Minsk vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Minsk Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$717
$1586
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1821
$3407
🏠 One person rent
$350
$921
🏘️ Family rent
$629
$1393
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$358
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.8
$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$641
$2861
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
62
71
😀 Quality of life
67
77
🏙️ Population
1.99M
7.01M

The cost of living in Minsk is 55% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 6834th and 3292nd ($717 vs $1586) 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 1.8 months in Riyadh. Minsk ranked 1st best city to live in Belarus vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 3775th and 796th among best cities to live in the world.

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Minsk Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.19
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.7
$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.94
$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$1.99
☕ Cappuccino
$1.7
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$435
$1005
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$271
$726
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$787
$1969
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$510
$1032
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.8
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53
$99.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.7
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.54%
5.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1923
$2212
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1217
$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.6
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.6
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$8.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$8.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.78
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.59
$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.79
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.57
$2.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.69
$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.07
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.69
$5.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.2
$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.57
$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$49.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.84
$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.3
$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$302
$373
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10290
$10359

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Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$563
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$516
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$437
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1341
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$467
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$950
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$298
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$437
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$899
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$871
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$390
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$856
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1191
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$469
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$886
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$902
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$817
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1061
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1002
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$461
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$946
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$527
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1057
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$999
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1113
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$422
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$916
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1111
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$418
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$487
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$856
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$931
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1169
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1042
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$529
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1118
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1377
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$893
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$1042
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$795

Cities near Riyadh

Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$940
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$828
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$870
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$989
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$878
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1218
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1226
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1267
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1810
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1719
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1457
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$944
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$716
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$713
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$548
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$705
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$557
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$879
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$552
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$895
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$541
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$665
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$853
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$537
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$507
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$586
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$588
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$940
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$558
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$895
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$561
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$489