Cost of living comparison

Saudi Arabia

compared to

Japan

Tokyo vs. Riyadh Cost of Living Summary

Tokyo is 28.2% more expensive than Riyadh.

Restaurants: pay 51.5% more in Tokyo
Groceries: pay 88.5% more in Tokyo
Transportation: pay 55.6% more in Tokyo
Housing: pay 8.7% less in Tokyo
Childcare: pay 33.4% more in Tokyo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.2% more in Tokyo
Clothing: pay 23.0% less in Tokyo

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

Tokyo vs. Riyadh Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 51.5% more for restaurants

	Riyadh	Tokyo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.00 SAR30.17	$8.02 ¥1,277	+0.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.00 SAR30.17	$5.01 ¥798	-37.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.75 SAR2.83	$1.16 ¥185	+54.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.29 SAR1.10	$0.84 ¥134	+188.4%
Average			+51.5%

Riyadh vs. Tokyo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 88.5% more for groceries

	Riyadh	Tokyo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.31 SAR4.93	$1.55 ¥247	+18.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.27 SAR16.09	$7.21 ¥1,149	+69.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.23 SAR23.51	$5.71 ¥910	-8.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.81 SAR10.59	$2.33 ¥371	-17.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.67 SAR17.62	$3.52 ¥561	-24.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.03 SAR3.88	$2.38 ¥379	+131.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 SAR2.88	$1.18 ¥188	+54.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 SAR3.08	$2.48 ¥395	+203.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 SAR2.64	$2.64 ¥421	+276.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 SAR2.19	$1.43 ¥227	+146.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.66 SAR2.50	$1.48 ¥236	+123.9%
Average			+88.5%

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pay 55.6% more for transportation

	Riyadh	Tokyo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.31 SAR8.70	$4.50 ¥717	+95.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.33 SAR140.81	$73.51 ¥11,710	+96.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,328.67 SAR126K	$22,332.63 ¥4M	-33.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.40 SAR69.40	$30.07 ¥4,791	+63.5%
Average			+55.6%

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pay 8.7% less for housing

	Riyadh	Tokyo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$74.49 SAR281.02	$33.44 ¥5,328	-55.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,119.84 SAR4,224.39	$1,071.65 ¥171K	-4.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$846.11 SAR3,191.78	$642.24 ¥102K	-24.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.07 SAR309.61	$122.16 ¥19,462	+48.8%
Average			-8.7%

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pay 33.4% more for childcare

	Riyadh	Tokyo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$461.83 SAR1,742.15	$519.69 ¥82,791	+12.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,810.75 SAR37,009.12	$15,131.74 ¥2M	+54.2%
Average			+33.4%

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pay 0.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Riyadh	Tokyo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.87 SAR7.04	$4.01 ¥639	+114.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.10 SAR15.48	$3.43 ¥546	-16.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.33 SAR27.66	$4.01 ¥639	-45.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$104.43 SAR393.94	$68.19 ¥10,863	-34.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.33 SAR57.83	$12.70 ¥2,023	-17.2%
Average			+0.2%

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pay 23.0% less for clothing

	Riyadh	Tokyo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$59.01 SAR222.60	$56.84 ¥9,055	-3.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$64.27 SAR242.45	$40.48 ¥6,449	-37.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$110.52 SAR416.91	$62.67 ¥9,984	-43.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$98.25 SAR370.64	$90.37 ¥14,397	-8.0%
Average			-23.0%

Riyadh vs. Tokyo - Cost of clothing

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