Osaka vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Osaka Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1212
$1586
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3074
$3407
🏠 One person rent
$514
$921
🏘️ Family rent
$1065
$1393
🍽️ Food expenses
$375
$358
🚐 Transport expenses
$218
$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2247
$2861
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
97
71
😀 Quality of life
96
77
🏙️ Population
2.75M
7.01M

The cost of living in Osaka is 24% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 4566th and 3292nd ($1212 vs $1586) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 45th 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 1.9 months in Osaka compared to 1.8 months in Riyadh. Osaka ranked 3rd best city to live in Japan vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 18th and 796th among best cities to live in the world.

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Osaka Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.05
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.2
$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.98
$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.7
$1.99
☕ Cappuccino
$3.13
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.1
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$565
$1005
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$358
$726
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1240
$1969
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$825
$1032
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.5
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$126
$99.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.1
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.79%
5.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3644
$2212
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2897
$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.57
$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.1
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.4
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.48
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.41
$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$8.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$8.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.3
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.52
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.6
$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.06
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.98
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$2.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.4
$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.52
$5.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.9
$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$49.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.9
$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.6
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$70.2
$373
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5653
$10359

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Moriguchi
$1140
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Suita
$1362
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Kadoma
$1117
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Higashiosaka
$1123
10 km or 6.4 mi Amagasaki
$1132
10 km or 6.5 mi Toyonaka
$1045
11 km or 6.7 mi Settsu
$1169
11 km or 7 mi Daito
$1077
12 km or 7.3 mi Yao
$1094
14 km or 8.4 mi Shijonawate
$1086
14 km or 8.4 mi Itami
$1073
14 km or 8.5 mi Matsubara
$1071
14 km or 8.7 mi Neyagawa
$1125
14 km or 8.8 mi Sakai
$1174
15 km or 9.3 mi Ibaraki
$1162
15 km or 9.4 mi Ikeda
$1052
15 km or 9.4 mi Minoh
$1068
16 km or 9.8 mi Fujiidera
$1062
16 km or 10 mi Nishinomiya
$1169
17 km or 11 mi Kawanishi
$1066
17 km or 11 mi Kashiwara
$1056
18 km or 11 mi Takarazuka
$1096
18 km or 11 mi Habikino
$1065
18 km or 11 mi Ikoma
$1021
19 km or 12 mi Ashiya
$1084
19 km or 12 mi Hirakata
$1120
19 km or 12 mi Katano
$1063
20 km or 12 mi Takaishi
$1067
20 km or 13 mi Takatsuki
$1113
21 km or 13 mi Sango
$1030
22 km or 13 mi Osakasayama
$1068
22 km or 14 mi Oji
$1034
23 km or 14 mi Izumiotsu
$1072
23 km or 14 mi Ikaruga
$1014
23 km or 14 mi Tondabayashi
$1062
24 km or 15 mi Izumi
$1086
24 km or 15 mi Kanmaki
$1037
25 km or 15 mi Kashiba
$1043
25 km or 16 mi Inagawa
$1068
26 km or 16 mi Nara
$1016

Cities near Riyadh

Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$940
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$828
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$870
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$989
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$878
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1218
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1226
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1267
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1810
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1719
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1457
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$944
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$716
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$713
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$548
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$705
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$557
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$879
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$552
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$895
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$541
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$665
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$853
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$537
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$507
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$586
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$588
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$940
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$558
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$895
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$561
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$489