Cost of living comparison
Riyadh is 4.8 times more expensive than Colombo.
If you lived in Riyadh instead of Colombo, you would:
pay 44.3% more for restaurants
Colombo
|
Riyadh
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.32
LKR990.73
|
$8.00
SAR30.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.65
LKR1,981.47
|
$8.00
SAR30.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
LKR204.30
|
$0.80
SAR3.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
LKR111.46
|
$0.37
SAR1.38
|
|
pay 13.0% more for groceries
Colombo
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.61
LKR182.93
|
$1.20
SAR4.49
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.00
LKR2,085.91
|
$4.02
SAR15.06
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.30
LKR1,879.33
|
$6.57
SAR24.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
LKR664.35
|
$2.66
SAR9.97
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.36
LKR703.03
|
$3.82
SAR14.31
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.37
LKR1,004.18
|
$0.97
SAR3.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
LKR150.38
|
$0.77
SAR2.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.74
LKR818.15
|
$0.77
SAR2.90
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
LKR167.93
|
$0.81
SAR3.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
LKR144.50
|
$0.60
SAR2.25
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
LKR157.05
|
$0.67
SAR2.51
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
Colombo
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.74
LKR1,414.68
|
$2.29
SAR8.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.31
LKR1,882.39
|
$27.82
SAR104.34
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,878.30
LKR10,100,520.09
|
$31,995.90
SAR119,986.21
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.06
LKR911.47
|
$16.80
SAR62.99
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for housing
Colombo
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.03
LKR5,076.43
|
$75.45
SAR282.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$303.18
LKR90,389.79
|
$1,149.81
SAR4,311.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$159.51
LKR47,555.17
|
$771.57
SAR2,893.42
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.13
LKR10,772.97
|
$71.19
SAR266.98
|
|
pay 19.0 times more for childcare
Colombo
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$25.07
LKR7,475.53
|
$398.81
SAR1,495.55
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$500.02
LKR149,076.14
|
$11,026.17
SAR41,348.70
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Colombo
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.99
LKR594.44
|
$2.00
SAR7.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.49
LKR741.63
|
$4.65
SAR17.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.14
LKR2,427.30
|
$7.47
SAR28.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$14.54
LKR4,334.46
|
$107.87
SAR404.53
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.69
LKR1,099.71
|
$17.33
SAR64.99
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
Colombo
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.44
LKR8,478.69
|
$54.05
SAR202.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.86
LKR5,919.63
|
$58.60
SAR219.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.29
LKR19,166.87
|
$107.57
SAR403.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.55
LKR10,898.06
|
$98.29
SAR368.58
|
|
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