Riyadh vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1642
$1173
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3429
$2837
🏠 One person rent
$996
$526
🏘️ Family rent
$1477
$901
🍽️ Food expenses
$346
$407
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2566
$1651
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
71
73
😀 Quality of life
74
89
🏙️ Population
7.01M
1.96M

The cost of living in Riyadh is 40% more expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 2922nd and 4509th ($1642 vs $1173) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 30th 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 1.4 months in Sapporo. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Sapporo ranked 9th in Japan, while ranked 1210th and 170th among best cities to live in the world.

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Riyadh Sapporo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.92
$9.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.6
$26.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.05
$4.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$2.31
☕ Cappuccino
$4.36
$3.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1149
$433
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$792
$266
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2059
$714
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1124
$537
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.8
$185
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.6
$288
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.9
$41.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.3%
1.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2076
$2557
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1301
$1835
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.06
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.9
$33.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.8
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$8.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.56
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.88
$8.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.66
$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$3.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$3.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.89
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.02
$6.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.27
$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.02
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.07
$7.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2
$3.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.95
$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$100
$52.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.2
$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.8
$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$19.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.7
$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$53.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$358
$264
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9649
$10328

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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 Sapporo

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi Ishikari
$1050
15 km or 9.6 mi Ebetsu
$1052
19 km or 12 mi Kitahiroshima
$1048
27 km or 17 mi Eniwa
$1050
32 km or 20 mi Otaru
$1046
36 km or 23 mi Chitose
$1043
37 km or 23 mi Iwamizawa
$1033
50 km or 31 mi Bibai
$1003
52 km or 32 mi Tomakomai
$1056
71 km or 44 mi Takikawa
$958
75 km or 47 mi Noboribetsu
$1058
77 km or 48 mi Date
$1062
89 km or 55 mi Muroran
$1069
89 km or 55 mi Furano
$953
93 km or 58 mi Fukagawa
$929
100 km or 62 mi Rumoi
$959
113 km or 70 mi Asahikawa
$943
115 km or 72 mi Shinhidaka
$1034
141 km or 87 mi Nanae
$1086
149 km or 93 mi Hokuto
$1086
150 km or 93 mi Otofuke
$986
151 km or 94 mi Obihiro
$999
152 km or 95 mi Hakodate
$1125
164 km or 102 mi Makubetsu
$994
169 km or 105 mi Nayoro
$947
197 km or 123 mi Mutsu
$1090
216 km or 134 mi Monbetsu
$955
220 km or 137 mi Kushiro
$992
221 km or 137 mi Kitami
$967
254 km or 158 mi Aomori
$1164
258 km or 160 mi Abashiri
$973
261 km or 162 mi Wakkanai
$972
262 km or 163 mi Goshogawara
$1093
263 km or 164 mi Tsugaru
$1085
265 km or 164 mi Misawa
$1085
273 km or 169 mi Towada
$1090
274 km or 170 mi Oirase
$1081
276 km or 172 mi Kuroishi
$1111
283 km or 176 mi Hirakawa
$1106
283 km or 176 mi Hirosaki
$1117