Bogota vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bogota Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$868
$1586
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2128
$3407
🏠 One person rent
$387
$921
🏘️ Family rent
$666
$1393
🍽️ Food expenses
$256
$358
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$331
$2861
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
88
71
😀 Quality of life
59
77
🏙️ Population
7.74M
7.01M

The cost of living in Bogota is 45% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 6226th and 3292nd ($868 vs $1586) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 0.4 months in Bogota compared to 1.8 months in Riyadh. Bogota ranked 1st best city to live in Colombia vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5388th and 796th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bogota Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.45
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.9
$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.06
$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$1.99
☕ Cappuccino
$1.91
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$432
$1005
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$283
$726
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$710
$1969
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$528
$1032
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.6
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$99.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.2
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.44%
5.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1631
$2212
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1278
$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.3
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.15
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.17
$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$8.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.14
$8.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.85
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.7
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.32
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.93
$2.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.38
$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$5.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.4
$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.52
$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.3
$49.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.97
$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.8
$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.3
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$224
$373
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7593
$10359

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Soacha
$748
39 km or 24 mi Facatativa
$641
46 km or 29 mi Zipaquira
$681
72 km or 44 mi Villavicencio
$475
88 km or 55 mi Girardot
$483
127 km or 79 mi Ibague
$501
130 km or 81 mi Tunja
$526
165 km or 102 mi Manizales
$653
166 km or 103 mi Salento
$562
176 km or 109 mi Sogamoso
$523
177 km or 110 mi Duitama
$851
178 km or 110 mi Armenia
$541
181 km or 113 mi Pereira
$641
202 km or 126 mi Yopal
$687
205 km or 127 mi Cartago
$619
231 km or 144 mi Neiva
$520
241 km or 150 mi Envigado
$871
243 km or 151 mi Tulua
$477
246 km or 153 mi Medellin
$873
252 km or 157 mi Bello
$789
274 km or 170 mi Barrancabermeja
$573
274 km or 170 mi Palmira
$652
294 km or 182 mi Floridablanca
$584
298 km or 185 mi Bucaramanga
$642
301 km or 187 mi Cali
$733
311 km or 193 mi Quibdo
$661
338 km or 210 mi Buenaventura
$718
371 km or 230 mi Popayan
$462
375 km or 233 mi Florencia
$398
392 km or 244 mi Rubio
$598
399 km or 248 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$601
405 km or 252 mi Cucuta
$552
405 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$592
411 km or 255 mi Tariba
$598
412 km or 256 mi Ocana
$590
454 km or 282 mi La Grita
$617
458 km or 285 mi Arauca
$595
472 km or 293 mi Guasdualito
$667
486 km or 302 mi Turbo
$634
503 km or 312 mi Monteria
$620

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