Kobe vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kobe Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1185
$1628
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2857
$3587
🏠 One person rent
$519
$936
🏘️ Family rent
$877
$1460
🍽️ Food expenses
$424
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1748
$2284
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
91
70
😀 Quality of life
94
78
🏙️ Population
1.52M
7.01M

The cost of living in Kobe is 27% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 4788th and 3485th ($1185 vs $1628) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 1st in Japan and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Japan vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Kobe compared to 1.4 months in Riyadh. Kobe ranked 5th best city to live in Japan vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 40th and 899th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kobe vs Riyadh

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Kobe Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.42
$7.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$53.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.76
$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.43
$1.72
☕ Cappuccino
$2.42
$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.02
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$483
$999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$757
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$882
$1794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$644
$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$57.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$87.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.4
$73.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.08%
5.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4306
$3071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2819
$1929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.44
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.7
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.25
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$9.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28.9
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.06
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.98
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.76
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.42
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.35
$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.26
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.99
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$5.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.9
$89.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.2
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.3
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.5
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$320
$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10496
$10912

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1012
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1066
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1141
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1024
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1059
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1031
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$1021
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1010
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1014
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$996
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$988
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$1042
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$991
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1004
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1254
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$997
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$1028
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$982
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$1020
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1099
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1046
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$997
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1063
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1035
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1007
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$1033
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$1039
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1026
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$1034
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$975
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$1026
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$946
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1010
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$1046
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$1056
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$1119
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$986
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1044
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$989
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1038

Cities near Riyadh

Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$938
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$834
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$965
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1059
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$917
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$778
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1062
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1218
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1340
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$993
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2100
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$2015
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1437
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$738
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$703
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$454
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$694
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$522
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$509
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$890
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$457
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$655
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1164
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$471
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$469
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$573
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$548
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1031
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$505
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$670
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$873
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$494
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$459