Cost of living comparison
Colombo is 42.6% cheaper than Riyadh.
If you lived in Colombo instead of Riyadh, you would:
pay 35.5% less for restaurants
Riyadh
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.66
SAR25.00
|
$1.65
LKR490.07
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.80
SAR25.50
|
$5.04
LKR1,493.55
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
SAR3.00
|
$0.51
LKR151.60
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.26
SAR0.97
|
$0.25
LKR72.86
|
|
pay 15.0% more for groceries
Riyadh
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
SAR3.25
|
$0.74
LKR220.12
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.88
SAR14.56
|
$4.34
LKR1,286.27
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.75
SAR25.33
|
$5.48
LKR1,624.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.75
SAR10.30
|
$2.19
LKR650.61
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.52
SAR13.21
|
$2.25
LKR666.27
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
SAR3.51
|
$2.49
LKR737.86
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
SAR2.93
|
$0.42
LKR123.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
SAR2.82
|
$2.10
LKR622.09
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
SAR3.50
|
$0.70
LKR208.96
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
SAR2.13
|
$0.55
LKR163.90
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
SAR2.01
|
$0.38
LKR112.21
|
|
pay 3.6% less for transportation
Riyadh
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.31
SAR8.67
|
$5.24
LKR1,553.93
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.99
SAR119.98
|
$4.72
LKR1,400.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,992.84
SAR89,986.11
|
$29,917.63
LKR8,867,961.27
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.66
SAR54.99
|
$2.83
LKR840.12
|
|
pay 71.5% less for housing
Riyadh
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.71
SAR268.96
|
$11.95
LKR3,543.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$927.46
SAR3,478.49
|
$341.69
LKR101,281.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$598.10
SAR2,243.20
|
$142.52
LKR42,245.02
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.43
SAR260.40
|
$25.52
LKR7,565.33
|
|
pay 92.7% less for childcare
Riyadh
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$372.21
SAR1,396.00
|
$26.09
LKR7,734.46
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,748.95
SAR25,312.22
|
$520.92
LKR154,406.86
|
|
pay 47.8% less for entertainment and sports
Riyadh
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.60
SAR6.00
|
$1.57
LKR466.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.86
SAR14.48
|
$1.85
LKR547.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.46
SAR28.00
|
$6.30
LKR1,866.94
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$101.08
SAR379.11
|
$12.09
LKR3,583.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$17.33
SAR64.99
|
$3.15
LKR933.47
|
|
pay 62.1% less for clothing
Riyadh
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.90
SAR194.64
|
$24.08
LKR7,138.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$63.87
SAR239.56
|
$16.10
LKR4,773.42
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.70
SAR411.45
|
$54.57
LKR16,174.78
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.25
SAR360.98
|
$29.14
LKR8,637.51
|
|
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