Kobe vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kobe Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1103
$1632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2716
$3539
🏠 One person rent
$453
$946
🏘️ Family rent
$762
$1446
🍽️ Food expenses
$423
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$136
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1876
$2285
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
91
70
😀 Quality of life
81
78
🏙️ Population
1.52M
7.01M

The cost of living in Kobe is 32% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 5047th and 3529th ($1103 vs $1632) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 98th 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 1.7 months in Kobe compared to 1.4 months in Riyadh. Kobe ranked 16th best city to live in Japan vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 681st and 879th 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
$6.87
$8.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.06
$7.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.89
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$2.81
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.89
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$421
$1000
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$312
$763
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$763
$1845
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$555
$1133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.2
$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$98.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.8
$72.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.01%
5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5111
$2922
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2533
$1930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.39
$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.1
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.8
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.49
$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$2.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$8.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$9.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$30.6
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.21
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$8.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.24
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.52
$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.33
$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.34
$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.01
$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$5.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.8
$93.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.6
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.2
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.4
$57
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.8
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$331
$495
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12285
$9443

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1029
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1093
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1131
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1042
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1078
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1016
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$1012
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1041
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1015
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$1028
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$1029
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$1061
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$1012
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1010
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1274
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$997
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$1037
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$1033
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$1041
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1127
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1049
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$999
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1162
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1047
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1017
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$1040
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$1044
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1075
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$1045
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$1046
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$1051
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$966
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1057
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$1056
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$1062
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$1142
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$1051
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1084
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$996
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1071

Cities near Riyadh

Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$931
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$815
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$931
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1037
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$823
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1109
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1192
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1309
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2014
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1923
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1461
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$775
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$711
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$707
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$465
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$556
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$551
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$906
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$489
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$664
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1168
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$523
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$492
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$581
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$571
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1107
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$565
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$893
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$545
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$487