Riyadh vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1632
$1698
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3539
$4139
🏠 One person rent
$946
$825
🏘️ Family rent
$1446
$1461
🍽️ Food expenses
$370
$441
🚐 Transport expenses
$183
$321
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2285
$2676
😷 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 4% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 3529th and 3249th ($1632 vs $1698) 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 1.6 months in Tokyo. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 879th and 8th 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
$8.06
$7.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.3
$42.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.94
$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$3.41
☕ Cappuccino
$4.33
$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1000
$1078
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$763
$600
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1845
$1993
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1133
$1098
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.5
$98.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.6
$153
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$72.1
$30.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.58%
1.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2922
$11264
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1930
$5199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.08
$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$79.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.3
$29.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$4.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.76
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.8
$7.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$5.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$4.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$5.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$3.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$3.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.39
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.07
$9.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.34
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.71
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.31
$3.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.23
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$93.5
$69.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.7
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.6
$34.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$21.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$57
$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$55.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$495
$597
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9443
$16728

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1155
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1154
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1176
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1074
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1050
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1084
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$993
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1160
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1144
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1056
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$979
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1072
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1088
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1116
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1237
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1104
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1089
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1063
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1011
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1399
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1097
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1137
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1073
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1115
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1048
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1107
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1086
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1038
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1040
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1070
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1046
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1013
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1102
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1073
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1090
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1116
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1130
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1094
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1070
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1005