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
SAR30.00
|
$11.17
SGD15.04
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
SAR30.00
|
$7.45
SGD10.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
SAR3.02
|
$1.52
SGD2.05
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
SAR1.38
|
$1.14
SGD1.54
|
|
pay 73.9% more for groceries
Riyadh
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
SAR4.49
|
$2.08
SGD2.80
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.02
SAR15.06
|
$9.16
SGD12.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.57
SAR24.65
|
$10.85
SGD14.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.66
SAR9.97
|
$3.33
SGD4.48
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.82
SAR14.31
|
$4.67
SGD6.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
SAR3.63
|
$1.91
SGD2.57
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
SAR2.90
|
$1.44
SGD1.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
SAR2.90
|
$1.76
SGD2.36
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
SAR3.04
|
$1.29
SGD1.73
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
SAR2.25
|
$1.05
SGD1.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
SAR2.51
|
$1.03
SGD1.39
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
Riyadh
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.29
SAR8.59
|
$8.01
SGD10.78
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.82
SAR104.34
|
$95.32
SGD128.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,995.90
SAR119,986.21
|
$134,045.26
SGD180,424.92
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.80
SAR62.99
|
$9.23
SGD12.43
|
|
pay 77.8% more for housing
Riyadh
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$75.45
SAR282.95
|
$35.83
SGD48.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,149.81
SAR4,311.83
|
$2,750.06
SGD3,701.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$771.57
SAR2,893.42
|
$2,019.11
SGD2,717.72
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.19
SAR266.98
|
$116.07
SGD156.23
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
Riyadh
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$398.81
SAR1,495.55
|
$1,111.44
SGD1,496.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,026.17
SAR41,348.70
|
$27,905.57
SGD37,560.90
|
|
pay 60.1% more for entertainment and sports
Riyadh
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SAR7.50
|
$7.45
SGD10.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.65
SAR17.45
|
$4.79
SGD6.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.47
SAR28.00
|
$12.29
SGD16.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$107.87
SAR404.53
|
$103.58
SGD139.41
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$17.33
SAR64.99
|
$11.17
SGD15.04
|
|
pay 1.3% less for clothing
Riyadh
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.05
SAR202.67
|
$67.87
SGD91.35
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.60
SAR219.76
|
$43.81
SGD58.97
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.57
SAR403.41
|
$93.40
SGD125.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.29
SAR368.58
|
$105.69
SGD142.26
|
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