Riyadh vs Sakai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh Sakai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1642
$1103
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3429
$2801
🏠 One person rent
$996
$470
🏘️ Family rent
$1477
$912
🍽️ Food expenses
$346
$367
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2566
$2379
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
71
96
😀 Quality of life
74
81
🏙️ Population
7.01M
824K

The cost of living in Riyadh is 49% more expensive than in Sakai. Cities ranked 2922nd and 4716th ($1642 vs $1103) 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 1.6 months in Riyadh compared to 2.2 months in Sakai. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Sakai ranked 15th in Japan, while ranked 1210th and 406th among best cities to live in the world.

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Riyadh Sakai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.92
$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.6
$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.05
$5.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$2.99
☕ Cappuccino
$4.36
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1149
$461
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$792
$338
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2059
$978
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1124
$710
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.8
$77.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.6
$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.9
$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.3%
1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2076
$4872
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1301
$3082
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.06
$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.9
$55.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.8
$31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$3.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.56
$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.88
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.66
$6.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$3.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$3.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$3.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.89
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.02
$9.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.27
$3.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.02
$11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.07
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.95
$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$100
$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.2
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.8
$26.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$18.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.7
$37.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$51.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$358
$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9649
$8669

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$1013
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$860
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$959
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1005
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$910
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$868
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1285
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1327
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1375
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1872
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1810
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1424
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$996
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$710
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$646
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$543
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$875
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$540
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$938
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$621
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$671
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$892
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$606
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$541
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$594
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$559
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1032
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$606
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$685
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$920
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$798
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$561

Cities near Sakai

Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Takaishi
$997
6.4 km or 4 mi Matsubara
$995
9.6 km or 6 mi Izumiotsu
$996
9.6 km or 6 mi Osakasayama
$990
10 km or 6.5 mi Fujiidera
$988
11 km or 6.7 mi Izumi
$1012
11 km or 7 mi Habikino
$982
13 km or 7.9 mi Yao
$1015
13 km or 8 mi Tondabayashi
$984
13 km or 8.3 mi Kashiwara
$978
14 km or 8.8 mi Kawachinagano
$986
14 km or 8.8 mi Osaka
$1116
16 km or 9.7 mi Kishiwada
$1012
17 km or 10 mi Higashiosaka
$1041
18 km or 11 mi Kaizuka
$994
20 km or 12 mi Sango
$957
20 km or 12 mi Kashiba
$968
20 km or 12 mi Amagasaki
$1058
20 km or 13 mi Moriguchi
$1069
21 km or 13 mi Daito
$1007
21 km or 13 mi Kadoma
$1048
21 km or 13 mi Oji
$956
21 km or 13 mi Kanmaki
$957
22 km or 14 mi Kumatori
$990
22 km or 14 mi Suita
$1284
23 km or 14 mi Izumisano
$994
23 km or 14 mi Nishinomiya
$1085
24 km or 15 mi Ikaruga
$933
24 km or 15 mi Yamatotakada
$966
24 km or 15 mi Katsuragi
$965
24 km or 15 mi Shijonawate
$1009
24 km or 15 mi Toyonaka
$972
24 km or 15 mi Ikoma
$945
24 km or 15 mi Ashiya
$1006
24 km or 15 mi Settsu
$1105
25 km or 15 mi Koryo
$956
25 km or 16 mi Itami
$1006
26 km or 16 mi Neyagawa
$1055
26 km or 16 mi Gose
$969
28 km or 18 mi Ikeda
$977