Riyadh vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1628
$1137
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3587
$2691
🏠 One person rent
$936
$510
🏘️ Family rent
$1460
$833
🍽️ Food expenses
$376
$385
🚐 Transport expenses
$181
$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2284
$1763
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
70
75
😀 Quality of life
78
90
🏙️ Population
7.01M
1.96M

The cost of living in Riyadh is 43% more expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 3485th and 4901st ($1628 vs $1137) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 42nd 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 1.6 months in Sapporo. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Sapporo ranked 8th in Japan, while ranked 899th and 196th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Riyadh vs Sapporo

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Riyadh Sapporo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.94
$5.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.4
$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.02
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$3.74
☕ Cappuccino
$4.14
$3.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$999
$404
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$757
$247
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1794
$743
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1176
$443
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.5
$185
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.5
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.2
$46.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.52%
2.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3071
$2166
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1929
$1568
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$46.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.64
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$5.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.79
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.9
$9.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$6.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$24.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$3.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$3.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$4.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$1.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.05
$9.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.43
$3.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.73
$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.27
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$3.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.18
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.7
$48.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.1
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.6
$25.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.2
$37.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$503
$248
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10912
$9894

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$938
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$834
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$965
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1059
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$917
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$778
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1062
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1218
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1340
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$993
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2100
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$2015
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1437
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$738
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$703
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$454
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$694
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$522
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$509
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$890
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$457
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$655
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1164
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$471
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$469
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$573
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$548
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1031
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$505
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$670
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$873
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$494
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$459

Cities near Sapporo

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi Ishikari
$1015
15 km or 9.6 mi Ebetsu
$1020
19 km or 12 mi Kitahiroshima
$1022
27 km or 17 mi Eniwa
$1022
32 km or 20 mi Otaru
$1017
36 km or 23 mi Chitose
$1016
37 km or 23 mi Iwamizawa
$1017
50 km or 31 mi Bibai
$1016
52 km or 32 mi Tomakomai
$1020
71 km or 44 mi Takikawa
$1014
75 km or 47 mi Noboribetsu
$988
77 km or 48 mi Date
$983
89 km or 55 mi Muroran
$954
89 km or 55 mi Furano
$1008
93 km or 58 mi Fukagawa
$1010
100 km or 62 mi Rumoi
$1009
113 km or 70 mi Asahikawa
$1040
115 km or 72 mi Shinhidaka
$988
141 km or 87 mi Nanae
$914
149 km or 93 mi Hokuto
$909
150 km or 93 mi Otofuke
$992
151 km or 94 mi Obihiro
$1001
152 km or 95 mi Hakodate
$914
164 km or 102 mi Makubetsu
$993
169 km or 105 mi Nayoro
$1000
197 km or 123 mi Mutsu
$964
216 km or 134 mi Monbetsu
$990
220 km or 137 mi Kushiro
$972
221 km or 137 mi Kitami
$984
254 km or 158 mi Aomori
$1055
258 km or 160 mi Abashiri
$979
261 km or 162 mi Wakkanai
$986
262 km or 163 mi Goshogawara
$1017
263 km or 164 mi Tsugaru
$1017
265 km or 164 mi Misawa
$991
273 km or 169 mi Towada
$1000
274 km or 170 mi Oirase
$995
276 km or 172 mi Kuroishi
$1051
283 km or 176 mi Hirakawa
$1051
283 km or 176 mi Hirosaki
$1061