Saudi Arabia vs Sri Lanka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saudi Arabia Sri Lanka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1194
$547
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2731
$1404
🏠 One person rent
$601
$193
🏘️ Family rent
$961
$452
🍽️ Food expenses
$330
$283
🚐 Transport expenses
$145
$22.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2263
$225
💸 GDP per capita
$28895
$3828
😃 Human freedom index
4.53
6.13
❤️ Life expectancy
77.9
76.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
52
34
🌐 English speaking %
55%
18.3%
🎓 Higher education
80
58
😀 Quality of life
63
43
🏙️ Population
33M
21.4M

The average cost of living in Saudi Arabia ($1194) is 118% more expensive than in Sri Lanka ($547). Saudi Arabia ranked 53rd vs 175th for Sri Lanka in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Saudi Arabia compared to 0.4 months in Sri Lanka. Ranked 55th and 100th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Saudi Arabia vs Sri Lanka

We calculate prices for Saudi Arabia and Sri Lanka as a population-weighted mean of 22 and 10 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Saudi Arabia Sri Lanka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.76
$2.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.8
$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.7
$7.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$2.02
 Cappuccino
$3.86
$2.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$574
$203
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$437
$133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1160
$693
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$697
$315
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.6
$29.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.8
$45.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.2
$16.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.69%
17.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1903
$1620
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1194
$1424
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.13
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.5
$9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.8
$3.11
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.6
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$0.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.6
$2.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$5.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$8.06
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$6.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$5.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$1.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.4
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.01
$8.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.78
$2.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.27
$2.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.3
$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.44
$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$96.2
$12.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.4
$3.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.9
$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.86
$3.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.6
$30.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93
$67.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$336
$30.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7809
$595

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Saudi Arabia

City Cost of living Population
Riyadh
$1586
7.01M
Jeddah
$1123
4.7M
Mecca
$940
2.43M
Medina
$853
1.41M
Dammam
$989
903K
Tabuk
$988
886K
Qatif
$878
625K
Jubail
$928
379K
Yanbu
$837
299K
Al-Mubarraz
$783
299K
Unaizah
$940
250K
Abha
$915
236K
Dhahran
$870
138K
Ha'il
$944
311K
Sakakah
$806
150K
Ar Rass
$828
92.5K
Bareq
$895
75.4K
Najran
$934
72K
Al Wajh
$879
50K
Dumat al-Jandal
$821
45.3K
Bisha
$895
31.5K
As Sulayyil
$1021
8.21K

In Sri Lanka

City Cost of living Population
Colombo
$636
753K
Gampaha
$428
191K
Kandy
$435
120K
Trincomalee
$534
99.1K
Beruwala
$549
165K
Negombo
$437
142K
Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
$492
116K
Galle
$484
93.1K
Anuradhapura
$561
63.2K
Matara
$499
68.2K