Cost of living comparison
Saudi Arabia is 9.3% cheaper than Japan.
If you lived in Saudi Arabia instead of Japan, you would:
pay 19.5% less for restaurants
Japan
|
Saudi Arabia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.87
¥1,086
|
$6.42
SAR24.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.20
¥821
|
$6.76
SAR25.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
¥179
|
$0.74
SAR2.77
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
¥143
|
$0.30
SAR1.13
|
|
pay 35.3% less for groceries
Japan
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
¥251
|
$0.77
SAR2.87
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.69
¥1,058
|
$3.60
SAR13.51
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.53
¥874
|
$6.27
SAR23.52
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
¥295
|
$2.60
SAR9.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.14
¥497
|
$3.28
SAR12.30
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.55
¥403
|
$0.95
SAR3.58
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.34
¥212
|
$0.71
SAR2.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.07
¥327
|
$0.70
SAR2.64
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.14
¥338
|
$0.72
SAR2.72
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.37
¥217
|
$0.55
SAR2.07
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
¥154
|
$0.53
SAR1.98
|
|
pay 29.9% less for transportation
Japan
|
Saudi Arabia
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
¥757
|
$2.23
SAR8.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$77.51
¥12,254
|
$47.48
SAR178.09
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,322.73
¥3,212,923
|
$22,812.24
SAR85,556.17
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.34
¥4,164
|
$15.96
SAR59.86
|
|
pay 4.9% less for housing
Japan
|
Saudi Arabia
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.05
¥5,699
|
$67.28
SAR252.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$586.71
¥92,755
|
$371.46
SAR1,393.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$401.57
¥63,486
|
$285.86
SAR1,072.11
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$142.79
¥22,574
|
$84.36
SAR316.39
|
|
pay 33.5% less for childcare
Japan
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$343.45
¥54,298
|
$283.92
SAR1,064.81
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,362.75
¥1,954,489
|
$6,207.10
SAR23,279.42
|
|
pay 22.8% more for entertainment and sports
Japan
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.03
¥479
|
$1.56
SAR5.84
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.16
¥500
|
$3.57
SAR13.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.29
¥678
|
$7.17
SAR26.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.62
¥9,743
|
$98.93
SAR371.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.07
¥2,067
|
$16.00
SAR59.99
|
|
pay 35.0% more for clothing
Japan
|
Saudi Arabia
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.55
¥6,885
|
$40.71
SAR152.68
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.13
¥5,079
|
$65.80
SAR246.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$59.61
¥9,425
|
$92.30
SAR346.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.53
¥14,313
|
$78.69
SAR295.12
|
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