 mi	Kazerun	$557
747 km or 464 mi	Behbahan	$536
754 km or 469 mi	Samawah	$582
766 km or 476 mi	Ahvaz	$597
775 km or 481 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
790 km or 491 mi	Mecca	$979
798 km or 496 mi	Shiraz	$589
800 km or 497 mi	Amarah	$683
804 km or 499 mi	Bareq	$902
804 km or 500 mi	Jahrom	$547
823 km or 511 mi	Yasuj	$529