Kobe vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kobe Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1076
$1642
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2686
$3429
🏠 One person rent
$489
$996
🏘️ Family rent
$946
$1477
🍽️ Food expenses
$335
$346
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2275
$2566
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
91
71
😀 Quality of life
96
74
🏙️ Population
1.52M
7.01M

The cost of living in Kobe is 34% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 4822nd and 2922nd ($1076 vs $1642) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 106th 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 2.1 months in Kobe compared to 1.6 months in Riyadh. Kobe ranked 3rd best city to live in Japan vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 14th and 1210th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kobe Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.97
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.6
$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.62
$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.36
$1.87
☕ Cappuccino
$2.89
$4.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.92
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$415
$1149
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$313
$792
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$906
$2059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$676
$1124
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$58.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$91.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.7
$73.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.63%
5.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3336
$2076
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2678
$1301
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.4
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80
$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$7.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.25
$7.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.69
$4.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.5
$7.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.31
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.45
$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.08
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.7
$5.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.4
$100
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.1
$49.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.3
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.3
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$336
$358
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9012
$9649

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1006
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1085
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1060
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1024
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1058
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1000
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$993
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1006
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1005
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$995
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$977
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$972
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$996
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1006
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1116
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$1000
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$996
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$997
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$997
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1103
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1012
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$995
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1284
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1012
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1048
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$994
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$994
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1069
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$990
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$1105
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$995
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$1024
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1048
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$997
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$998
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$995
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$1103
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1041
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$993
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1015

Cities near Riyadh

Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$1013
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$860
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$959
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1005
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$910
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$868
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1285
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1327
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1375
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1872
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1810
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1424
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$996
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$710
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$646
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$543
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$875
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$540
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$938
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$621
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$671
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$892
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$606
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$541
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$594
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$559
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1032
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$606
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$685
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$920
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$798
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$561