Cost of living comparison
Singapore is 93.0% more expensive than Riyadh.
If you lived in Singapore instead of Riyadh, you would:
pay 83.1% more for restaurants
|
Riyadh
|
Singapore
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
SAR30.04
|
$11.17
SGD14.81
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
SAR30.04
|
$7.45
SGD9.87
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
SAR3.02
|
$1.52
SGD2.02
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
SAR1.38
|
$1.14
SGD1.52
|
|
pay 73.9% more for groceries
|
Riyadh
|
Singapore
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
SAR4.49
|
$2.08
SGD2.76
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.02
SAR15.08
|
$9.16
SGD12.15
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.57
SAR24.68
|
$10.85
SGD14.39
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.66
SAR9.99
|
$3.33
SGD4.41
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.82
SAR14.33
|
$4.67
SGD6.19
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
SAR3.63
|
$1.91
SGD2.53
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
SAR2.90
|
$1.44
SGD1.92
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
SAR2.91
|
$1.76
SGD2.33
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
SAR3.05
|
$1.29
SGD1.71
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
SAR2.26
|
$1.05
SGD1.40
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
SAR2.52
|
$1.03
SGD1.37
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
|
Riyadh
|
Singapore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.29
SAR8.60
|
$8.01
SGD10.62
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$27.82
SAR104.49
|
$95.32
SGD126.40
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,995.90
SAR120,160.62
|
$134,045.26
SGD177,744.02
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.80
SAR63.08
|
$9.23
SGD12.24
|
|
pay 77.8% more for housing
|
Riyadh
|
Singapore
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$75.45
SAR283.36
|
$35.83
SGD47.51
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,149.81
SAR4,318.10
|
$2,750.06
SGD3,646.59
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$771.57
SAR2,897.62
|
$2,019.11
SGD2,677.33
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.19
SAR267.37
|
$116.07
SGD153.91
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
|
Riyadh
|
Singapore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$398.81
SAR1,497.72
|
$1,111.44
SGD1,473.78
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,026.17
SAR41,408.80
|
$27,905.57
SGD37,002.79
|
|
pay 60.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Riyadh
|
Singapore
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SAR7.51
|
$7.45
SGD9.87
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.65
SAR17.48
|
$4.79
SGD6.36
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.47
SAR28.04
|
$12.29
SGD16.29
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$107.87
SAR405.12
|
$103.58
SGD137.34
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$17.33
SAR65.09
|
$11.17
SGD14.81
|
|
pay 1.3% less for clothing
|
Riyadh
|
Singapore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.05
SAR202.97
|
$67.87
SGD89.99
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.60
SAR220.08
|
$43.81
SGD58.10
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.57
SAR403.99
|
$93.40
SGD123.84
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.29
SAR369.11
|
$105.69
SGD140.14
|
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