Riyadh vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1628
$3105
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3587
$7072
🏠 One person rent
$936
$2101
🏘️ Family rent
$1460
$3780
🍽️ Food expenses
$376
$567
🚐 Transport expenses
$181
$284
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2284
$4276
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
70
89
😀 Quality of life
78
97
🏙️ Population
7.01M
5.87M

The cost of living in Riyadh is 48% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 3485th and 165th ($1628 vs $3105) 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 1.4 months in Riyadh compared to 1.4 months in Singapore City. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 899th and 8th 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
$7.94
$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.4
$54.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.02
$7.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$8.25
☕ Cappuccino
$4.14
$5.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$1.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$999
$2576
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$757
$1821
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1794
$4755
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1176
$3306
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.5
$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.5
$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.2
$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.52%
2.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3071
$23858
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1929
$7397
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$94.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.64
$2.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$2.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$2.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.79
$3.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.9
$22.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$26.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$4.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$3.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$4.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.97
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.05
$29.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$4.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.43
$13.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.73
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.27
$10.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$2.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.18
$4.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.7
$109
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.1
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.6
$45.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$28.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.2
$78.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$503
$1438
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10912
$27027

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$834
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$965
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1059
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$917
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$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
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
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$2823
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$843
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$501
84 km or 52 mi Tanjung Pinang
$477
98 km or 61 mi Kluang
$717
114 km or 71 mi Batu Pahat
$737
161 km or 100 mi Muar
$759
199 km or 123 mi Malacca
$707
261 km or 162 mi Seremban
$617
264 km or 164 mi Dumai
$488
275 km or 171 mi Pekanbaru
$466
285 km or 177 mi Kuantan
$576
296 km or 184 mi Putrajaya
$610
299 km or 186 mi Cyberjaya
$654
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$992
314 km or 195 mi Subang Jaya
$798
316 km or 196 mi Petaling Jaya
$783
321 km or 199 mi Shah Alam
$741
322 km or 200 mi Jambi
$417
325 km or 202 mi Klang
$743
328 km or 204 mi Chukai
$621
434 km or 269 mi Teluk Intan
$678
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$550
457 km or 284 mi Padang
$794
476 km or 296 mi Ipoh
$677
482 km or 299 mi Tanjungbalai
$470
488 km or 303 mi Palembang
$371
504 km or 313 mi Padangsidempuan
$530
521 km or 324 mi Taiping
$555
522 km or 324 mi Lubuklinggau
$422
528 km or 328 mi Prabumulih
$393
558 km or 347 mi Pematangsiantar
$459
562 km or 349 mi Tebing Tinggi
$449
564 km or 351 mi Kota Bharu
$531
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$422
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$438
594 km or 369 mi Butterworth
$720
595 km or 370 mi Pagar Alam
$428
598 km or 372 mi George Town
$762
608 km or 378 mi Sungai Petani
$637