Kyoto vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyoto Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1100
$1628
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2780
$3587
🏠 One person rent
$419
$936
🏘️ Family rent
$722
$1460
🍽️ Food expenses
$369
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$213
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1874
$2284
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
39 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
96
70
😀 Quality of life
78
78
🏙️ Population
1.46M
7.01M

The cost of living in Kyoto is 32% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 5014th and 3485th ($1100 vs $1628) 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 1.7 months in Kyoto compared to 1.4 months in Riyadh. Kyoto ranked 42nd best city to live in Japan vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 867th and 899th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kyoto vs Riyadh

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Kyoto Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.94
$7.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29
$53.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.65
$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.27
$1.72
☕ Cappuccino
$3
$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.83
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$467
$999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$757
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$861
$1794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$531
$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.4
$57.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.2
$87.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.4
$73.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.08%
5.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4384
$3071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2352
$1929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.45
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.6
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.3
$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.71
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$9.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.83
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.64
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.47
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.86
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.68
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.72
$5.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54
$89.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.6
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.5
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$57
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.2
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$607
$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6117
$10912

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Distance City Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.6 mi Otsu
$930
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Muko
$949
12 km or 7.2 mi Nagaokakyo
$950
15 km or 9.1 mi Uji
$964
16 km or 10 mi Yawata
$946
17 km or 11 mi Shimamoto
$942
18 km or 11 mi Joyo
$949
18 km or 11 mi Kameoka
$960
18 km or 11 mi Kusatsu
$930
21 km or 13 mi Ritto
$932
21 km or 13 mi Moriyama
$932
22 km or 14 mi Kyotanabe
$954
23 km or 14 mi Takatsuki
$946
24 km or 15 mi Hirakata
$986
24 km or 15 mi Yasu
$936
26 km or 16 mi Katano
$946
28 km or 17 mi Seika
$946
28 km or 18 mi Ibaraki
$986
29 km or 18 mi Konan
$941
29 km or 18 mi Nantan
$970
30 km or 19 mi Neyagawa
$982
31 km or 19 mi Kizugawa
$938
32 km or 20 mi Settsu
$975
32 km or 20 mi Shijonawate
$964
33 km or 20 mi Omihachiman
$949
34 km or 21 mi Minoh
$982
35 km or 22 mi Kadoma
$1010
36 km or 22 mi Suita
$1063
36 km or 22 mi Daito
$987
36 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1026
36 km or 22 mi Ikoma
$950
37 km or 23 mi Nara
$958
37 km or 23 mi Koka
$948
37 km or 23 mi Toyonaka
$1042
37 km or 23 mi Ikeda
$988
38 km or 24 mi Kawanishi
$996
38 km or 24 mi Inagawa
$991
40 km or 25 mi Higashiosaka
$1044
40 km or 25 mi Yamatokoriyama
$929
41 km or 26 mi Itami
$1010

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