Minneapolis vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Minneapolis	Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2256	$1586
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5584	$3407
🏠 One person rent	$1311	$921
🏘️ Family rent	$2372	$1393
🍽️ Food expenses	$676	$358
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4424	$2861
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	83	71
😀 Quality of life	88	77
🏙️ Population	430K	7.01M

The cost of living in Minneapolis is 42% more expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 1228th and 3292nd ($2256 vs $1586) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1082nd 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 months in Minneapolis compared to 1.8 months in Riyadh. Minneapolis ranked 60th best city to live in the United States vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 234th and 796th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Minneapolis vs Riyadh

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	Minneapolis	Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.8	$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.96	$1.99
☕ Cappuccino	$6	$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3	$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1461	$1005
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1061	$726
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2697	$1969
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2009	$1032
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$99.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.6	$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.5%	5.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3075	$2212
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2486	$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90	$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.2	$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.01	$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.52	$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$8.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$8.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.74	$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.14	$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.25	$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.9	$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.25	$2.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.17	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.44	$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.92	$5.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.9	$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$105	$49.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.7	$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.9	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1565	$373
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27084	$10359

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Cities near Minneapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	Golden Valley	$2231
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	St. Louis Park	$2224
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Crystal	$2280
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Roseville	$2193
10 km or 6.2 mi	Richfield	$2224
10 km or 6.4 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2358
11 km or 6.6 mi	New Hope	$2282
11 km or 6.8 mi	New Brighton	$2305
12 km or 7.2 mi	Fridley	$2400
12 km or 7.3 mi	Edina	$2251
14 km or 8.8 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2398
14 km or 9 mi	Saint Paul	$2091
14 km or 9 mi	Shoreview	$2282
15 km or 9.3 mi	Plymouth	$2292
15 km or 9.6 mi	Coon Rapids	$2476
17 km or 10 mi	Bloomington	$2239
18 km or 11 mi	Maple Grove	$2353
20 km or 12 mi	Minnetonka	$2297
20 km or 12 mi	Eagan	$2200
20 km or 12 mi	Blaine	$2429
21 km or 13 mi	South St. Paul	$2177
21 km or 13 mi	Eden Prairie	$2361
22 km or 14 mi	Maplewood	$2212
23 km or 14 mi	Savage	$2249
23 km or 14 mi	Inver Grove Heights	$2196
23 km or 15 mi	White Bear Lake	$2252
24 km or 15 mi	Burnsville	$2227
24 km or 15 mi	Oakdale	$2258
24 km or 15 mi	Lino Lakes	$2319
25 km or 15 mi	Chanhassen	$2320
25 km or 16 mi	Champlin	$2485
27 km or 17 mi	Woodbury	$2352
28 km or 17 mi	Andover	$2447
28 km or 17 mi	Apple Valley	$2162
29 km or 18 mi	Shakopee	$2318
29 km or 18 mi	Rosemount	$2191
31 km or 19 mi	Cottage Grove	$2252
32 km or 20 mi	Prior Lake	$2262
34 km or 21 mi	Chaska	$2294
34 km or 21 mi	Ramsey	$2640

Cities near Riyadh

Distance	City	Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$783
316 km or 196 mi	Unaizah	$940
350 km or 217 mi	Ar Rass	$828
389 km or 242 mi	Dhahran	$870
394 km or 245 mi	Dammam	$989
395 km or 245 mi	Jubail	$928
417 km or 259 mi	Qatif	$878
420 km or 261 mi	Riffa	$1218
421 km or 262 mi	Isa Town	$1226
426 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1267
460 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1268
480 km or 298 mi	As Sulayyil	$1021
491 km or 305 mi	Doha	$1810
496 km or 308 mi	Al Khor	$1719
540 km or 336 mi	Kuwait City	$1457
595 km or 369 mi	Ha'il	$944
611 km or 379 mi	Umm Qasr	$716
618 km or 384 mi	Al-Faw	$713
631 km or 392 mi	Bushehr	$548
646 km or 401 mi	Az Zubayr	$705
652 km or 405 mi	Abadan	$557
658 km or 409 mi	Basra	$879
659 km or 410 mi	Khorramshahr	$552
668 km or 415 mi	Bisha	$895
680 km or 423 mi	Borazjan	$541
701 km or 436 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$542
713 km or 443 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1630
714 km or 443 mi	Nasiriyah	$665
719 km or 447 mi	Medina	$853
737 km or 458 mi	Kazerun	$537
747 km or 464 mi	Behbahan	$507
754 km or 469 mi	Samawah	$586
766 km or 476 mi	Ahvaz	$588
775 km or 481 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1802
790 km or 491 mi	Mecca	$940
798 km or 496 mi	Shiraz	$558
800 km or 497 mi	Amarah	$680
804 km or 499 mi	Bareq	$895
804 km or 500 mi	Jahrom	$561
823 km or 511 mi	Yasuj	$489