Colorado Springs vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Colorado Springs	Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2213	$1586
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4971	$3407
🏠 One person rent	$1394	$921
🏘️ Family rent	$2096	$1393
🍽️ Food expenses	$570	$358
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4161	$2861
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	62	71
😀 Quality of life	85	77
🏙️ Population	479K	7.01M

The cost of living in Colorado Springs is 40% more expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 1343rd and 3292nd ($2213 vs $1586) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1178th and 1st in the United States and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check the United States vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Colorado Springs compared to 1.8 months in Riyadh. Colorado Springs ranked 88th best city to live in the United States vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 341st and 796th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Colorado Springs vs Riyadh

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	Colorado Springs	Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.3	$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.7	$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.34	$1.99
☕ Cappuccino	$6.08	$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3	$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1384	$1005
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1152	$726
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2184	$1969
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1753	$1032
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$99.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$81.5	$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.65%	5.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2336	$2212
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2322	$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.89	$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$64.5	$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.8	$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.75	$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.28	$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$8.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$8.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.14	$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.18	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.02	$2.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.92	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.45	$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.55	$5.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.5	$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$97.3	$49.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.5	$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.3	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1664	$373
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24475	$10359

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Cities near Colorado Springs

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 9 mi	Security-Widefield	$2200
21 km or 13 mi	Fountain	$2220
57 km or 35 mi	Castle Rock	$2465
68 km or 42 mi	Pueblo	$2288
73 km or 45 mi	Parker	$2498
77 km or 48 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2613
82 km or 51 mi	Centennial	$2489
86 km or 53 mi	Littleton	$2295
89 km or 55 mi	Englewood	$2359
94 km or 59 mi	Aurora	$2691
97 km or 61 mi	Lakewood	$2478
99 km or 61 mi	Denver	$2699
104 km or 65 mi	Wheat Ridge	$2514
108 km or 67 mi	Arvada	$2562
109 km or 68 mi	Commerce	$2336
110 km or 68 mi	Westminster	$2605
116 km or 72 mi	Northglenn	$2756
116 km or 72 mi	Thornton	$2800
121 km or 75 mi	Broomfield	$2988
124 km or 77 mi	Brighton	$2547
129 km or 80 mi	Lafayette	$2681
136 km or 84 mi	Boulder	$2552
148 km or 92 mi	Longmont	$2579
173 km or 107 mi	Greeley	$1983
173 km or 108 mi	Loveland	$2551
191 km or 119 mi	Fort Collins	$2177
254 km or 158 mi	Cheyenne	$1770
281 km or 174 mi	Laramie	$1860
283 km or 176 mi	Taos	$2398
327 km or 203 mi	Grand Junction	$1945
337 km or 210 mi	Espanola	$2176
347 km or 216 mi	Scottsbluff	$1937
356 km or 221 mi	Garden	$1701
370 km or 230 mi	Santa Fe	$2067
380 km or 236 mi	Farmington	$3686
395 km or 245 mi	Liberal	$1700
426 km or 264 mi	North Platte	$1861
434 km or 270 mi	Dodge	$1765
436 km or 271 mi	Rio Rancho	$2099
447 km or 278 mi	Albuquerque	$2111

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