Cali vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cali Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$829
$1632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2097
$3539
🏠 One person rent
$318
$946
🏘️ Family rent
$542
$1446
🍽️ Food expenses
$288
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$453
$2285
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
47
70
😀 Quality of life
60
78
🏙️ Population
2.47M
7.01M

The cost of living in Cali is 49% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 6645th and 3529th ($829 vs $1632) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th 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 Cali compared to 1.4 months in Riyadh. Cali ranked 4th best city to live in Colombia vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5917th and 879th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cali vs Riyadh

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Cali Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.79
$8.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.7
$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.04
$7.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$2.63
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.23
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$300
$1000
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$763
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$555
$1845
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$396
$1133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.7
$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.1
$98.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.5
$72.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.68%
5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1099
$2922
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$890
$1930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.86
$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.5
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.9
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$2.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$8.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.9
$9.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.97
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.09
$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$8.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.92
$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.52
$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.27
$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.8
$5.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.2
$93.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.06
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.2
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.39
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.1
$57
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$256
$495
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6650
$9443

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Distance City Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi Palmira
$746
74 km or 46 mi Buenaventura
$825
80 km or 50 mi Tulua
$537
111 km or 69 mi Popayan
$606
148 km or 92 mi Neiva
$592
154 km or 96 mi Armenia
$719
160 km or 100 mi Cartago
$738
170 km or 105 mi Salento
$709
178 km or 111 mi Pereira
$789
184 km or 114 mi Ibague
$529
213 km or 132 mi Girardot
$547
214 km or 133 mi Manizales
$717
227 km or 141 mi Florencia
$514
251 km or 156 mi Quibdo
$757
262 km or 163 mi Pasto
$637
285 km or 177 mi Facatativa
$777
285 km or 177 mi Soacha
$919
301 km or 187 mi Bogota
$1062
308 km or 192 mi Tumaco
$663
316 km or 196 mi Ipiales
$640
321 km or 200 mi Envigado
$992
329 km or 204 mi Medellin
$1071
330 km or 205 mi Villavicencio
$575
330 km or 205 mi Zipaquira
$813
339 km or 210 mi Bello
$915
386 km or 240 mi Ibarra
$569
421 km or 261 mi Tunja
$667
446 km or 277 mi Esmeraldas
$613
463 km or 288 mi Quito
$902
469 km or 291 mi Duitama
$1019
471 km or 293 mi Sogamoso
$614
500 km or 311 mi Barrancabermeja
$1040
504 km or 313 mi Yopal
$750
506 km or 314 mi Santo Domingo
$598
518 km or 322 mi Turbo
$764
554 km or 344 mi Floridablanca
$744
556 km or 346 mi Bucaramanga
$754
571 km or 354 mi Ambato
$538
595 km or 369 mi Quevedo
$656
596 km or 370 mi Monteria
$703

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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