Medellin vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medellin Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$873
$1586
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2221
$3407
🏠 One person rent
$395
$921
🏘️ Family rent
$782
$1393
🍽️ Food expenses
$264
$358
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$417
$2861
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
67
71
😀 Quality of life
53
77
🏙️ Population
2.53M
7.01M

The cost of living in Medellin is 45% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 6207th and 3292nd ($873 vs $1586) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 Medellin compared to 1.8 months in Riyadh. Medellin ranked 2nd best city to live in Colombia vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6039th and 796th among best cities to live in the world.

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Medellin Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.77
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24
$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.82
$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$1.99
☕ Cappuccino
$1.96
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.98
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$436
$1005
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$300
$726
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$864
$1969
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$646
$1032
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.7
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.3
$99.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.7
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.54%
5.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1473
$2212
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1403
$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.7
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.28
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.21
$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.4
$8.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.4
$8.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.18
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.27
$2.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.2
$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.89
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.22
$5.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27
$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.13
$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.3
$49.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.2
$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.7
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$239
$373
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6129
$10359

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Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Envigado
$871
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Bello
$789
131 km or 82 mi Manizales
$653
135 km or 84 mi Quibdo
$661
160 km or 99 mi Pereira
$641
171 km or 106 mi Cartago
$619
179 km or 111 mi Salento
$562
190 km or 118 mi Armenia
$541
205 km or 127 mi Ibague
$501
209 km or 130 mi Facatativa
$641
212 km or 131 mi Barrancabermeja
$573
221 km or 137 mi Zipaquira
$681
232 km or 144 mi Girardot
$483
239 km or 148 mi Soacha
$748
242 km or 150 mi Turbo
$634
246 km or 153 mi Bogota
$868
250 km or 155 mi Tulua
$477
257 km or 160 mi Tunja
$526
282 km or 175 mi Monteria
$620
285 km or 177 mi Duitama
$851
288 km or 179 mi Bucaramanga
$642
289 km or 179 mi Floridablanca
$584
298 km or 185 mi Sogamoso
$523
308 km or 192 mi Buenaventura
$718
312 km or 194 mi Palmira
$652
318 km or 198 mi Villavicencio
$475
329 km or 204 mi Cali
$733
331 km or 206 mi Ocana
$590
334 km or 208 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$638
340 km or 211 mi Sincelejo
$506
346 km or 215 mi Magangue
$582
367 km or 228 mi Yopal
$687
370 km or 230 mi Neiva
$520
386 km or 240 mi Cucuta
$552
387 km or 241 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$601
391 km or 243 mi Rubio
$598
406 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$592
410 km or 255 mi Tariba
$598
438 km or 272 mi Popayan
$462
448 km or 279 mi La Grita
$617

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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