Minsk vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Minsk Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$727
$1637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1874
$3629
🏠 One person rent
$352
$944
🏘️ Family rent
$652
$1530
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$375
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.5
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$686
$2731
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
61
72
😀 Quality of life
67
78
🏙️ Population
1.99M
7.01M

The cost of living in Minsk is 56% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 6769th and 2911th ($727 vs $1637) 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 1.7 months in Riyadh. Minsk ranked 1st best city to live in Belarus vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 3750th and 733rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Minsk Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.19
$9.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.8
$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.31
$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$1.88
☕ Cappuccino
$1.69
$4.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.71
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$1001
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$280
$748
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$818
$2174
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$534
$1140
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.9
$69.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.3
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$75.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.66%
5.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1925
$2485
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1211
$1703
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.4
$37.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.73
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.76
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.28
$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.31
$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$9.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.72
$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.59
$8.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.82
$7.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.38
$2.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.66
$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.07
$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$5.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.8
$102
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.6
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$7.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.5
$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$330
$404
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10220
$10598

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Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$570
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$517
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$438
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1261
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$474
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$936
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$300
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$435
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$843
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$850
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$385
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$847
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1150
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$440
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$882
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$950
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$761
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1016
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$935
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$479
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$840
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$469
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1025
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$953
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$965
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$433
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$964
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$933
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$394
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$510
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$804
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$882
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1113
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1025
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$549
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1107
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1299
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$835
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$983
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$850

Cities near Riyadh

Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$969
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$861
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$1068
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1056
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$901
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$897
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1223
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1243
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1280
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1210
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1041
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1779
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1709
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1393
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$846
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$740
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$736
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$551
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$723
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$547
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$904
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$544
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$905
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$546
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$548
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$672
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1215
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$557
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$536
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$582
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$597
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$979
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$589
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$683
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$902
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$547
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$529