Cali vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

Cali Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$539
$1278
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1353
$2887
🏠 One person rent
$204
$660
🏘️ Family rent
$350
$1026
🍽️ Food expenses
$189
$336
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.7
$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$349
$2178
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
45
68
😀 Quality of life
54
75
🏙️ Population
2.47M
8M

The cost of living in Cali is 58% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 8159th and 3955th ($539 vs $1278) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 0.6 months in Cali compared to 1.7 months in Riyadh. Cali ranked 3rd best city to live in Colombia vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5946th and 917th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cali Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.78
$6.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.7
$53.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.47
$6.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.6
☕ Cappuccino
$1.8
$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$772
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$134
$469
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$390
$1122
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$254
$803
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.2
$55.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.1
$84.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.5
$74.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.05%
3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$834
$1718
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$843
$1152
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.52
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.9
$31.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.34
$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.68
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$0.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$2.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$7.29
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.48
$7.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.88
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$2.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$2.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.7
$5.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.79
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.71
$7.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.82
$3.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.75
$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$4.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.6
$99.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.47
$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.8
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.64
$8.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.9
$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.6
$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$161
$400
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4075
$6836

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Distance City Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi Palmira
$453
74 km or 46 mi Buenaventura
$420
80 km or 50 mi Tulua
$372
111 km or 69 mi Popayan
$330
148 km or 92 mi Neiva
$357
154 km or 96 mi Armenia
$396
160 km or 100 mi Cartago
$382
170 km or 105 mi Salento
$421
178 km or 111 mi Pereira
$415
184 km or 114 mi Ibague
$380
213 km or 132 mi Girardot
$344
214 km or 133 mi Manizales
$519
227 km or 141 mi Florencia
$349
251 km or 156 mi Quibdo
$407
262 km or 163 mi Pasto
$436
285 km or 177 mi Facatativa
$380
285 km or 177 mi Soacha
$458
301 km or 187 mi Bogota
$676
308 km or 192 mi Tumaco
$428
316 km or 196 mi Ipiales
$420
321 km or 200 mi Envigado
$479
329 km or 204 mi Medellin
$662
330 km or 205 mi Villavicencio
$388
330 km or 205 mi Zipaquira
$428
339 km or 210 mi Bello
$385
386 km or 240 mi Ibarra
$559
421 km or 261 mi Tunja
$382
446 km or 277 mi Esmeraldas
$669
463 km or 288 mi Quito
$816
469 km or 291 mi Duitama
$443
471 km or 293 mi Sogamoso
$325
500 km or 311 mi Barrancabermeja
$408
504 km or 313 mi Yopal
$425
506 km or 314 mi Santo Domingo
$641
518 km or 322 mi Turbo
$425
554 km or 344 mi Floridablanca
$431
556 km or 346 mi Bucaramanga
$439
571 km or 354 mi Ambato
$685
595 km or 369 mi Quevedo
$620
596 km or 370 mi Monteria
$463

Cities near Riyadh

Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$705
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$858
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$750
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$952
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$987
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$907
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$880
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1245
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1277
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1277
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$960
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$843
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1964
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1797
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1384
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$880
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$555
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$543
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$785
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$553
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$634
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$815
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$687
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$829
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$686
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$688
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1261
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$633
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1028
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$687
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$686
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$606
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$542
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1967
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$992
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$947
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$632
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$833
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$688
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$650