Riyadh vs Sakai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh Sakai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1637
$1146
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3629
$2841
🏠 One person rent
$944
$518
🏘️ Family rent
$1530
$1006
🍽️ Food expenses
$375
$363
🚐 Transport expenses
$183
$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2731
$2421
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
72
95
😀 Quality of life
78
80
🏙️ Population
7.01M
824K

The cost of living in Riyadh is 43% more expensive than in Sakai. Cities ranked 2911th and 4649th ($1637 vs $1146) 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 1.7 months in Riyadh compared to 2.1 months in Sakai. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Sakai ranked 16th in Japan, while ranked 733rd and 558th 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
$9.31
$6.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.6
$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.02
$5.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$3.37
☕ Cappuccino
$4.16
$3.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1001
$539
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$748
$379
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2174
$1135
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1140
$788
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.4
$77.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$75.4
$29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.42%
1.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2485
$3677
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1703
$2734
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$1.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.2
$47
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$30.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.71
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.28
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$3.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.14
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.75
$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$18.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$3.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$4.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.71
$9.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.19
$3.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.8
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.03
$4.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.23
$1.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.22
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$102
$57.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.2
$28.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.23
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.2
$42.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$404
$67.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10598
$8371

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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

Cities near Sakai

Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Takaishi
$1051
6.4 km or 4 mi Matsubara
$1049
9.6 km or 6 mi Izumiotsu
$1051
9.6 km or 6 mi Osakasayama
$1047
10 km or 6.5 mi Fujiidera
$1047
11 km or 6.7 mi Izumi
$1065
11 km or 7 mi Habikino
$1040
13 km or 7.9 mi Yao
$1079
13 km or 8 mi Tondabayashi
$1042
13 km or 8.3 mi Kashiwara
$1041
14 km or 8.8 mi Kawachinagano
$1047
14 km or 8.8 mi Osaka
$1242
16 km or 9.7 mi Kishiwada
$1074
17 km or 10 mi Higashiosaka
$1106
18 km or 11 mi Kaizuka
$1059
20 km or 12 mi Sango
$1019
20 km or 12 mi Kashiba
$1026
20 km or 12 mi Amagasaki
$1111
20 km or 13 mi Moriguchi
$1117
21 km or 13 mi Daito
$1065
21 km or 13 mi Kadoma
$1101
21 km or 13 mi Oji
$1019
21 km or 13 mi Kanmaki
$1018
22 km or 14 mi Kumatori
$1059
22 km or 14 mi Suita
$1302
23 km or 14 mi Izumisano
$1062
23 km or 14 mi Nishinomiya
$1127
24 km or 15 mi Ikaruga
$998
24 km or 15 mi Yamatotakada
$1026
24 km or 15 mi Katsuragi
$1031
24 km or 15 mi Shijonawate
$1065
24 km or 15 mi Toyonaka
$1063
24 km or 15 mi Ikoma
$1009
24 km or 15 mi Ashiya
$1049
24 km or 15 mi Settsu
$1142
25 km or 15 mi Koryo
$1018
25 km or 16 mi Itami
$1062
26 km or 16 mi Neyagawa
$1100
26 km or 16 mi Gose
$1033
28 km or 18 mi Ikeda
$1046