Kobe vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kobe Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1106
$1627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2684
$3576
🏠 One person rent
$474
$931
🏘️ Family rent
$793
$1463
🍽️ Food expenses
$411
$375
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1672
$2496
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
91
73
😀 Quality of life
81
80
🏙️ Population
1.52M
7.01M

The cost of living in Kobe is 32% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 4945th and 3418th ($1106 vs $1627) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st 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 1.5 months in Riyadh. Kobe ranked 22nd best city to live in Japan vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 708th and 759th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kobe Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.42
$7.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.6
$53.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.56
$8.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.96
$1.86
☕ Cappuccino
$2.97
$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$430
$1007
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$316
$738
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$1807
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$556
$1160
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$64.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$99.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.79%
5.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4415
$2939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2758
$2197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.38
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.1
$37.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$2.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$8.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.78
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$30.8
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.88
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$9.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.06
$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.43
$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.07
$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.69
$5.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.6
$101
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.9
$51.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$7.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$50
$58.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.1
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$334
$451
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10723
$9818

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1033
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1091
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1152
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1056
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1097
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1037
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$1036
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1055
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1035
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$1050
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$1046
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$1068
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$1043
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1030
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1237
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$1019
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$1045
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$1061
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$1045
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1115
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1064
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$1020
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1277
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1062
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1038
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$1055
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$1063
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1118
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$1058
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$1133
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$1053
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$989
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1099
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$1080
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$1086
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$1157
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$1125
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1100
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$1020
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1079

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