Riyadh vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

Riyadh Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1278
$1143
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2887
$2855
🏠 One person rent
$660
$419
🏘️ Family rent
$1026
$710
🍽️ Food expenses
$336
$413
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$199
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2178
$1974
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
68
75
😀 Quality of life
75
77
🏙️ Population
8M
1.96M

The cost of living in Riyadh is 12% more expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 3955th and 4325th ($1278 vs $1143) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 36th 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 1.7 months in Sapporo. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Sapporo ranked 152nd in Japan, while ranked 917th and 681st among best cities to live in the world.

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Riyadh Sapporo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.6
$7.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.5
$31.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.67
$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.6
$3.29
☕ Cappuccino
$3.87
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$772
$359
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$469
$233
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1122
$700
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$803
$434
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.7
$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.9
$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$74.7
$46.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
1.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1718
$3066
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1152
$2197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.8
$84.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.7
$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.78
$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.83
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.29
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.67
$7.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$4.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$2.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$4.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$4.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$3.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$3.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$2.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.89
$8.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$2.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.47
$3.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.41
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.37
$9.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2
$4.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.7
$2.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$99.5
$50.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.2
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38
$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.76
$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.1
$56.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$60.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$400
$306
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6836
$11206

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$705
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$858
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$750
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$952
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$987
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$907
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$880
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1245
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1277
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1277
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$960
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$843
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1964
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1797
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1384
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$880
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$555
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$543
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$785
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$553
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$634
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$815
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$687
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$829
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$686
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$688
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1261
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$633
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1028
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$687
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$686
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$606
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$542
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1967
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$992
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$947
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$632
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$833
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$688
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$650

Cities near Sapporo

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi Ishikari
$1048
15 km or 9.6 mi Ebetsu
$1050
19 km or 12 mi Kitahiroshima
$1048
27 km or 17 mi Eniwa
$1047
32 km or 20 mi Otaru
$1054
36 km or 23 mi Chitose
$1051
37 km or 23 mi Iwamizawa
$1047
50 km or 31 mi Bibai
$1045
52 km or 32 mi Tomakomai
$1063
71 km or 44 mi Takikawa
$1051
75 km or 47 mi Noboribetsu
$1049
77 km or 48 mi Date
$1049
89 km or 55 mi Muroran
$1049
89 km or 55 mi Furano
$1044
93 km or 58 mi Fukagawa
$1046
100 km or 62 mi Rumoi
$1044
113 km or 70 mi Asahikawa
$1044
115 km or 72 mi Shinhidaka
$1046
141 km or 87 mi Nanae
$1045
149 km or 93 mi Hokuto
$1048
150 km or 93 mi Otofuke
$1051
151 km or 94 mi Obihiro
$1067
152 km or 95 mi Hakodate
$1090
164 km or 102 mi Makubetsu
$1046
169 km or 105 mi Nayoro
$1045
197 km or 123 mi Mutsu
$1045
216 km or 134 mi Monbetsu
$1046
220 km or 137 mi Kushiro
$1060
221 km or 137 mi Kitami
$1050
254 km or 158 mi Aomori
$1178
258 km or 160 mi Abashiri
$1043
261 km or 162 mi Wakkanai
$1045
262 km or 163 mi Goshogawara
$1045
263 km or 164 mi Tsugaru
$1047
265 km or 164 mi Misawa
$1047
273 km or 169 mi Towada
$1046
274 km or 170 mi Oirase
$1046
276 km or 172 mi Kuroishi
$1049
283 km or 176 mi Hirakawa
$1050
283 km or 176 mi Hirosaki
$1066