Barranquilla vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barranquilla Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$931
$1628
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2216
$3587
🏠 One person rent
$391
$936
🏘️ Family rent
$655
$1460
🍽️ Food expenses
$305
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$498
$2284
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
44
70
😀 Quality of life
62
78
🏙️ Population
1.33M
7.01M

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 43% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 6080th and 3485th ($931 vs $1628) 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 5620th and 899th 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
$6.23
$7.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.8
$53.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.63
$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$1.72
☕ Cappuccino
$2.71
$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.23
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$245
$757
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$646
$1794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$440
$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.4
$57.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$87.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.1
$73.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.96%
5.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1444
$3071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$634
$1929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.9
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.1
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.6
$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.35
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.21
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.33
$9.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.3
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.87
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.26
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.98
$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.86
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.79
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$5.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.1
$89.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.29
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.1
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.6
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.6
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.2
$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2577
$10912

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Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Soledad
$967
60 km or 37 mi Cienaga
$882
72 km or 44 mi Santa Marta
$973
77 km or 48 mi Minca
$891
100 km or 62 mi Cartagena
$1186
177 km or 110 mi Valledupar
$698
191 km or 119 mi Magangue
$727
196 km or 122 mi Sincelejo
$586
216 km or 134 mi Riohacha
$815
222 km or 138 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$789
263 km or 164 mi Machiques
$679
273 km or 169 mi Monteria
$733
282 km or 176 mi Maicao
$797
341 km or 212 mi Ocana
$765
347 km or 216 mi Maracaibo
$716
373 km or 232 mi Cabimas
$698
381 km or 236 mi Santa Barbara del Zulia
$706
383 km or 238 mi Turbo
$797
384 km or 238 mi San Carlos del Zulia
$709
391 km or 243 mi Ciudad Ojeda
$682
423 km or 263 mi Cucuta
$674
435 km or 270 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$678
441 km or 274 mi La Grita
$687
446 km or 277 mi Barrancabermeja
$1001
450 km or 280 mi Tariba
$678
451 km or 280 mi Rubio
$678
453 km or 282 mi San Cristobal
$685
466 km or 289 mi Bucaramanga
$816
471 km or 293 mi Floridablanca
$795
481 km or 299 mi Merida
$724
507 km or 315 mi Valera
$761
510 km or 317 mi Trujillo
$737
510 km or 317 mi Punto Fijo
$710
522 km or 324 mi Bello
$1012
523 km or 325 mi Carora
$729
531 km or 330 mi Socopo
$732
532 km or 330 mi Medellin
$1162
534 km or 332 mi Pacora
$1361
540 km or 335 mi Envigado
$1041
544 km or 338 mi Tocumen
$1373

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$938
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$834
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$965
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1059
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$917
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$778
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1062
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1218
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1340
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$993
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2100
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$2015
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1437
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$738
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$703
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$454
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$694
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$522
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$509
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$890
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$457
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$655
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1164
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$471
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$469
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$573
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$548
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1031
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$505
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$670
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$873
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$494
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$459