Riyadh vs Winnipeg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Riyadh	Winnipeg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1627	$1817
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3576	$4213
🏠 One person rent	$931	$1012
🏘️ Family rent	$1463	$1688
🍽️ Food expenses	$375	$546
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2496	$2544
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	73	45
😀 Quality of life	80	89
🏙️ Population	7.01M	750K

The cost of living in Riyadh is 10% less expensive than in Winnipeg. Cities ranked 3418th and 2674th ($1627 vs $1817) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 79th in Saudi Arabia and Canada, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Riyadh compared to 1.4 months in Winnipeg. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Winnipeg ranked 20th in Canada, while ranked 759th and 251st 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	$7.98	$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.8	$65.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.06	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$5.21
☕ Cappuccino	$4.24	$3.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.78	$2.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1007	$838
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$738	$868
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1807	$1468
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1160	$1496
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.4	$88
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.8	$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$74.1	$61.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.19%	5.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2939	$2975
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2197	$2686
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.07	$2.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.5	$82.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.5	$14.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.28	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$3.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.88	$3.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.6	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$3.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$3.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.3	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$3.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.34	$15.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.73	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.67	$4.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.36	$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$5.22	$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$101	$38.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.9	$76
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.99	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.5	$47.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$451	$956
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9818	$11646

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Cities near Riyadh

Distance	City	Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$806
316 km or 196 mi	Unaizah	$967
350 km or 217 mi	Ar Rass	$862
389 km or 242 mi	Dhahran	$908
394 km or 245 mi	Dammam	$1008
395 km or 245 mi	Jubail	$930
417 km or 259 mi	Qatif	$873
420 km or 261 mi	Riffa	$1201
421 km or 262 mi	Isa Town	$1230
426 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1237
460 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1283
480 km or 298 mi	As Sulayyil	$1008
491 km or 305 mi	Doha	$1849
496 km or 308 mi	Al Khor	$1770
540 km or 336 mi	Kuwait City	$1454
595 km or 369 mi	Ha'il	$825
611 km or 379 mi	Umm Qasr	$726
618 km or 384 mi	Al-Faw	$730
631 km or 392 mi	Bushehr	$453
646 km or 401 mi	Az Zubayr	$719
652 km or 405 mi	Abadan	$549
658 km or 409 mi	Basra	$889
659 km or 410 mi	Khorramshahr	$542
668 km or 415 mi	Bisha	$918
680 km or 423 mi	Borazjan	$477
701 km or 436 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$521
713 km or 443 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1730
714 km or 443 mi	Nasiriyah	$669
719 km or 447 mi	Medina	$1182
737 km or 458 mi	Kazerun	$503
747 km or 464 mi	Behbahan	$483
754 km or 469 mi	Samawah	$583
766 km or 476 mi	Ahvaz	$571
775 km or 481 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1942
790 km or 491 mi	Mecca	$1162
798 km or 496 mi	Shiraz	$553
800 km or 497 mi	Amarah	$681
804 km or 499 mi	Bareq	$903
804 km or 500 mi	Jahrom	$530
823 km or 511 mi	Yasuj	$463

Cities near Winnipeg

Distance	City	Cost of living
201 km or 125 mi	Brandon	$1320
218 km or 135 mi	Grand Forks	$1884
335 km or 208 mi	Fargo	$1663
335 km or 208 mi	West Fargo	$1786
336 km or 209 mi	Moorhead	$2130
353 km or 219 mi	Minot	$1687
434 km or 270 mi	Bismarck	$1974
438 km or 272 mi	Mandan	$2033
501 km or 312 mi	Aberdeen	$1637
508 km or 316 mi	Duluth	$1929
510 km or 317 mi	Williston	$1714
513 km or 319 mi	Superior	$2357
530 km or 330 mi	St. Cloud	$1456
535 km or 332 mi	Regina	$1675
554 km or 344 mi	Watertown	$2265
574 km or 357 mi	Elk River	$2422
584 km or 363 mi	Ramsey	$2678
592 km or 368 mi	Andover	$2386
593 km or 368 mi	Champlin	$2478
598 km or 372 mi	Thunder Bay	$1693
601 km or 374 mi	Moose Jaw	$1486
602 km or 374 mi	Blaine	$2528
603 km or 374 mi	Maple Grove	$2329
604 km or 375 mi	Coon Rapids	$2283
604 km or 375 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2335
607 km or 377 mi	Lino Lakes	$2320
608 km or 378 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2328
608 km or 378 mi	Fridley	$2330
609 km or 378 mi	Plymouth	$2307
609 km or 378 mi	New Hope	$2305
610 km or 379 mi	Crystal	$2306
612 km or 380 mi	New Brighton	$2302
612 km or 381 mi	Golden Valley	$2285
613 km or 381 mi	Shoreview	$2289
617 km or 383 mi	Minnetonka	$2317
617 km or 384 mi	White Bear Lake	$2252
618 km or 384 mi	St. Louis Park	$2277
618 km or 384 mi	Minneapolis	$2380
620 km or 385 mi	Roseville	$2221
621 km or 386 mi	Brookings	$2714