Barranquilla vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barranquilla Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$789
$1586
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1892
$3407
🏠 One person rent
$354
$921
🏘️ Family rent
$596
$1393
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$358
🚐 Transport expenses
$99
$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$406
$2861
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
48
71
😀 Quality of life
50
77
🏙️ Population
1.33M
7.01M

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 50% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 6480th and 3292nd ($789 vs $1586) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 1st in Colombia and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Colombia vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Barranquilla compared to 1.8 months in Riyadh. Barranquilla ranked 4th best city to live in Colombia vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6211th and 796th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barranquilla vs Riyadh

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Barranquilla Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.32
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.4
$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.61
$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.99
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$262
$1005
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$726
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$516
$1969
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$439
$1032
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$99.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.4
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.1%
5.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$758
$2212
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1051
$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.7
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.6
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.91
$8.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$8.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.92
$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.19
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.97
$2.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.5
$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.3
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$5.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.1
$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.54
$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.8
$49.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.79
$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.2
$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.6
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$129
$373
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3168
$10359

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Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Soledad
$840
60 km or 37 mi Cienaga
$831
72 km or 44 mi Santa Marta
$979
77 km or 48 mi Minca
$863
100 km or 62 mi Cartagena
$748
177 km or 110 mi Valledupar
$558
191 km or 119 mi Magangue
$582
196 km or 122 mi Sincelejo
$506
216 km or 134 mi Riohacha
$582
222 km or 138 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$638
263 km or 164 mi Machiques
$651
273 km or 169 mi Monteria
$620
282 km or 176 mi Maicao
$451
341 km or 212 mi Ocana
$590
347 km or 216 mi Maracaibo
$706
373 km or 232 mi Cabimas
$696
381 km or 236 mi Santa Barbara del Zulia
$654
383 km or 238 mi Turbo
$634
384 km or 238 mi San Carlos del Zulia
$656
391 km or 243 mi Ciudad Ojeda
$666
423 km or 263 mi Cucuta
$552
435 km or 270 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$601
441 km or 274 mi La Grita
$617
446 km or 277 mi Barrancabermeja
$573
450 km or 280 mi Tariba
$598
451 km or 280 mi Rubio
$598
453 km or 282 mi San Cristobal
$592
466 km or 289 mi Bucaramanga
$642
471 km or 293 mi Floridablanca
$584
481 km or 299 mi Merida
$674
507 km or 315 mi Valera
$705
510 km or 317 mi Trujillo
$685
510 km or 317 mi Punto Fijo
$628
522 km or 324 mi Bello
$789
523 km or 325 mi Carora
$688
531 km or 330 mi Socopo
$670
532 km or 330 mi Medellin
$873
534 km or 332 mi Pacora
$1249
540 km or 335 mi Envigado
$871
544 km or 338 mi Tocumen
$1231

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