Minsk vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Minsk Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$836
$1632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2112
$3539
🏠 One person rent
$408
$946
🏘️ Family rent
$716
$1446
🍽️ Food expenses
$295
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$54
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$632
$2285
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
59
70
😀 Quality of life
68
78
🏙️ Population
2M
7.01M

The cost of living in Minsk is 49% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 6618th and 3529th ($836 vs $1632) 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 0.8 months in Minsk compared to 1.4 months in Riyadh. Minsk ranked 1st best city to live in Belarus vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 4692nd and 879th 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
$10.5
$8.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.7
$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.67
$7.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$1.96
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.71
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$494
$1000
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$329
$763
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$888
$1845
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$591
$1133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.7
$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.5
$98.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11
$72.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.58%
5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2225
$2922
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1419
$1930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.3
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.49
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.52
$2.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.3
$8.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$9.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.97
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.42
$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.5
$8.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.66
$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.01
$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$5.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.5
$93.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.14
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.8
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.8
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$44
$57
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$353
$495
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12897
$9443

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Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$628
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$568
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$450
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1461
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$622
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$1003
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$335
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$484
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$952
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$907
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$399
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$890
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1279
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$545
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$947
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$1012
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$853
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1133
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1214
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$589
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$912
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$589
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1184
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$1001
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1109
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$500
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$1062
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1027
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$405
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$554
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$908
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$1028
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1248
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1188
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$562
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1220
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1423
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$944
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$903
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$882

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