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Riyadh vs. Kobe Cost of Living Summary

Riyadh is 15.0% more expensive than Kobe.

Restaurants: pay 10.8% more in Riyadh
Groceries: pay 37.0% less in Riyadh
Transportation: pay 18.8% less in Riyadh
Housing: pay 56.6% more in Riyadh
Childcare: pay 64.4% more in Riyadh
Entertainment and Sports: pay 51.0% more in Riyadh
Clothing: pay 72.3% more in Riyadh

The cost of clothing, childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, and restaurants in Riyadh are more expensive than in Kobe. Expenses including groceries and transportation are lower in Riyadh.

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Riyadh vs. Kobe Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Riyadh instead of Kobe, you would:

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pay 10.8% more for restaurants

	Kobe	Riyadh
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.59 ¥1,200	$7.99 SAR30.00	+5.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.87 ¥770	$7.99 SAR30.00	+64.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.17 ¥184	$0.87 SAR3.28	-25.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 ¥95	$0.31 SAR1.18	-47.8%
Average			+10.8%

Kobe vs. Riyadh - Cost of restaurants

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pay 37.0% less for groceries

	Kobe	Riyadh
Bread 1 loaf	$1.29 ¥204	$1.29 SAR4.83	-0.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.33 ¥1,000	$5.27 SAR19.78	-16.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.78 ¥913	$6.76 SAR25.39	+17.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.05 ¥325	$3.08 SAR11.57	+50.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.16 ¥499	$4.34 SAR16.27	+37.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.53 ¥558	$1.30 SAR4.88	-63.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.36 ¥215	$0.87 SAR3.28	-35.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.28 ¥360	$1.13 SAR4.23	-50.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.54 ¥559	$0.80 SAR2.99	-77.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.72 ¥272	$0.54 SAR2.04	-68.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.58 ¥249	$0.59 SAR2.21	-62.7%
Average			-37.0%

Kobe vs. Riyadh - Cost of groceries

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pay 18.8% less for transportation

	Kobe	Riyadh
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.10 ¥648	$2.35 SAR8.82	-42.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$63.27 ¥9,997	$37.31 SAR140.01	-41.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,061.49 ¥3M	$34,642.08 SAR130K	+72.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$28.47 ¥4,499	$18.12 SAR68.00	-36.4%
Average			-18.8%

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pay 56.6% more for housing

	Kobe	Riyadh
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.16 ¥4,923	$71.73 SAR269.20	+130.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$687.49 ¥109K	$1,186.87 SAR4,454.14	+72.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$463.95 ¥73,311	$833.69 SAR3,128.72	+79.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$111.27 ¥17,583	$81.86 SAR307.20	-26.4%
Average			+56.6%

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pay 64.4% more for childcare

	Kobe	Riyadh
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$322.65 ¥50,984	$530.73 SAR1,991.76	+64.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,149.41 ¥972K	$10,105.80 SAR37,925.40	+64.3%
Average			+64.4%

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pay 51.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Kobe	Riyadh
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.06 ¥326	$2.13 SAR8.00	+3.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.34 ¥370	$4.28 SAR16.07	+82.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.48 ¥550	$7.73 SAR29.00	+122.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.39 ¥7,331	$89.94 SAR337.52	+93.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.39 ¥1,799	$13.32 SAR50.00	+17.0%
Average			+51.0%

Kobe vs. Riyadh - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 72.3% more for clothing

	Kobe	Riyadh
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.30 ¥7,948	$58.30 SAR218.78	+15.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$25.31 ¥3,999	$54.26 SAR203.65	+114.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$45.97 ¥7,264	$102.59 SAR385.02	+123.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$65.37 ¥10,330	$103.93 SAR390.02	+59.0%
Average			+72.3%

Kobe vs. Riyadh - Cost of clothing

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