Riyadh vs Sakai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh Sakai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1632
$1127
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3539
$2704
🏠 One person rent
$946
$530
🏘️ Family rent
$1446
$892
🍽️ Food expenses
$370
$368
🚐 Transport expenses
$183
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2285
$2113
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
70
95
😀 Quality of life
78
80
🏙️ Population
7.01M
824K

The cost of living in Riyadh is 45% more expensive than in Sakai. Cities ranked 3529th and 4967th ($1632 vs $1127) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 70th in Saudi Arabia and Japan, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Riyadh compared to 1.9 months in Sakai. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Sakai ranked 17th in Japan, while ranked 879th and 701st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Riyadh vs Sakai

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Riyadh Sakai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.06
$6.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.3
$32.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.94
$4.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$2.8
☕ Cappuccino
$4.33
$3.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$1.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1000
$521
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$763
$393
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1845
$921
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1133
$690
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.5
$83.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.6
$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$72.1
$28.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.58%
2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2922
$4437
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1930
$2255
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.08
$1.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.3
$19.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$5.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.76
$9.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.8
$6.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$3.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$4.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.39
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.07
$9.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.34
$4.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.71
$9.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.31
$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.23
$1.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$93.5
$58.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.7
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.6
$27.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$57
$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$495
$186
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9443
$13407

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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

Cities near Sakai

Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Takaishi
$1041
6.4 km or 4 mi Matsubara
$1051
9.6 km or 6 mi Izumiotsu
$1037
9.6 km or 6 mi Osakasayama
$1036
10 km or 6.5 mi Fujiidera
$1037
11 km or 6.7 mi Izumi
$1047
11 km or 7 mi Habikino
$1029
13 km or 7.9 mi Yao
$1071
13 km or 8 mi Tondabayashi
$1029
13 km or 8.3 mi Kashiwara
$1025
14 km or 8.8 mi Kawachinagano
$1029
14 km or 8.8 mi Osaka
$1274
16 km or 9.7 mi Kishiwada
$1049
17 km or 10 mi Higashiosaka
$1084
18 km or 11 mi Kaizuka
$1040
20 km or 12 mi Sango
$996
20 km or 12 mi Kashiba
$1005
20 km or 12 mi Amagasaki
$1078
20 km or 13 mi Moriguchi
$1075
21 km or 13 mi Daito
$1031
21 km or 13 mi Kadoma
$1057
21 km or 13 mi Oji
$994
21 km or 13 mi Kanmaki
$999
22 km or 14 mi Kumatori
$1045
22 km or 14 mi Suita
$1162
23 km or 14 mi Izumisano
$1044
23 km or 14 mi Nishinomiya
$1093
24 km or 15 mi Ikaruga
$981
24 km or 15 mi Yamatotakada
$1004
24 km or 15 mi Katsuragi
$1007
24 km or 15 mi Shijonawate
$1016
24 km or 15 mi Toyonaka
$1061
24 km or 15 mi Ikoma
$979
24 km or 15 mi Ashiya
$1029
24 km or 15 mi Settsu
$1046
25 km or 15 mi Koryo
$996
25 km or 16 mi Itami
$1041
26 km or 16 mi Neyagawa
$1037
26 km or 16 mi Gose
$1008
28 km or 18 mi Ikeda
$1029