Palembang vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Palembang Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$457
$1642
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$991
$3429
🏠 One person rent
$188
$996
🏘️ Family rent
$180
$1477
🍽️ Food expenses
$187
$346
🚐 Transport expenses
$49
$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$286
$2566
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
38
71
😀 Quality of life
40
74
🏙️ Population
1.54M
7.01M

The cost of living in Palembang is 72% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 8738th and 2922nd ($457 vs $1642) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 56th 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 0.6 months in Palembang compared to 1.6 months in Riyadh. Palembang ranked 28th best city to live in Indonesia vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 7235th and 1210th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Palembang vs Riyadh

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Palembang Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.31
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.82
$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.58
$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.94
$1.87
☕ Cappuccino
$2.28
$4.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$1149
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$122
$792
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$152
$2059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$102
$1124
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.1
$58.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.1
$91.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.1
$73.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.06%
5.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$949
$2076
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$749
$1301
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20
$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.18
$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.38
$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$7.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$7.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.09
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.9
$4.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.67
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.56
$7.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.3
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.14
$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.64
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.75
$5.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.8
$100
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.27
$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.3
$49.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.97
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.9
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$34
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$101
$358
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8156
$9649

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$450
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$479
204 km or 127 mi Pagar Alam
$476
214 km or 133 mi Lubuklinggau
$493
245 km or 152 mi Metro
$422
278 km or 172 mi Bandar Lampung
$364
292 km or 182 mi Bengkulu
$521
363 km or 226 mi Cilegon
$493
381 km or 237 mi Serang
$512
411 km or 255 mi Tangerang
$573
427 km or 265 mi South Tangerang
$545
427 km or 265 mi Jakarta
$718
435 km or 270 mi Tanjung Pinang
$511
438 km or 272 mi Bekasi
$552
443 km or 275 mi Depok
$393
458 km or 285 mi Batam
$585
461 km or 286 mi Bogor
$480
486 km or 302 mi Bukit Merah
$2733
488 km or 303 mi Singapore City
$3007
499 km or 310 mi Sukabumi
$547
506 km or 314 mi Johor Bahru
$623
531 km or 330 mi Cimahi
$500
537 km or 334 mi Pekanbaru
$558
539 km or 335 mi Padang
$913
539 km or 335 mi Bandung
$512
575 km or 357 mi Batu Pahat
$609
581 km or 361 mi Kluang
$610
591 km or 367 mi Cirebon
$495
606 km or 377 mi Pontianak
$444
611 km or 380 mi Muar
$611
615 km or 382 mi Tasikmalaya
$390
635 km or 395 mi Dumai
$554
637 km or 396 mi Singkawang
$442
639 km or 397 mi Malacca
$602
642 km or 399 mi Banjar
$426
649 km or 403 mi Tegal
$478
696 km or 432 mi Pekalongan
$479
706 km or 439 mi Cilacap
$474
709 km or 440 mi Seremban
$545
741 km or 460 mi Putrajaya
$480

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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