Riyadh vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1628
$1679
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3587
$4119
🏠 One person rent
$936
$813
🏘️ Family rent
$1460
$1422
🍽️ Food expenses
$376
$448
🚐 Transport expenses
$181
$307
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2284
$2429
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
70
100
😀 Quality of life
78
96
🏙️ Population
7.01M
14.3M

The cost of living in Riyadh is 3% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 3485th and 3273rd ($1628 vs $1679) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 1.4 months in Tokyo. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 899th and 9th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Riyadh vs Tokyo

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Riyadh Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.94
$7.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.4
$43.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.02
$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$3.71
☕ Cappuccino
$4.14
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$999
$1130
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$757
$583
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1794
$2080
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1176
$1045
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.5
$90.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.5
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.2
$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.52%
1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3071
$10558
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1929
$5002
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$1.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$76.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$28.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.64
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$5.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.79
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.9
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$7.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$4.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$4.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$6.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$3.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$3.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.05
$9.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.43
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.73
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.27
$3.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.18
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.7
$63.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.1
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.6
$40.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.2
$49.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$56.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$503
$688
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10912
$17493

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1131
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1133
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1144
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1073
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1045
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1074
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$985
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1128
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1123
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1051
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$973
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1068
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1086
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1087
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1199
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1070
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1075
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1064
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1004
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1358
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1080
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1105
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1055
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1101
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1037
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1075
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1085
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1033
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1005
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1084
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1038
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1009
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1070
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1047
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1091
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1107
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1094
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1077
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1053
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1006