Barranquilla vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barranquilla Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$909
$1632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2156
$3539
🏠 One person rent
$385
$946
🏘️ Family rent
$645
$1446
🍽️ Food expenses
$297
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$490
$2285
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
44
70
😀 Quality of life
61
78
🏙️ Population
1.33M
7.01M

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 44% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 6275th and 3529th ($909 vs $1632) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th 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 1.4 months in Riyadh. Barranquilla ranked 3rd best city to live in Colombia vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5863rd and 879th 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
$6.08
$8.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.8
$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.13
$7.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$2.63
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.08
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$315
$1000
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$249
$763
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$564
$1845
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$447
$1133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.8
$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$98.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.4
$72.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.09%
5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1267
$2922
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$633
$1930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.9
$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.2
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.5
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.32
$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.22
$2.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.09
$8.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$9.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.13
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$8.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.94
$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.81
$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$5.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.6
$93.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.21
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.34
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$57
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$74.1
$495
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2229
$9443

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Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Soledad
$950
60 km or 37 mi Cienaga
$874
72 km or 44 mi Santa Marta
$971
77 km or 48 mi Minca
$887
100 km or 62 mi Cartagena
$1155
177 km or 110 mi Valledupar
$687
191 km or 119 mi Magangue
$707
196 km or 122 mi Sincelejo
$572
216 km or 134 mi Riohacha
$784
222 km or 138 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$764
263 km or 164 mi Machiques
$678
273 km or 169 mi Monteria
$703
282 km or 176 mi Maicao
$763
341 km or 212 mi Ocana
$732
347 km or 216 mi Maracaibo
$714
373 km or 232 mi Cabimas
$704
381 km or 236 mi Santa Barbara del Zulia
$701
383 km or 238 mi Turbo
$764
384 km or 238 mi San Carlos del Zulia
$703
391 km or 243 mi Ciudad Ojeda
$683
423 km or 263 mi Cucuta
$646
435 km or 270 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$676
441 km or 274 mi La Grita
$685
446 km or 277 mi Barrancabermeja
$1040
450 km or 280 mi Tariba
$675
451 km or 280 mi Rubio
$673
453 km or 282 mi San Cristobal
$687
466 km or 289 mi Bucaramanga
$754
471 km or 293 mi Floridablanca
$744
481 km or 299 mi Merida
$710
507 km or 315 mi Valera
$750
510 km or 317 mi Trujillo
$723
510 km or 317 mi Punto Fijo
$733
522 km or 324 mi Bello
$915
523 km or 325 mi Carora
$712
531 km or 330 mi Socopo
$714
532 km or 330 mi Medellin
$1071
534 km or 332 mi Pacora
$1395
540 km or 335 mi Envigado
$992
544 km or 338 mi Tocumen
$1403

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$931
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$815
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$931
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1037
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$823
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1109
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1192
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1309
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2014
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1923
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1461
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$775
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$711
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$707
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$465
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$556
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$551
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$906
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$489
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$664
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1168
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$523
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$492
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$581
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$571
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1107
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$565
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$893
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$545
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$487