Cost of living comparison

Saudi Arabia

compared to

Colombia

Colombia vs. Saudi Arabia Cost of Living Summary

Colombia is 12.6% more expensive than Saudi Arabia overall.

Restaurants: pay 42.7% more in Colombia
Groceries: pay 15.7% more in Colombia
Transportation: pay 22.0% more in Colombia
Housing: pay 8.6% more in Colombia
Childcare: pay 15.3% more in Colombia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 37.1% less in Colombia
Clothing: pay 42.9% more in Colombia

The cost of clothing, restaurants, transportation, groceries, childcare, and housing in Colombia are more expensive than in Saudi Arabia.

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Colombia vs. Saudi Arabia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Colombia instead of Saudi Arabia, you would:

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pay 42.7% more for restaurants

	Saudi Arabia	Colombia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.43 SAR24.15	$7.09 COP22,489.29	+10.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.60 SAR28.53	$9.93 COP31,528.63	+30.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.77 SAR2.90	$1.50 COP4,759.09	+94.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 SAR0.94	$1.15 COP3,637.93	+357.6%
Average			+42.7%

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pay 15.7% more for groceries

	Saudi Arabia	Colombia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.98 SAR3.69	$2.08 COP6,604.13	+111.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.80 SAR14.25	$3.94 COP12,511.51	+3.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.70 SAR25.16	$5.55 COP17,600.16	-17.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.67 SAR10.01	$3.08 COP9,765.50	+15.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.42 SAR12.84	$4.90 COP15,548.14	+43.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 SAR3.66	$1.60 COP5,080.61	+64.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78 SAR2.93	$0.63 COP1,990.45	-19.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 SAR2.99	$0.72 COP2,297.32	-9.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.75 SAR2.81	$0.88 COP2,778.06	+16.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.62 SAR2.32	$0.68 COP2,174.11	+11.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.60 SAR2.27	$0.64 COP2,046.26	+6.6%
Average			+15.7%

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pay 22.0% more for transportation

	Saudi Arabia	Colombia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.35 SAR8.83	$4.89 COP15,507.12	+107.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$35.96 SAR134.94	$57.51 COP183K	+60.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$44,549.24 SAR167K	$24,696.92 COP78M	-44.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.52 SAR77.00	$21.04 COP66,775.93	+2.5%
Average			+22.0%

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pay 8.6% more for housing

	Saudi Arabia	Colombia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$68.86 SAR258.41	$27.89 COP88,530.84	-59.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$633.54 SAR2,377.57	$745.73 COP2M	+17.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$465.22 SAR1,745.88	$482.25 COP2M	+3.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$73.68 SAR276.52	$101.48 COP322K	+37.7%
Average			+8.6%

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pay 15.3% more for childcare

	Saudi Arabia	Colombia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$419.94 SAR1,575.96	$597.35 COP2M	+42.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,565.65 SAR32,145.50	$8,009.31 COP25M	-6.5%
Average			+15.3%

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pay 37.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Saudi Arabia	Colombia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.91 SAR7.18	$2.59 COP8,214.62	+35.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.43 SAR12.86	$2.72 COP8,641.67	-20.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.94 SAR26.04	$4.03 COP12,788.35	-41.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$98.19 SAR368.47	$41.34 COP131K	-57.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.24 SAR57.19	$6.65 COP21,122.50	-56.3%
Average			-37.1%

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pay 42.9% more for clothing

	Saudi Arabia	Colombia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$44.17 SAR165.75	$82.92 COP263K	+87.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$55.80 SAR209.42	$53.80 COP171K	-3.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$89.45 SAR335.69	$134.00 COP425K	+49.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$74.85 SAR280.89	$115.03 COP365K	+53.7%
Average			+42.9%

Saudi Arabia vs. Colombia - Cost of clothing

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