Bogota vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bogota Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1062
$1632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2605
$3539
🏠 One person rent
$494
$946
🏘️ Family rent
$863
$1446
🍽️ Food expenses
$304
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$171
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$488
$2285
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
90
70
😀 Quality of life
65
78
🏙️ Population
8.03M
7.01M

The cost of living in Bogota is 35% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 5223rd and 3529th ($1062 vs $1632) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 Bogota compared to 1.4 months in Riyadh. Bogota ranked 1st best city to live in Colombia vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5180th and 879th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bogota vs Riyadh

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Bogota Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.44
$8.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.6
$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.11
$7.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$2.5
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.1
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$547
$1000
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$372
$763
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$978
$1845
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$685
$1133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.4
$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.9
$98.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.6
$72.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.46%
5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2208
$2922
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1513
$1930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.91
$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.3
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.1
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.62
$2.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.66
$8.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.25
$9.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.42
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.18
$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$8.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.1
$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.51
$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.96
$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.24
$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.02
$5.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27
$93.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.94
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.58
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.6
$57
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$371
$495
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9014
$9443

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Soacha
$919
39 km or 24 mi Facatativa
$777
46 km or 29 mi Zipaquira
$813
72 km or 44 mi Villavicencio
$575
88 km or 55 mi Girardot
$547
127 km or 79 mi Ibague
$529
130 km or 81 mi Tunja
$667
165 km or 102 mi Manizales
$717
166 km or 103 mi Salento
$709
176 km or 109 mi Sogamoso
$614
177 km or 110 mi Duitama
$1019
178 km or 110 mi Armenia
$719
181 km or 113 mi Pereira
$789
202 km or 126 mi Yopal
$750
205 km or 127 mi Cartago
$738
231 km or 144 mi Neiva
$592
241 km or 150 mi Envigado
$992
243 km or 151 mi Tulua
$537
246 km or 153 mi Medellin
$1071
252 km or 157 mi Bello
$915
274 km or 170 mi Barrancabermeja
$1040
274 km or 170 mi Palmira
$746
294 km or 182 mi Floridablanca
$744
298 km or 185 mi Bucaramanga
$754
301 km or 187 mi Cali
$829
311 km or 193 mi Quibdo
$757
338 km or 210 mi Buenaventura
$825
371 km or 230 mi Popayan
$606
375 km or 233 mi Florencia
$514
392 km or 244 mi Rubio
$673
399 km or 248 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$676
405 km or 252 mi Cucuta
$646
405 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$687
411 km or 255 mi Tariba
$675
412 km or 256 mi Ocana
$732
454 km or 282 mi La Grita
$685
458 km or 285 mi Arauca
$724
472 km or 293 mi Guasdualito
$714
486 km or 302 mi Turbo
$764
503 km or 312 mi Monteria
$703

Cities near Riyadh

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