Minneapolis vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Minneapolis Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2240
$1642
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5424
$3429
🏠 One person rent
$1311
$996
🏘️ Family rent
$2255
$1477
🍽️ Food expenses
$641
$346
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4843
$2566
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
83
71
😀 Quality of life
89
74
🏙️ Population
430K
7.01M

The cost of living in Minneapolis is 36% more expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 1193rd and 2922nd ($2240 vs $1642) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1071st and 1st in the United States and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check the United States vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Minneapolis compared to 1.6 months in Riyadh. Minneapolis ranked 31st best city to live in the United States vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 158th and 1210th among best cities to live in the world.

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Minneapolis Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.9
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.6
$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.96
$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.98
$1.87
 Cappuccino
$5.89
$4.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.72
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1458
$1149
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1065
$792
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2657
$2059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1879
$1124
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$58.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$91.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$64.9
$73.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.54%
5.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3298
$2076
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2511
$1301
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.48
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$105
$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.4
$15.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.95
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.67
$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.9
$7.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$7.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.07
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.47
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.15
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$4.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.67
$7.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.85
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.18
$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.31
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$5.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.3
$100
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$117
$49.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.8
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.7
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.1
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1651
$358
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24407
$9649

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Cities near Minneapolis

Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi Golden Valley
$2241
8.4 km or 5.2 mi St. Louis Park
$2246
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Crystal
$2285
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Roseville
$2174
10 km or 6.2 mi Richfield
$2238
10 km or 6.4 mi Brooklyn Center
$2356
11 km or 6.6 mi New Hope
$2287
11 km or 6.8 mi New Brighton
$2312
12 km or 7.2 mi Fridley
$2403
12 km or 7.3 mi Edina
$2285
14 km or 8.8 mi Brooklyn Park
$2408
14 km or 9 mi Saint Paul
$2094
14 km or 9 mi Shoreview
$2284
15 km or 9.3 mi Plymouth
$2303
15 km or 9.6 mi Coon Rapids
$2490
17 km or 10 mi Bloomington
$2253
18 km or 11 mi Maple Grove
$2357
20 km or 12 mi Minnetonka
$2346
20 km or 12 mi Eagan
$2166
20 km or 12 mi Blaine
$2457
21 km or 13 mi South St. Paul
$2101
21 km or 13 mi Eden Prairie
$2438
22 km or 14 mi Maplewood
$2093
23 km or 14 mi Savage
$2272
23 km or 14 mi Inver Grove Heights
$2132
23 km or 15 mi White Bear Lake
$2215
24 km or 15 mi Burnsville
$2206
24 km or 15 mi Oakdale
$2102
24 km or 15 mi Lino Lakes
$2332
25 km or 15 mi Chanhassen
$2378
25 km or 16 mi Champlin
$2521
27 km or 17 mi Woodbury
$2073
28 km or 17 mi Andover
$2489
28 km or 17 mi Apple Valley
$2140
29 km or 18 mi Shakopee
$2340
29 km or 18 mi Rosemount
$2173
31 km or 19 mi Cottage Grove
$2138
32 km or 20 mi Prior Lake
$2264
34 km or 21 mi Chaska
$2332
34 km or 21 mi Ramsey
$2690

Cities near Riyadh

Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$1013
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$860
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$959
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1005
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$910
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$868
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1285
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1327
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1375
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1872
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1810
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1424
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$996
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$710
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$646
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$543
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$875
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$540
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$938
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$621
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$671
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$892
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$606
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$541
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$594
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$559
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1032
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$606
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$685
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$920
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$798
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$561