Cost of living comparison

Colombia

compared to

Saudi Arabia

Riyadh vs. Bogota Cost of Living Summary

Riyadh is 15.5% more expensive than Bogota.

Restaurants: pay 19.3% less in Riyadh
Groceries: pay 1.3% less in Riyadh
Transportation: pay 19.8% less in Riyadh
Housing: pay 56.5% more in Riyadh
Childcare: pay 18.9% more in Riyadh
Entertainment and Sports: pay 75.1% more in Riyadh
Clothing: pay 12.7% less in Riyadh

The cost of entertainment and sports, housing, and childcare in Riyadh are more expensive than in Bogota. Expenses including transportation, restaurants, clothing, and groceries are lower in Riyadh. Notably, entertainment and sports is significantly more expensive in Riyadh.

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Riyadh vs. Bogota Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Riyadh instead of Bogota, you would:

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pay 19.3% less for restaurants

	Bogota	Riyadh
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.72 COP24,504.06	$7.99 SAR30.00	+3.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.19 COP32,345.37	$7.99 SAR30.00	-21.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.34 COP4,267.92	$0.87 SAR3.28	-35.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.87 COP2,755.00	$0.31 SAR1.18	-63.9%
Average			-19.3%

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pay 1.3% less for groceries

	Bogota	Riyadh
Bread 1 loaf	$2.42 COP7,690.34	$1.29 SAR4.83	-46.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.93 COP12,460.95	$5.27 SAR19.78	+34.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.14 COP19,479.18	$6.76 SAR25.39	+10.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.39 COP10,767.09	$3.08 SAR11.57	-9.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.30 COP10,487.06	$4.34 SAR16.27	+31.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.56 COP4,960.76	$1.30 SAR4.88	-16.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 COP2,555.68	$0.87 SAR3.28	+8.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.87 COP2,775.49	$1.13 SAR4.23	+28.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.79 COP2,499.80	$0.80 SAR2.99	+1.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 COP2,066.32	$0.54 SAR2.04	-16.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.63 COP1,985.15	$0.59 SAR2.21	-5.8%
Average			-1.3%

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pay 19.8% less for transportation

	Bogota	Riyadh
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.90 COP15,551.55	$2.35 SAR8.82	-52.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$49.41 COP157K	$37.31 SAR140.01	-24.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,161.08 COP74M	$34,642.08 SAR130K	+49.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.84 COP66,160.97	$18.12 SAR68.00	-13.1%
Average			-19.8%

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pay 56.5% more for housing

	Bogota	Riyadh
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.75 COP94,422.33	$71.73 SAR269.20	+141.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$779.14 COP2M	$1,186.87 SAR4,454.14	+52.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$440.22 COP1M	$833.69 SAR3,128.72	+89.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$93.36 COP296K	$81.86 SAR307.20	-12.3%
Average			+56.5%

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pay 18.9% more for childcare

	Bogota	Riyadh
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$463.22 COP1M	$530.73 SAR1,991.76	+14.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,195.93 COP26M	$10,105.80 SAR37,925.40	+23.3%
Average			+18.9%

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pay 75.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Bogota	Riyadh
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.01 COP6,371.06	$2.13 SAR8.00	+6.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.52 COP7,993.08	$4.28 SAR16.07	+70.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.32 COP13,722.28	$7.73 SAR29.00	+78.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.42 COP106K	$89.94 SAR337.52	+169.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.72 COP24,504.06	$13.32 SAR50.00	+72.6%
Average			+75.1%

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pay 12.7% less for clothing

	Bogota	Riyadh
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$82.94 COP263K	$58.30 SAR218.78	-29.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.35 COP150K	$54.26 SAR203.65	+14.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$141.13 COP448K	$102.59 SAR385.02	-27.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$104.65 COP332K	$103.93 SAR390.02	-0.7%
Average			-12.7%

Bogota vs. Riyadh - Cost of clothing

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