Riyadh vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1632
$1121
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3539
$2679
🏠 One person rent
$946
$482
🏘️ Family rent
$1446
$785
🍽️ Food expenses
$370
$393
🚐 Transport expenses
$183
$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2285
$1657
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
70
75
😀 Quality of life
78
75
🏙️ Population
7.01M
1.96M

The cost of living in Riyadh is 46% more expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 3529th and 4988th ($1632 vs $1121) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 79th 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 1.5 months in Sapporo. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Sapporo ranked 110th in Japan, while ranked 879th and 1640th 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
$8.06
$6.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.3
$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.94
$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$3.49
☕ Cappuccino
$4.33
$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1000
$397
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$763
$248
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1845
$703
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1133
$442
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.5
$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.6
$248
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$72.1
$42.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.58%
2.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2922
$2308
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1930
$1648
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.08
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$53.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.3
$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$5.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.76
$9.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.8
$6.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$21.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$3.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$3.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$4.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$4.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.39
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.07
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.34
$3.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.71
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.31
$7.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$3.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.23
$2.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$93.5
$48.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.7
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.6
$25.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$57
$42
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$48.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$495
$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9443
$10501

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$931
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$815
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$931
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1037
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$823
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1109
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1192
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1309
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2014
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1923
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1461
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$775
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$711
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$707
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$465
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$556
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$551
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$906
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$489
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$664
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1168
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$523
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$492
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$581
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$571
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1107
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$565
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$893
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$545
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$487

Cities near Sapporo

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi Ishikari
$1004
15 km or 9.6 mi Ebetsu
$1005
19 km or 12 mi Kitahiroshima
$1005
27 km or 17 mi Eniwa
$1005
32 km or 20 mi Otaru
$1005
36 km or 23 mi Chitose
$1005
37 km or 23 mi Iwamizawa
$1001
50 km or 31 mi Bibai
$1004
52 km or 32 mi Tomakomai
$1019
71 km or 44 mi Takikawa
$1004
75 km or 47 mi Noboribetsu
$982
77 km or 48 mi Date
$978
89 km or 55 mi Muroran
$957
89 km or 55 mi Furano
$1002
93 km or 58 mi Fukagawa
$1004
100 km or 62 mi Rumoi
$1002
113 km or 70 mi Asahikawa
$1040
115 km or 72 mi Shinhidaka
$1001
141 km or 87 mi Nanae
$933
149 km or 93 mi Hokuto
$927
150 km or 93 mi Otofuke
$998
151 km or 94 mi Obihiro
$1006
152 km or 95 mi Hakodate
$936
164 km or 102 mi Makubetsu
$996
169 km or 105 mi Nayoro
$990
197 km or 123 mi Mutsu
$969
216 km or 134 mi Monbetsu
$986
220 km or 137 mi Kushiro
$986
221 km or 137 mi Kitami
$982
254 km or 158 mi Aomori
$1067
258 km or 160 mi Abashiri
$982
261 km or 162 mi Wakkanai
$986
262 km or 163 mi Goshogawara
$1029
263 km or 164 mi Tsugaru
$1029
265 km or 164 mi Misawa
$1009
273 km or 169 mi Towada
$1016
274 km or 170 mi Oirase
$1007
276 km or 172 mi Kuroishi
$1054
283 km or 176 mi Hirakawa
$1057
283 km or 176 mi Hirosaki
$1070