Minsk vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Minsk Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$924
$1628
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2352
$3587
🏠 One person rent
$455
$936
🏘️ Family rent
$813
$1460
🍽️ Food expenses
$324
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$62
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$692
$2284
😷 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 43% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 6121st and 3485th ($924 vs $1628) 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 1.4 months in Riyadh. Minsk ranked 1st best city to live in Belarus vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 4446th and 899th 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
$10.8
$7.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.4
$53.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.32
$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$1.72
☕ Cappuccino
$2.23
$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$562
$999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$757
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1020
$1794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$667
$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40
$57.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.6
$87.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.6
$73.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.41%
5.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2491
$3071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1574
$1929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.9
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.21
$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.75
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.16
$9.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.45
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.49
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.98
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.62
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.21
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.25
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.33
$5.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.6
$89.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.97
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.46
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.6
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$406
$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14758
$10912

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Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$676
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$608
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$477
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1434
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$669
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$974
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$355
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$527
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$938
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$881
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$445
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$859
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1258
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$589
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$928
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$982
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$835
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1114
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1229
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$629
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$895
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$669
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1170
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$964
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1078
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$479
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$1060
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1000
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$397
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$543
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$893
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$1023
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1254
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1165
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$591
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1205
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1374
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$938
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$860
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$853

Cities near Riyadh

Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$938
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$834
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$965
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1059
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$917
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$778
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1062
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1218
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1340
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$993
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2100
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$2015
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1437
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$738
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$703
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$454
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$694
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$522
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$509
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$890
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$457
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$655
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1164
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$471
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$469
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$573
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$548
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1031
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$505
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$670
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$873
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$494
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$459