Melbourne vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Melbourne Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2543
$1628
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6242
$3587
🏠 One person rent
$1414
$936
🏘️ Family rent
$2478
$1460
🍽️ Food expenses
$607
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$361
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4489
$2284
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
100
70
😀 Quality of life
100
78
🏙️ Population
5.35M
7.01M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 56% more expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 829th and 3485th ($2543 vs $1628) 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 1.4 months in Riyadh. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 1st and 899th 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
$15.5
$7.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.1
$53.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.51
$1.72
☕ Cappuccino
$4.02
$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.15
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1557
$999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1162
$757
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2836
$1794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2092
$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$57.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$87.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.2
$73.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.58%
5.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6978
$3071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6027
$1929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.85
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$140
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.7
$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.67
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.94
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$9.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.76
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.68
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.3
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.54
$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.16
$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.98
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.14
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.17
$5.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.5
$89.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.4
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.8
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$28
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.1
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$123
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2326
$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22313
$10912

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Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1834
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1847
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1813
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1913
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1933
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1896
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1889
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1915
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1810
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1936
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$2179
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1606
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1493
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$2000
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1816
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1876
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1880
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1608
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1868
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1825
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1728
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2258
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1905
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1795
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$2364
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1460
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1701
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1695
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2355
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1709
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1855
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2481
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$2040
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2844
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$2354
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1995
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$2133
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1786
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1273
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$2132

Cities near Riyadh

Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$938
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$834
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$965
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1059
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$917
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$778
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1062
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1218
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1340
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$993
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2100
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$2015
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1437
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$738
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$703
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$454
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$694
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$522
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$509
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$890
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$457
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$655
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1164
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$471
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$469
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$573
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$548
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1031
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$505
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$670
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$873
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$494
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$459