Riyadh vs Winnipeg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Riyadh	Winnipeg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1586	$1754
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3407	$4040
🏠 One person rent	$921	$960
🏘️ Family rent	$1393	$1568
🍽️ Food expenses	$358	$525
🚐 Transport expenses	$176	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2861	$2464
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	71	46
😀 Quality of life	77	87
🏙️ Population	7.01M	750K

The cost of living in Riyadh is 10% less expensive than in Winnipeg. Cities ranked 3292nd and 2708th ($1586 vs $1754) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 107th in Saudi Arabia and Canada, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Riyadh compared to 1.4 months in Winnipeg. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Winnipeg ranked 21st in Canada, while ranked 796th and 250th 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	$7.92	$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$52.9	$58.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.96	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$5.08
☕ Cappuccino	$4.33	$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$2.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1005	$810
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$726	$801
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1969	$1459
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1032	$1333
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.1	$96.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.7	$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$74.1	$61.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.34%	6.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2212	$3190
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1360	$2819
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.05	$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.6	$79.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.1	$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.61	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.24	$1.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.49	$3.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.03	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.34	$9.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$3.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$3.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$1.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.13	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.98	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$3.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.43	$13.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.85	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.26	$3.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.61	$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$5.1	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$104	$38.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.9	$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.9	$80.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.27	$21.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.9	$52.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$373	$820
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10359	$12307

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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

Cities near Winnipeg

Distance	City	Cost of living
201 km or 125 mi	Brandon	$1367
218 km or 135 mi	Grand Forks	$1652
335 km or 208 mi	Fargo	$1673
335 km or 208 mi	West Fargo	$1782
336 km or 209 mi	Moorhead	$2121
353 km or 219 mi	Minot	$1690
434 km or 270 mi	Bismarck	$1515
438 km or 272 mi	Mandan	$1663
501 km or 312 mi	Aberdeen	$2131
508 km or 316 mi	Duluth	$1753
510 km or 317 mi	Williston	$1823
513 km or 319 mi	Superior	$2003
530 km or 330 mi	St. Cloud	$1414
535 km or 332 mi	Regina	$1678
554 km or 344 mi	Watertown	$2391
574 km or 357 mi	Elk River	$2416
584 km or 363 mi	Ramsey	$2640
592 km or 368 mi	Andover	$2447
593 km or 368 mi	Champlin	$2485
598 km or 372 mi	Thunder Bay	$1698
601 km or 374 mi	Moose Jaw	$1408
602 km or 374 mi	Blaine	$2429
603 km or 374 mi	Maple Grove	$2353
604 km or 375 mi	Coon Rapids	$2476
604 km or 375 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2398
607 km or 377 mi	Lino Lakes	$2319
608 km or 378 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2358
608 km or 378 mi	Fridley	$2400
609 km or 378 mi	Plymouth	$2292
609 km or 378 mi	New Hope	$2282
610 km or 379 mi	Crystal	$2280
612 km or 380 mi	New Brighton	$2305
612 km or 381 mi	Golden Valley	$2231
613 km or 381 mi	Shoreview	$2282
617 km or 383 mi	Minnetonka	$2297
617 km or 384 mi	White Bear Lake	$2252
618 km or 384 mi	St. Louis Park	$2224
618 km or 384 mi	Minneapolis	$2256
620 km or 385 mi	Roseville	$2193
621 km or 386 mi	Brookings	$2750