Riyadh vs Winnipeg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Riyadh	Winnipeg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1632	$1834
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3539	$4337
🏠 One person rent	$946	$1020
🏘️ Family rent	$1446	$1737
🍽️ Food expenses	$370	$550
🚐 Transport expenses	$183	$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2285	$2529
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	70	46
😀 Quality of life	78	88
🏙️ Population	7.01M	750K

The cost of living in Riyadh is 11% less expensive than in Winnipeg. Cities ranked 3529th and 2723rd ($1632 vs $1834) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 95th in Saudi Arabia and Canada, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Riyadh compared to 1.4 months in Winnipeg. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Winnipeg ranked 26th in Canada, while ranked 879th and 326th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Riyadh vs Winnipeg

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	Riyadh	Winnipeg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.06	$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.3	$65
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.94	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$5.83
☕ Cappuccino	$4.33	$4.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1000	$924
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$763	$853
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1845	$1589
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1133	$1519
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.5	$93.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.6	$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$72.1	$59.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.58%	5.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2922	$2533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1930	$2435
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.08	$2.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.3	$83.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.3	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.61	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.27	$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$3.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.69	$3.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.76	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.8	$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$3.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$3.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.39	$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.07	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.77	$3.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.34	$16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.71	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.31	$4.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.38	$2.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$5.23	$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$93.5	$43.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.6	$78.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.02	$18.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$57	$46.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$74.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$495	$1107
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9443	$13280

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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

Cities near Winnipeg

Distance	City	Cost of living
201 km or 125 mi	Brandon	$1406
218 km or 135 mi	Grand Forks	$1842
335 km or 208 mi	Fargo	$1634
335 km or 208 mi	West Fargo	$1763
336 km or 209 mi	Moorhead	$2147
353 km or 219 mi	Minot	$1665
434 km or 270 mi	Bismarck	$1981
438 km or 272 mi	Mandan	$2031
501 km or 312 mi	Aberdeen	$1576
508 km or 316 mi	Duluth	$1945
510 km or 317 mi	Williston	$1747
513 km or 319 mi	Superior	$2354
530 km or 330 mi	St. Cloud	$1573
535 km or 332 mi	Regina	$1762
554 km or 344 mi	Watertown	$2098
574 km or 357 mi	Elk River	$2392
584 km or 363 mi	Ramsey	$2582
592 km or 368 mi	Andover	$2354
593 km or 368 mi	Champlin	$2410
598 km or 372 mi	Thunder Bay	$1709
601 km or 374 mi	Moose Jaw	$1506
602 km or 374 mi	Blaine	$2361
603 km or 374 mi	Maple Grove	$2303
604 km or 375 mi	Coon Rapids	$2175
604 km or 375 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2273
607 km or 377 mi	Lino Lakes	$2275
608 km or 378 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2277
608 km or 378 mi	Fridley	$2273
609 km or 378 mi	Plymouth	$2290
609 km or 378 mi	New Hope	$2284
610 km or 379 mi	Crystal	$2288
612 km or 380 mi	New Brighton	$2260
612 km or 381 mi	Golden Valley	$2289
613 km or 381 mi	Shoreview	$2257
617 km or 383 mi	Minnetonka	$2293
617 km or 384 mi	White Bear Lake	$2234
618 km or 384 mi	St. Louis Park	$2287
618 km or 384 mi	Minneapolis	$2384
620 km or 385 mi	Roseville	$2219
621 km or 386 mi	Brookings	$2429