Medellin vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medellin Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1071
$1632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2607
$3539
🏠 One person rent
$514
$946
🏘️ Family rent
$888
$1446
🍽️ Food expenses
$314
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$145
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$536
$2285
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
65
70
😀 Quality of life
63
78
🏙️ Population
2.53M
7.01M

The cost of living in Medellin is 34% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 5161st and 3529th ($1071 vs $1632) 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 1.4 months in Riyadh. Medellin ranked 2nd best city to live in Colombia vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5624th and 879th among best cities to live in the world.

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Medellin Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.31
$8.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.2
$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.32
$7.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.38
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.29
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$1000
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$390
$763
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1079
$1845
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$695
$1133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.8
$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.9
$98.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.4
$72.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.08%
5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2533
$2922
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1334
$1930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$50.8
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.48
$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.57
$2.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.98
$8.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.82
$9.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.25
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$8.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.39
$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.46
$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.9
$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$5.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.6
$93.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.48
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.1
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.2
$57
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$463
$495
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7264
$9443

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Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Envigado
$992
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Bello
$915
131 km or 82 mi Manizales
$717
135 km or 84 mi Quibdo
$757
160 km or 99 mi Pereira
$789
171 km or 106 mi Cartago
$738
179 km or 111 mi Salento
$709
190 km or 118 mi Armenia
$719
205 km or 127 mi Ibague
$529
209 km or 130 mi Facatativa
$777
212 km or 131 mi Barrancabermeja
$1040
221 km or 137 mi Zipaquira
$813
232 km or 144 mi Girardot
$547
239 km or 148 mi Soacha
$919
242 km or 150 mi Turbo
$764
246 km or 153 mi Bogota
$1062
250 km or 155 mi Tulua
$537
257 km or 160 mi Tunja
$667
282 km or 175 mi Monteria
$703
285 km or 177 mi Duitama
$1019
288 km or 179 mi Bucaramanga
$754
289 km or 179 mi Floridablanca
$744
298 km or 185 mi Sogamoso
$614
308 km or 192 mi Buenaventura
$825
312 km or 194 mi Palmira
$746
318 km or 198 mi Villavicencio
$575
329 km or 204 mi Cali
$829
331 km or 206 mi Ocana
$732
334 km or 208 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$764
340 km or 211 mi Sincelejo
$572
346 km or 215 mi Magangue
$707
367 km or 228 mi Yopal
$750
370 km or 230 mi Neiva
$592
386 km or 240 mi Cucuta
$646
387 km or 241 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$676
391 km or 243 mi Rubio
$673
406 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$687
410 km or 255 mi Tariba
$675
438 km or 272 mi Popayan
$606
448 km or 279 mi La Grita
$685

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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