Minsk vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Minsk | Riyadh | |
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| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
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| 🎓 Higher education | ||
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The cost of living in Minsk is 55% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 6924th and 3418th ($735 vs $1627) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Belarus and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Belarus vs Saudi Arabia comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Minsk compared to 1.5 months in Riyadh. Minsk ranked 1st best city to live in Belarus vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 4343rd and 759th among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Minsk vs Riyadh
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| Minsk | Riyadh | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 72 km or 44 mi |  Barysaw | |
| 136 km or 85 mi | Baranavichy | |
| 139 km or 86 mi | Babruysk | |
| 171 km or 107 mi |  Vilnius | |
| 182 km or 113 mi | Mogilev | |
| 218 km or 135 mi | Utena | |
| 220 km or 137 mi | Vitebsk | |
| 221 km or 137 mi | Pinsk | |
| 229 km or 142 mi |  Daugavpils | |
| 235 km or 146 mi | Alytus | |
| 247 km or 154 mi | Grodno | |
| 249 km or 155 mi | Jonava | |
| 260 km or 161 mi | Kaunas | |
| 280 km or 174 mi | Gomel | |
| 283 km or 176 mi | Marijampole | |
| 288 km or 179 mi | Panevezys | |
| 290 km or 180 mi | Rezekne | |
| 303 km or 188 mi |  Suwalki | |
| 303 km or 189 mi | Bialystok | |
| 307 km or 191 mi |  Smolensk | |
| 308 km or 191 mi | Jekabpils | |
| 330 km or 205 mi | Brest | |
| 342 km or 212 mi | Elk | |
| 353 km or 219 mi | Siauliai | |
| 363 km or 226 mi | Biala Podlaska | |
| 367 km or 228 mi |  Chernihiv | |
| 371 km or 231 mi | Lomza | |
| 374 km or 232 mi | Ogre | |
| 376 km or 233 mi | Rivne | |
| 382 km or 238 mi | Lutsk | |
| 390 km or 243 mi | Jelgava | |
| 401 km or 249 mi | Siedlce | |
| 403 km or 250 mi | Riga | |
| 406 km or 252 mi | Ostroleka | |
| 412 km or 256 mi | Zhytomyr | |
| 413 km or 257 mi | Chelm | |
| 416 km or 259 mi | Jurmala | |
| 426 km or 265 mi | Valmiera | |
| 427 km or 265 mi | Mazeikiai | |
| 434 km or 269 mi | Kyiv |
Cities near Riyadh
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 310 km or 193 mi |  Al-Mubarraz | |
| 316 km or 196 mi | Unaizah | |
| 350 km or 217 mi | Ar Rass | |
| 389 km or 242 mi | Dhahran | |
| 394 km or 245 mi | Dammam | |
| 395 km or 245 mi | Jubail | |
| 417 km or 259 mi | Qatif | |
| 420 km or 261 mi |  Riffa | |
| 421 km or 262 mi | Isa Town | |
| 426 km or 265 mi | Manama | |
| 460 km or 286 mi |  Al Wafrah | |
| 480 km or 298 mi | As Sulayyil | |
| 491 km or 305 mi |  Doha | |
| 496 km or 308 mi | Al Khor | |
| 540 km or 336 mi | Kuwait City | |
| 595 km or 369 mi | Ha'il | |
| 611 km or 379 mi |  Umm Qasr | |
| 618 km or 384 mi | Al-Faw | |
| 631 km or 392 mi |  Bushehr | |
| 646 km or 401 mi | Az Zubayr | |
| 652 km or 405 mi | Abadan | |
| 658 km or 409 mi | Basra | |
| 659 km or 410 mi | Khorramshahr | |
| 668 km or 415 mi | Bisha | |
| 680 km or 423 mi | Borazjan | |
| 701 km or 436 mi | Bandar-e Mahshahr | |
| 713 km or 443 mi |  Madinat Zayed | |
| 714 km or 443 mi | Nasiriyah | |
| 719 km or 447 mi | Medina | |
| 737 km or 458 mi | Kazerun | |
| 747 km or 464 mi | Behbahan | |
| 754 km or 469 mi | Samawah | |
| 766 km or 476 mi | Ahvaz | |
| 775 km or 481 mi | Abu Dhabi | |
| 790 km or 491 mi | Mecca | |
| 798 km or 496 mi | Shiraz | |
| 800 km or 497 mi | Amarah | |
| 804 km or 499 mi | Bareq | |
| 804 km or 500 mi | Jahrom | |
| 823 km or 511 mi | Yasuj |