Kobe vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kobe Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1119
$1586
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2825
$3407
🏠 One person rent
$481
$921
🏘️ Family rent
$880
$1393
🍽️ Food expenses
$374
$358
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1779
$2861
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
91
71
😀 Quality of life
78
77
🏙️ Population
1.52M
7.01M

The cost of living in Kobe is 29% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 4855th and 3292nd ($1119 vs $1586) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 121st 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 1.6 months in Kobe compared to 1.8 months in Riyadh. Kobe ranked 33rd best city to live in Japan vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 631st and 796th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kobe Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.03
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26
$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.92
$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.09
$1.99
☕ Cappuccino
$3.04
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.94
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$453
$1005
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$337
$726
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$873
$1969
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$671
$1032
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.9
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$139
$99.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.8
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.76%
5.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4552
$2212
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3248
$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.49
$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.5
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.7
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$8.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.16
$8.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.51
$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.43
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$2.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.78
$5.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.2
$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.2
$49.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.5
$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.7
$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$359
$373
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14101
$10359

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1084
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1169
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1181
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1096
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1132
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1083
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$1072
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1073
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1097
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$1066
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$1052
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$1045
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$1068
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1106
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1212
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$1088
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$1072
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$1068
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$1067
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1174
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1094
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$1080
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1362
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1086
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1138
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$1080
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$1091
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1140
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$1087
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$1169
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$1071
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$1104
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1117
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$1103
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$1111
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$1172
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$1162
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1123
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$1075
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1094

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