Minneapolis vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Minneapolis	Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2308	$1637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5659	$3629
🏠 One person rent	$1339	$944
🏘️ Family rent	$2336	$1530
🍽️ Food expenses	$689	$375
🚐 Transport expenses	$122	$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4620	$2731
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	84	72
😀 Quality of life	88	78
🏙️ Population	430K	7.01M

The cost of living in Minneapolis is 41% more expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 1145th and 2911th ($2308 vs $1637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1045th 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 1.7 months in Riyadh. Minneapolis ranked 53rd best city to live in the United States vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 237th and 733rd 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	$19.1	$9.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.8	$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.52	$1.88
☕ Cappuccino	$5.89	$4.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.02	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1496	$1001
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1093	$748
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2583	$2174
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1998	$1140
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$69.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.6	$75.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.57%	5.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3373	$2485
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2457	$1703
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.52	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88.2	$37.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.86	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.93	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.64	$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$9.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.73	$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.88	$1.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.1	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.27	$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$8.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.11	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.1	$7.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.38	$2.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.48	$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.56	$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.88	$5.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.2	$102
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.5	$7.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$63	$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.5	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1724	$404
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27328	$10598

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Cities near Minneapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	Golden Valley	$2239
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	St. Louis Park	$2234
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Crystal	$2255
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Roseville	$2157
10 km or 6.2 mi	Richfield	$2227
10 km or 6.4 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2297
11 km or 6.6 mi	New Hope	$2281
11 km or 6.8 mi	New Brighton	$2275
12 km or 7.2 mi	Fridley	$2331
12 km or 7.3 mi	Edina	$2259
14 km or 8.8 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2340
14 km or 9 mi	Saint Paul	$1952
14 km or 9 mi	Shoreview	$2264
15 km or 9.3 mi	Plymouth	$2280
15 km or 9.6 mi	Coon Rapids	$2328
17 km or 10 mi	Bloomington	$2260
18 km or 11 mi	Maple Grove	$2321
20 km or 12 mi	Minnetonka	$2317
20 km or 12 mi	Eagan	$2214
20 km or 12 mi	Blaine	$2557
21 km or 13 mi	South St. Paul	$2085
21 km or 13 mi	Eden Prairie	$2382
22 km or 14 mi	Maplewood	$2092
23 km or 14 mi	Savage	$2269
23 km or 14 mi	Inver Grove Heights	$2134
23 km or 15 mi	White Bear Lake	$2213
24 km or 15 mi	Burnsville	$2263
24 km or 15 mi	Oakdale	$2119
24 km or 15 mi	Lino Lakes	$2324
25 km or 15 mi	Chanhassen	$2335
25 km or 16 mi	Champlin	$2478
27 km or 17 mi	Woodbury	$2159
28 km or 17 mi	Andover	$2401
28 km or 17 mi	Apple Valley	$2214
29 km or 18 mi	Shakopee	$2321
29 km or 18 mi	Rosemount	$2213
31 km or 19 mi	Cottage Grove	$2163
32 km or 20 mi	Prior Lake	$2273
34 km or 21 mi	Chaska	$2293
34 km or 21 mi	Ramsey	$2682

Cities near Riyadh

Distance	City	Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
316 km or 196 mi	Unaizah	$969
350 km or 217 mi	Ar Rass	$861
389 km or 242 mi	Dhahran	$1068
394 km or 245 mi	Dammam	$1056
395 km or 245 mi	Jubail	$901
417 km or 259 mi	Qatif	$897
420 km or 261 mi	Riffa	$1223
421 km or 262 mi	Isa Town	$1243
426 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1280
460 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1210
480 km or 298 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
491 km or 305 mi	Doha	$1779
496 km or 308 mi	Al Khor	$1709
540 km or 336 mi	Kuwait City	$1393
595 km or 369 mi	Ha'il	$846
611 km or 379 mi	Umm Qasr	$740
618 km or 384 mi	Al-Faw	$736
631 km or 392 mi	Bushehr	$551
646 km or 401 mi	Az Zubayr	$723
652 km or 405 mi	Abadan	$547
658 km or 409 mi	Basra	$904
659 km or 410 mi	Khorramshahr	$544
668 km or 415 mi	Bisha	$905
680 km or 423 mi	Borazjan	$546
701 km or 436 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$548
713 km or 443 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
714 km or 443 mi	Nasiriyah	$672
719 km or 447 mi	Medina	$1215
737 km or 458 mi	Kazerun	$557
747 km or 464 mi	Behbahan	$536
754 km or 469 mi	Samawah	$582
766 km or 476 mi	Ahvaz	$597
775 km or 481 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
790 km or 491 mi	Mecca	$979
798 km or 496 mi	Shiraz	$589
800 km or 497 mi	Amarah	$683
804 km or 499 mi	Bareq	$902
804 km or 500 mi	Jahrom	$547
823 km or 511 mi	Yasuj	$529