Cost of living comparison
Tokyo is 23.7% more expensive than Riyadh.
If you lived in Tokyo instead of Riyadh, you would:
pay 35.0% more for restaurants
|
Riyadh
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.39
SAR31.49
|
$6.51
¥1,008
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.99
SAR29.99
|
$5.21
¥806
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
SAR2.86
|
$1.12
¥173
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
SAR1.12
|
$0.75
¥115
|
|
pay 80.6% more for groceries
|
Riyadh
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.24
SAR4.65
|
$1.63
¥253
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.91
SAR14.68
|
$7.01
¥1,085
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.64
SAR24.94
|
$5.89
¥911
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.63
SAR9.89
|
$2.09
¥323
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.80
SAR14.27
|
$3.26
¥505
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.03
SAR3.88
|
$2.38
¥368
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
SAR2.95
|
$1.06
¥165
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
SAR3.07
|
$2.65
¥410
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
SAR2.84
|
$2.42
¥374
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
SAR2.25
|
$1.29
¥200
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
SAR2.41
|
$1.26
¥195
|
|
pay 45.2% more for transportation
|
Riyadh
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.31
SAR8.68
|
$4.42
¥684
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.27
SAR139.94
|
$58.62
¥9,073
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,280.09
SAR124,947.72
|
$21,767.76
¥3,368,996
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.70
SAR62.68
|
$27.88
¥4,315
|
|
pay 4.6% less for housing
|
Riyadh
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$74.70
SAR280.44
|
$31.86
¥4,931
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,116.87
SAR4,193.21
|
$1,120.28
¥173,385
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$782.38
SAR2,937.41
|
$582.98
¥90,228
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$81.80
SAR307.12
|
$134.03
¥20,744
|
|
pay 43.9% more for childcare
|
Riyadh
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$360.22
SAR1,352.42
|
$533.29
¥82,538
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,375.93
SAR38,955.70
|
$14,506.96
¥2,245,242
|
|
pay 14.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Riyadh
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.13
SAR8.00
|
$3.26
¥504
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.25
SAR15.96
|
$3.40
¥527
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.45
SAR27.99
|
$3.91
¥605
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$101.01
SAR379.25
|
$67.16
¥10,394
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.97
SAR59.97
|
$12.38
¥1,915
|
|
pay 20.1% less for clothing
|
Riyadh
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.20
SAR196.00
|
$52.60
¥8,141
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.44
SAR204.39
|
$36.87
¥5,706
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.53
SAR403.71
|
$63.41
¥9,814
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$89.80
SAR337.13
|
$82.89
¥12,829
|
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