Palembang vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Palembang Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$388
$1632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1004
$3539
🏠 One person rent
$108
$946
🏘️ Family rent
$158
$1446
🍽️ Food expenses
$189
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.5
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$324
$2285
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
38
70
😀 Quality of life
44
78
🏙️ Population
1.54M
7.01M

The cost of living in Palembang is 76% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 8996th and 3529th ($388 vs $1632) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th 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 0.8 months in Palembang compared to 1.4 months in Riyadh. Palembang ranked 29th best city to live in Indonesia vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 7310th and 879th among best cities to live in the world.

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Palembang Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.21
$8.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.9
$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.76
$7.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.55
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$1.65
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.92
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$64.5
$1000
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$60.6
$763
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$114
$1845
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$94.3
$1133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.7
$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.2
$98.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.8
$72.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.07%
5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$977
$2922
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$644
$1930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.45
$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.9
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.21
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.68
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.33
$2.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$8.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$9.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.94
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.6
$8.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.94
$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.15
$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.04
$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.59
$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$5.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.8
$93.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.85
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.5
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.83
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$32
$57
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.4
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$118
$495
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7191
$9443

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$438
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$417
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$362
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$456
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$487
381 km or 237 mi Serang
$488
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$609
427 km or 265 mi South Tangerang
$536
427 km or 265 mi Jakarta
$684
435 km or 270 mi Tanjung Pinang
$495
438 km or 272 mi Bekasi
$556
443 km or 275 mi Depok
$391
458 km or 285 mi Batam
$533
461 km or 286 mi Bogor
$467
486 km or 302 mi Bukit Merah
$2806
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$3119
499 km or 310 mi Sukabumi
$551
506 km or 314 mi Johor Bahru
$838
531 km or 330 mi Cimahi
$502
537 km or 334 mi Pekanbaru
$495
539 km or 335 mi Padang
$851
539 km or 335 mi Bandung
$536
575 km or 357 mi Batu Pahat
$780
581 km or 361 mi Kluang
$770
591 km or 367 mi Cirebon
$515
606 km or 377 mi Pontianak
$411
611 km or 380 mi Muar
$788
615 km or 382 mi Tasikmalaya
$359
635 km or 395 mi Dumai
$513
637 km or 396 mi Singkawang
$419
639 km or 397 mi Malacca
$736
642 km or 399 mi Banjar
$478
649 km or 403 mi Tegal
$478
696 km or 432 mi Pekalongan
$474
706 km or 439 mi Cilacap
$470
709 km or 440 mi Seremban
$678
741 km or 460 mi Putrajaya
$627

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Distance City Cost of living
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$793
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$931
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$815
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$931
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1037
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$823
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1109
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1192
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1309
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2014
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1923
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1461
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$775
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$711
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$707
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$465
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$556
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$551
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$906
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$489
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$664
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1168
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$523
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$492
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$581
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$571
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
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$1107
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$565
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$893
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$545
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$487