Minneapolis vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Minneapolis	Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2384	$1632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5758	$3539
🏠 One person rent	$1405	$946
🏘️ Family rent	$2471	$1446
🍽️ Food expenses	$702	$370
🚐 Transport expenses	$118	$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4498	$2285
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	86	70
😀 Quality of life	89	78
🏙️ Population	430K	7.01M

The cost of living in Minneapolis is 46% more expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 1119th and 3529th ($2384 vs $1632) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 959th 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 1.9 months in Minneapolis compared to 1.4 months in Riyadh. Minneapolis ranked 71st best city to live in the United States vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 263rd and 879th 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	$19.8	$8.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.8	$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$7.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.95	$1.62
☕ Cappuccino	$6.06	$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.17	$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1609	$1000
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1141	$763
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2803	$1845
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2106	$1133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$158	$98.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.4	$72.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.47%	5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3392	$2922
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2176	$1930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.1	$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.45	$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.09	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.09	$2.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$8.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$9.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.07	$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.7	$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.25	$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$8.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.1	$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.37	$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.53	$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.57	$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.88	$5.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.7	$93.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.5	$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.7	$57
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.3	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1530	$495
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26188	$9443

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Cities near Minneapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	Golden Valley	$2289
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	St. Louis Park	$2287
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Crystal	$2288
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Roseville	$2219
10 km or 6.2 mi	Richfield	$2270
10 km or 6.4 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2277
11 km or 6.6 mi	New Hope	$2284
11 km or 6.8 mi	New Brighton	$2260
12 km or 7.2 mi	Fridley	$2273
12 km or 7.3 mi	Edina	$2278
14 km or 8.8 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2273
14 km or 9 mi	Saint Paul	$2062
14 km or 9 mi	Shoreview	$2257
15 km or 9.3 mi	Plymouth	$2290
15 km or 9.6 mi	Coon Rapids	$2175
17 km or 10 mi	Bloomington	$2229
18 km or 11 mi	Maple Grove	$2303
20 km or 12 mi	Minnetonka	$2293
20 km or 12 mi	Eagan	$2189
20 km or 12 mi	Blaine	$2361
21 km or 13 mi	South St. Paul	$2160
21 km or 13 mi	Eden Prairie	$2359
22 km or 14 mi	Maplewood	$2197
23 km or 14 mi	Savage	$2212
23 km or 14 mi	Inver Grove Heights	$2189
23 km or 15 mi	White Bear Lake	$2234
24 km or 15 mi	Burnsville	$2192
24 km or 15 mi	Oakdale	$2230
24 km or 15 mi	Lino Lakes	$2275
25 km or 15 mi	Chanhassen	$2304
25 km or 16 mi	Champlin	$2410
27 km or 17 mi	Woodbury	$2292
28 km or 17 mi	Andover	$2354
28 km or 17 mi	Apple Valley	$2125
29 km or 18 mi	Shakopee	$2272
29 km or 18 mi	Rosemount	$2174
31 km or 19 mi	Cottage Grove	$2216
32 km or 20 mi	Prior Lake	$2219
34 km or 21 mi	Chaska	$2259
34 km or 21 mi	Ramsey	$2582

Cities near Riyadh

Distance	City	Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$793
316 km or 196 mi	Unaizah	$931
350 km or 217 mi	Ar Rass	$815
389 km or 242 mi	Dhahran	$931
394 km or 245 mi	Dammam	$1037
395 km or 245 mi	Jubail	$928
417 km or 259 mi	Qatif	$823
420 km or 261 mi	Riffa	$1109
421 km or 262 mi	Isa Town	$1192
426 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1309
460 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1281
480 km or 298 mi	As Sulayyil	$1005
491 km or 305 mi	Doha	$2014
496 km or 308 mi	Al Khor	$1923
540 km or 336 mi	Kuwait City	$1461
595 km or 369 mi	Ha'il	$775
611 km or 379 mi	Umm Qasr	$711
618 km or 384 mi	Al-Faw	$707
631 km or 392 mi	Bushehr	$465
646 km or 401 mi	Az Zubayr	$698
652 km or 405 mi	Abadan	$556
658 km or 409 mi	Basra	$861
659 km or 410 mi	Khorramshahr	$551
668 km or 415 mi	Bisha	$906
680 km or 423 mi	Borazjan	$489
701 km or 436 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$537
713 km or 443 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1710
714 km or 443 mi	Nasiriyah	$664
719 km or 447 mi	Medina	$1168
737 km or 458 mi	Kazerun	$523
747 km or 464 mi	Behbahan	$492
754 km or 469 mi	Samawah	$581
766 km or 476 mi	Ahvaz	$571
775 km or 481 mi	Abu Dhabi	$2070
790 km or 491 mi	Mecca	$1107
798 km or 496 mi	Shiraz	$565
800 km or 497 mi	Amarah	$680
804 km or 499 mi	Bareq	$893
804 km or 500 mi	Jahrom	$545
823 km or 511 mi	Yasuj	$487