Cost of living comparison
Tokyo is 59.4% more expensive than Riyadh.
If you lived in Tokyo instead of Riyadh, you would:
pay 73.3% more for restaurants
Riyadh
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.66
SAR25.00
|
$7.57
¥1,158
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.80
SAR25.50
|
$5.30
¥811
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
SAR3.00
|
$1.29
¥198
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.26
SAR0.97
|
$0.88
¥135
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Riyadh
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
SAR3.25
|
$1.58
¥242
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.88
SAR14.56
|
$7.12
¥1,090
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.75
SAR25.33
|
$5.46
¥835
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.75
SAR10.30
|
$2.04
¥313
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.52
SAR13.21
|
$3.81
¥583
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
SAR3.51
|
$3.30
¥506
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
SAR2.93
|
$1.52
¥233
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
SAR2.82
|
$3.33
¥509
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
SAR3.50
|
$2.26
¥346
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
SAR2.13
|
$2.29
¥351
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
SAR2.01
|
$1.79
¥273
|
|
pay 82.2% more for transportation
Riyadh
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.31
SAR8.67
|
$4.77
¥730
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.99
SAR119.98
|
$75.67
¥11,582
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,992.84
SAR89,986.11
|
$21,565.59
¥3,300,938
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.66
SAR54.99
|
$28.75
¥4,401
|
|
pay 20.8% more for housing
Riyadh
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.71
SAR268.96
|
$35.00
¥5,357
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$927.46
SAR3,478.49
|
$1,128.57
¥172,745
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$598.10
SAR2,243.20
|
$671.52
¥102,787
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.43
SAR260.40
|
$138.96
¥21,271
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Riyadh
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$372.21
SAR1,396.00
|
$616.16
¥94,312
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,748.95
SAR25,312.22
|
$17,025.47
¥2,606,003
|
|
pay 12.7% more for entertainment and sports
Riyadh
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.60
SAR6.00
|
$4.16
¥637
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.86
SAR14.48
|
$3.54
¥542
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.46
SAR28.00
|
$4.54
¥695
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$101.08
SAR379.11
|
$72.81
¥11,144
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$17.33
SAR64.99
|
$13.62
¥2,085
|
|
pay 18.3% less for clothing
Riyadh
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.90
SAR194.64
|
$50.16
¥7,678
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$63.87
SAR239.56
|
$40.10
¥6,137
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.70
SAR411.45
|
$65.44
¥10,016
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.25
SAR360.98
|
$103.70
¥15,873
|
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