Kyoto vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyoto Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1128
$1632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2807
$3539
🏠 One person rent
$437
$946
🏘️ Family rent
$751
$1446
🍽️ Food expenses
$381
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$210
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1949
$2285
😷 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 31% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 4965th and 3529th ($1128 vs $1632) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 69th 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 39th best city to live in Japan vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 946th and 879th 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
$8.25
$8.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.4
$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.87
$7.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.4
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$3.16
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$486
$1000
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$306
$763
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$857
$1845
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$560
$1133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.8
$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$98.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.2
$72.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.03%
5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4341
$2922
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2380
$1930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.52
$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.4
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.2
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.77
$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$2.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$8.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.28
$9.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$8.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.62
$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.26
$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.97
$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.69
$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.77
$5.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.4
$93.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.6
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.5
$57
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.9
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$530
$495
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5281
$9443

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Distance City Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.6 mi Otsu
$960
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Muko
$979
12 km or 7.2 mi Nagaokakyo
$976
15 km or 9.1 mi Uji
$990
16 km or 10 mi Yawata
$977
17 km or 11 mi Shimamoto
$980
18 km or 11 mi Joyo
$976
18 km or 11 mi Kameoka
$985
18 km or 11 mi Kusatsu
$960
21 km or 13 mi Ritto
$961
21 km or 13 mi Moriyama
$959
22 km or 14 mi Kyotanabe
$977
23 km or 14 mi Takatsuki
$1016
24 km or 15 mi Hirakata
$1027
24 km or 15 mi Yasu
$964
26 km or 16 mi Katano
$991
28 km or 17 mi Seika
$972
28 km or 18 mi Ibaraki
$1051
29 km or 18 mi Konan
$964
29 km or 18 mi Nantan
$989
30 km or 19 mi Neyagawa
$1037
31 km or 19 mi Kizugawa
$973
32 km or 20 mi Settsu
$1046
32 km or 20 mi Shijonawate
$1016
33 km or 20 mi Omihachiman
$965
34 km or 21 mi Minoh
$1033
35 km or 22 mi Kadoma
$1057
36 km or 22 mi Suita
$1162
36 km or 22 mi Daito
$1031
36 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1075
36 km or 22 mi Ikoma
$979
37 km or 23 mi Nara
$993
37 km or 23 mi Koka
$971
37 km or 23 mi Toyonaka
$1061
37 km or 23 mi Ikeda
$1029
38 km or 24 mi Kawanishi
$1028
38 km or 24 mi Inagawa
$1012
40 km or 25 mi Higashiosaka
$1084
40 km or 25 mi Yamatokoriyama
$964
41 km or 26 mi Itami
$1041

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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