Osaka vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Osaka Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1254
$1628
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2922
$3587
🏠 One person rent
$641
$936
🏘️ Family rent
$1053
$1460
🍽️ Food expenses
$355
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1929
$2284
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
96
70
😀 Quality of life
95
78
🏙️ Population
2.75M
7.01M

The cost of living in Osaka is 23% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 4633rd and 3485th ($1254 vs $1628) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd 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 1.5 months in Osaka compared to 1.4 months in Riyadh. Osaka ranked 3rd best city to live in Japan vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 17th and 899th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Osaka vs Riyadh

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Osaka Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.18
$7.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31
$53.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.37
$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.52
$1.72
☕ Cappuccino
$2.98
$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.27
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$680
$999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$495
$757
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1237
$1794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$815
$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.2
$57.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$87.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.4
$73.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.06%
5.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5334
$3071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2060
$1929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.48
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.3
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.8
$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.31
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.11
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.44
$9.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.3
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.9
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.4
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.91
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.31
$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.99
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.79
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.38
$5.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.4
$89.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.5
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.9
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.7
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.8
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.5
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$218
$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12931
$10912

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Moriguchi
$1026
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Suita
$1063
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Kadoma
$1010
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Higashiosaka
$1044
10 km or 6.4 mi Amagasaki
$1059
10 km or 6.5 mi Toyonaka
$1042
11 km or 6.7 mi Settsu
$975
11 km or 7 mi Daito
$987
12 km or 7.3 mi Yao
$1038
14 km or 8.4 mi Shijonawate
$964
14 km or 8.4 mi Itami
$1010
14 km or 8.5 mi Matsubara
$1026
14 km or 8.7 mi Neyagawa
$982
14 km or 8.8 mi Sakai
$1099
15 km or 9.3 mi Ibaraki
$986
15 km or 9.4 mi Ikeda
$988
15 km or 9.4 mi Minoh
$982
16 km or 9.8 mi Fujiidera
$1007
16 km or 10 mi Nishinomiya
$1066
17 km or 11 mi Kawanishi
$996
17 km or 11 mi Kashiwara
$996
18 km or 11 mi Takarazuka
$1024
18 km or 11 mi Habikino
$1003
18 km or 11 mi Ikoma
$950
19 km or 12 mi Ashiya
$1012
19 km or 12 mi Hirakata
$986
19 km or 12 mi Katano
$946
20 km or 12 mi Takaishi
$1020
20 km or 13 mi Takatsuki
$946
21 km or 13 mi Sango
$972
22 km or 13 mi Osakasayama
$1007
22 km or 14 mi Oji
$965
23 km or 14 mi Izumiotsu
$1028
23 km or 14 mi Ikaruga
$953
23 km or 14 mi Tondabayashi
$1007
24 km or 15 mi Izumi
$1035
24 km or 15 mi Kanmaki
$974
25 km or 15 mi Kashiba
$983
25 km or 16 mi Inagawa
$991
26 km or 16 mi Nara
$958

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