Riyadh vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Riyadh	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1642	$3007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3429	$6888
🏠 One person rent	$996	$2075
🏘️ Family rent	$1477	$3850
🍽️ Food expenses	$346	$539
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$249
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2566	$4634
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	71	89
😀 Quality of life	74	98
🏙️ Population	7.01M	5.87M

The cost of living in Riyadh is 45% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 2922nd and 133rd ($1642 vs $3007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Saudi Arabia and Singapore, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Riyadh compared to 1.5 months in Singapore City. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 1210th and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Riyadh vs Singapore City

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	Riyadh	Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.92	$9.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.6	$66.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.05	$7.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.87	$7.73
☕ Cappuccino	$4.36	$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.82	$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1149	$2587
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$792	$1768
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2059	$4669
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1124	$3392
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.8	$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.6	$167
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$73.9	$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.3%	3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2076	$20493
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1301	$12922
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.06	$1.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.9	$93.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.8	$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.61	$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$2.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.19	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.56	$3.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.88	$19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.66	$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$3.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$3.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$2.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.89	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.02	$23.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.93	$4.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.27	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.02	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.07	$7.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2	$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$5.95	$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$100	$96
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.2	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.8	$52.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$25.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.7	$72.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$358	$1175
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9649	$26424

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Cities near Riyadh

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

Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2733
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$623
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$585
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$511
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$610
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$609
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$611
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$602
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$545
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$554
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$558
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$482
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$480
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$539
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$743
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$644
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$645
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$582
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$479
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$553
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$512
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$565
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$465
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$913
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$550
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$515
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$457
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$596
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$638
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$493
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$450
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$499
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$485
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$455
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$442
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$521
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$578
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$476
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$566
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$544