Kyoto vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyoto Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1148
$1637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3260
$3629
🏠 One person rent
$437
$944
🏘️ Family rent
$1169
$1530
🍽️ Food expenses
$412
$375
🚐 Transport expenses
$202
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1866
$2731
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
39 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
95
72
😀 Quality of life
91
78
🏙️ Population
1.46M
7.01M

The cost of living in Kyoto is 30% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 4641st and 2911th ($1148 vs $1637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 67th 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 Kyoto compared to 1.7 months in Riyadh. Kyoto ranked 6th best city to live in Japan vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 112th and 733rd 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
$10
$9.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.8
$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.15
$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.35
$1.88
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$4.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$513
$1001
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$299
$748
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1602
$2174
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$896
$1140
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.9
$69.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.8
$75.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.78%
5.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5311
$2485
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5383
$1703
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67.3
$37.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.81
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.22
$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.07
$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.38
$9.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.3
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$1.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.91
$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.1
$8.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.67
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.04
$7.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.32
$2.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.14
$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.72
$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$5.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.2
$102
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.8
$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.7
$7.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.1
$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.1
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$359
$404
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7056
$10598

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Cities near Kyoto

Distance City Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.6 mi Otsu
$1048
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Muko
$1013
12 km or 7.2 mi Nagaokakyo
$1010
15 km or 9.1 mi Uji
$1027
16 km or 10 mi Yawata
$1018
17 km or 11 mi Shimamoto
$1026
18 km or 11 mi Joyo
$1014
18 km or 11 mi Kameoka
$1026
18 km or 11 mi Kusatsu
$1007
21 km or 13 mi Ritto
$1001
21 km or 13 mi Moriyama
$1004
22 km or 14 mi Kyotanabe
$1016
23 km or 14 mi Takatsuki
$1087
24 km or 15 mi Hirakata
$1091
24 km or 15 mi Yasu
$1005
26 km or 16 mi Katano
$1039
28 km or 17 mi Seika
$998
28 km or 18 mi Ibaraki
$1136
29 km or 18 mi Konan
$1005
29 km or 18 mi Nantan
$1030
30 km or 19 mi Neyagawa
$1100
31 km or 19 mi Kizugawa
$988
32 km or 20 mi Settsu
$1142
32 km or 20 mi Shijonawate
$1065
33 km or 20 mi Omihachiman
$1005
34 km or 21 mi Minoh
$1059
35 km or 22 mi Kadoma
$1101
36 km or 22 mi Suita
$1302
36 km or 22 mi Daito
$1065
36 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1117
36 km or 22 mi Ikoma
$1009
37 km or 23 mi Nara
$1008
37 km or 23 mi Koka
$1001
37 km or 23 mi Toyonaka
$1063
37 km or 23 mi Ikeda
$1046
38 km or 24 mi Kawanishi
$1056
38 km or 24 mi Inagawa
$1045
40 km or 25 mi Higashiosaka
$1106
40 km or 25 mi Yamatokoriyama
$979
41 km or 26 mi Itami
$1062

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$969
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$861
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$1068
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1056
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$901
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$897
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1223
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1243
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1280
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1210
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1041
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1779
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1709
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1393
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$846
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$740
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$736
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$551
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$723
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$547
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$904
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$544
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$905
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$546
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$548
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$672
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1215
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$557
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$536
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$582
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$597
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$979
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$589
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$683
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$902
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$547
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$529