Riyadh vs South Tangerang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Riyadh	South Tangerang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1627	$567
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3576	$1371
🏠 One person rent	$931	$250
🏘️ Family rent	$1463	$417
🍽️ Food expenses	$375	$215
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$42.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2496	$381
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	73	82
😀 Quality of life	80	50
🏙️ Population	7.01M	1.64M

The cost of living in Riyadh is 187% more expensive than in South Tangerang. Cities ranked 3418th and 8109th ($1627 vs $567) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th in Saudi Arabia and Indonesia, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Riyadh compared to 0.7 months in South Tangerang. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs South Tangerang ranked 15th in Indonesia, while ranked 759th and 6644th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Riyadh vs South Tangerang

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	Riyadh	South Tangerang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.98	$2.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.8	$14.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.06	$3.43
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$2.73
☕ Cappuccino	$4.24	$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.78	$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1007	$284
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$738	$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1807	$517
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1160	$277
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.4	$45.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.8	$68.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$74.1	$23.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.19%	9.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2939	$1244
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2197	$755
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.07	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.5	$12.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.5	$3.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.28	$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.88	$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.6	$7.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$8.06
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.3	$22.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.34	$2.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.73	$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.67	$1.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.36	$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$5.22	$0.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$101	$21.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16	$3.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.9	$16.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.99	$3.74
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.5	$46.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$75.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$451	$120
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9818	$7522

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Cities near Riyadh

Distance	City	Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$806
316 km or 196 mi	Unaizah	$967
350 km or 217 mi	Ar Rass	$862
389 km or 242 mi	Dhahran	$908
394 km or 245 mi	Dammam	$1008
395 km or 245 mi	Jubail	$930
417 km or 259 mi	Qatif	$873
420 km or 261 mi	Riffa	$1201
421 km or 262 mi	Isa Town	$1230
426 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1237
460 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1283
480 km or 298 mi	As Sulayyil	$1008
491 km or 305 mi	Doha	$1849
496 km or 308 mi	Al Khor	$1770
540 km or 336 mi	Kuwait City	$1454
595 km or 369 mi	Ha'il	$825
611 km or 379 mi	Umm Qasr	$726
618 km or 384 mi	Al-Faw	$730
631 km or 392 mi	Bushehr	$453
646 km or 401 mi	Az Zubayr	$719
652 km or 405 mi	Abadan	$549
658 km or 409 mi	Basra	$889
659 km or 410 mi	Khorramshahr	$542
668 km or 415 mi	Bisha	$918
680 km or 423 mi	Borazjan	$477
701 km or 436 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$521
713 km or 443 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1730
714 km or 443 mi	Nasiriyah	$669
719 km or 447 mi	Medina	$1182
737 km or 458 mi	Kazerun	$503
747 km or 464 mi	Behbahan	$483
754 km or 469 mi	Samawah	$583
766 km or 476 mi	Ahvaz	$571
775 km or 481 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1942
790 km or 491 mi	Mecca	$1162
798 km or 496 mi	Shiraz	$553
800 km or 497 mi	Amarah	$681
804 km or 499 mi	Bareq	$903
804 km or 500 mi	Jahrom	$530
823 km or 511 mi	Yasuj	$463

Cities near South Tangerang

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.7 mi	Tangerang	$665
16 km or 10 mi	Jakarta	$699
16 km or 10 mi	Depok	$400
32 km or 20 mi	Bekasi	$555
36 km or 22 mi	Bogor	$480
66 km or 41 mi	Serang	$517
74 km or 46 mi	Sukabumi	$561
84 km or 52 mi	Cilegon	$511
112 km or 69 mi	Cimahi	$490
119 km or 74 mi	Bandung	$534
187 km or 116 mi	Bandar Lampung	$368
201 km or 125 mi	Tasikmalaya	$367
204 km or 127 mi	Metro	$429
210 km or 130 mi	Cirebon	$523
234 km or 145 mi	Banjar	$488
274 km or 171 mi	Tegal	$482
299 km or 186 mi	Cilacap	$478
333 km or 207 mi	Pekalongan	$471
415 km or 258 mi	Semarang	$488
420 km or 261 mi	Prabumulih	$411
427 km or 265 mi	Palembang	$390
434 km or 270 mi	Salatiga	$422
436 km or 271 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
459 km or 285 mi	Pagar Alam	$448
474 km or 295 mi	Surakarta	$409
542 km or 336 mi	Lubuklinggau	$443
551 km or 342 mi	Madiun	$456
566 km or 352 mi	Bengkulu	$461
608 km or 378 mi	Kediri	$447
626 km or 389 mi	Jambi	$444
632 km or 393 mi	Blitar	$440
645 km or 400 mi	Mojokerto	$413
664 km or 413 mi	Batu	$409
673 km or 418 mi	Surabaya	$551
678 km or 421 mi	Malang	$384
699 km or 435 mi	Pasuruan	$457
735 km or 457 mi	Probolinggo	$470
755 km or 469 mi	Pontianak	$413
838 km or 521 mi	Singkawang	$420
840 km or 522 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$502