Melbourne vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Melbourne	Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2397	$1586
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5694	$3407
🏠 One person rent	$1344	$921
🏘️ Family rent	$2215	$1393
🍽️ Food expenses	$557	$358
🚐 Transport expenses	$345	$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4357	$2861
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	71
😀 Quality of life	100	77
🏙️ Population	5.03M	7.01M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 51% more expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 923rd and 3292nd ($2397 vs $1586) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Australia and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Australia vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Melbourne compared to 1.8 months in Riyadh. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 1st and 796th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Melbourne vs Riyadh

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	Melbourne	Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.4	$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.1	$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.61	$1.99
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.82	$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1361	$1005
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1146	$726
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2752	$1969
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1818	$1032
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$99.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54	$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.33%	5.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7512	$2212
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5768	$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.66	$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$126	$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.4	$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.64	$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.36	$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$8.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.57	$8.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.61	$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.74	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.8	$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.82	$2.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.97	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.51	$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4	$5.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.8	$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.4	$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.2	$49.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.1	$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$81.3	$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1974	$373
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21306	$10359

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1758
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1757
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1876
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1822
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1795
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1799
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1800
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1805
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$1892
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1357
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1397
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1829
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1717
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1697
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1788
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1900
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1746
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1798
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2393
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1816
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1748
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2265
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1500
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1674
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1532
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2246
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1732
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1815
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2472
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1997
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2801
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2286
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1833
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$2013
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1289
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913

Cities near Riyadh

Distance	City	Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$783
316 km or 196 mi	Unaizah	$940
350 km or 217 mi	Ar Rass	$828
389 km or 242 mi	Dhahran	$870
394 km or 245 mi	Dammam	$989
395 km or 245 mi	Jubail	$928
417 km or 259 mi	Qatif	$878
420 km or 261 mi	Riffa	$1218
421 km or 262 mi	Isa Town	$1226
426 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1267
460 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1268
480 km or 298 mi	As Sulayyil	$1021
491 km or 305 mi	Doha	$1810
496 km or 308 mi	Al Khor	$1719
540 km or 336 mi	Kuwait City	$1457
595 km or 369 mi	Ha'il	$944
611 km or 379 mi	Umm Qasr	$716
618 km or 384 mi	Al-Faw	$713
631 km or 392 mi	Bushehr	$548
646 km or 401 mi	Az Zubayr	$705
652 km or 405 mi	Abadan	$557
658 km or 409 mi	Basra	$879
659 km or 410 mi	Khorramshahr	$552
668 km or 415 mi	Bisha	$895
680 km or 423 mi	Borazjan	$541
701 km or 436 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$542
713 km or 443 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1630
714 km or 443 mi	Nasiriyah	$665
719 km or 447 mi	Medina	$853
737 km or 458 mi	Kazerun	$537
747 km or 464 mi	Behbahan	$507
754 km or 469 mi	Samawah	$586
766 km or 476 mi	Ahvaz	$588
775 km or 481 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1802
790 km or 491 mi	Mecca	$940
798 km or 496 mi	Shiraz	$558
800 km or 497 mi	Amarah	$680
804 km or 499 mi	Bareq	$895
804 km or 500 mi	Jahrom	$561
823 km or 511 mi	Yasuj	$489