Minsk vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Minsk Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$649
$1642
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1703
$3429
🏠 One person rent
$293
$996
🏘️ Family rent
$577
$1477
🍽️ Food expenses
$238
$346
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.2
$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$599
$2566
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
62
71
😀 Quality of life
67
74
🏙️ Population
2M
7.01M

The cost of living in Minsk is 60% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 7206th and 2922nd ($649 vs $1642) 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 0.9 months in Minsk compared to 1.6 months in Riyadh. Minsk ranked 1st best city to live in Belarus vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 3890th and 1210th among best cities to live in the world.

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Minsk Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.4
$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.57
$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.87
☕ Cappuccino
$1.56
$4.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$1149
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$792
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$721
$2059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$466
$1124
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.6
$58.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.8
$91.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.7
$73.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.01%
5.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1825
$2076
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1163
$1301
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.5
$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.7
$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.24
$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.16
$7.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$7.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.16
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.68
$4.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.85
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.52
$7.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.51
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.67
$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.08
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$5.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.3
$100
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.63
$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$49.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.77
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.2
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.7
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$332
$358
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5767
$9649

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Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$528
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$490
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$426
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1303
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$472
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$928
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$299
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$423
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$864
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$850
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$385
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$835
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1080
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$406
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$922
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$877
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$831
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1028
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$949
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$437
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$927
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$415
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1013
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$827
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$969
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$443
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$1027
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1088
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$476
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$518
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$827
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$842
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1135
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1029
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$495
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$980
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1362
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$860
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$985
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$760

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