Riyadh vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1586
$1641
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3407
$4326
🏠 One person rent
$921
$803
🏘️ Family rent
$1393
$1741
🍽️ Food expenses
$358
$438
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$287
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2861
$2601
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
71
100
😀 Quality of life
77
99
🏙️ Population
7.01M
14.3M

The cost of living in Riyadh is 3% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 3292nd and 3085th ($1586 vs $1641) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Saudi Arabia and Japan, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Riyadh compared to 1.6 months in Tokyo. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 796th and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Riyadh Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.92
$6.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.9
$44.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.96
$5.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$3.79
☕ Cappuccino
$4.33
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1005
$1054
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$726
$567
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1969
$2732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1032
$1247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.1
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.7
$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$74.1
$33.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.34%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2212
$10740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1360
$5460
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.05
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.6
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.1
$28.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.03
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.34
$7.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$4.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$5.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.13
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.98
$8.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$2.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.43
$4.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.85
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.26
$3.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.61
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.1
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$104
$66.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.9
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.27
$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.9
$56
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$66
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$373
$574
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10359
$15495

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$940
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$828
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$870
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$989
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$878
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1218
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1226
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1267
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1810
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1719
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1457
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$944
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$716
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$713
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$548
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$705
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$557
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$879
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$552
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$895
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$541
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$665
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$853
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$537
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$507
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$586
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$588
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$940
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$558
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$895
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$561
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$489

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1121
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1112
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1133
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1059
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1056
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1090
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$980
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1124
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1113
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1038
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$964
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1061
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1079
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1084
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1080
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1071
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1077
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1062
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1000
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1187
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1096
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1106
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1038
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1095
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1050
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1075
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1078
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1037
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1119
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1106
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1052
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1016
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1073
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1057
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1109
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1116
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1092
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1075
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1033