Riyadh vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Riyadh	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1637	$3059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3629	$6994
🏠 One person rent	$944	$2104
🏘️ Family rent	$1530	$3885
🍽️ Food expenses	$375	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$183	$266
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2731	$4040
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	72	89
😀 Quality of life	78	97
🏙️ Population	7.01M	5.87M

The cost of living in Riyadh is 47% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 2911th and 129th ($1637 vs $3059) 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 1.7 months in Riyadh compared to 1.3 months in Singapore City. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 733rd and 11th 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	$9.31	$9.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.6	$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.02	$7.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$7.6
☕ Cappuccino	$4.16	$4.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.76	$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1001	$2532
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$748	$1834
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2174	$5168
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1140	$3336
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$69.4	$97
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$149
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$75.4	$33.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.42%	3.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2485	$22055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1703	$7662
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.07	$1.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.2	$82.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.61	$2.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$3.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.28	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.75	$3.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.14	$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.75	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$4.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$3.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$3.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.14	$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.71	$24.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$3.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.19	$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.8	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.03	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.23	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$5.22	$4.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$102	$107
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.2	$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.23	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.2	$74
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$404	$1115
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10598	$27780

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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

Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2788
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$759
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$539
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$679
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$703
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$682
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$669
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$604
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$543
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$542
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$529
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$532
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$585
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$810
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$714
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$645
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$458
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$670
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$565
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$883
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$628
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$395
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$582
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$695
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$417
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$430
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$500
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$619
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$620
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$605