Faisalabad vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Faisalabad Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$319
$1586
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$784
$3407
🏠 One person rent
$115
$921
🏘️ Family rent
$203
$1393
🍽️ Food expenses
$123
$358
🚐 Transport expenses
$34.7
$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$214
$2861
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
43
71
😀 Quality of life
40
77
🏙️ Population
3.2M
7.01M

The cost of living in Faisalabad is 80% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 9185th and 3292nd ($319 vs $1586) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 26th and 1st in Pakistan and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Faisalabad compared to 1.8 months in Riyadh. Faisalabad ranked 5th best city to live in Pakistan vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6906th and 796th among best cities to live in the world.

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Faisalabad Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.79
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$7.12
$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.61
$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$1.99
☕ Cappuccino
$1.77
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.3
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$84.7
$1005
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$59
$726
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$169
$1969
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$126
$1032
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.8
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.1
$99.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.49%
5.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$776
$2212
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$902
$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$2.71
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.64
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.19
$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.34
$8.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$8.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.63
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.66
$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.72
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.97
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.59
$2.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.08
$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.38
$5.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.5
$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.03
$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$49.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.72
$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.2
$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.9
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$25.1
$373
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$785
$10359

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$373
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$312
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74 km or 46 mi Jhang
$292
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$310
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$456
92 km or 57 mi Hafizabad
$380
93 km or 58 mi Sheikhupura
$376
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$406
125 km or 78 mi Kamoke
$308
132 km or 82 mi Gujranwala
$280
136 km or 84 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$341
146 km or 91 mi Burewala
$360
159 km or 99 mi Gujrat
$330
166 km or 103 mi Khanewal
$358
169 km or 105 mi Amritsar
$500
182 km or 113 mi Sialkot
$335
201 km or 125 mi Mirpur
$328
209 km or 130 mi Multan
$371
222 km or 138 mi Jammu
$344
238 km or 148 mi Jalandhar
$378
243 km or 151 mi Rawalpindi
$376
254 km or 158 mi Islamabad
$439
261 km or 162 mi Pathankot
$407
262 km or 163 mi Bahawalpur
$294
268 km or 167 mi Wah
$323
270 km or 167 mi Ludhiana
$430
279 km or 173 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$273
286 km or 178 mi Kohat
$374
323 km or 201 mi Peshawar
$338
325 km or 202 mi Mardan
$372
331 km or 206 mi Baramulla
$277
338 km or 210 mi Srinagar
$388
352 km or 219 mi Patiala
$358
359 km or 223 mi Hisar
$252
362 km or 225 mi Chandigarh
$397
365 km or 227 mi Khost
$441
379 km or 235 mi Bikaner
$268
379 km or 235 mi Mingora
$354
391 km or 243 mi Shimla
$286

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Distance City Cost of living
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$783
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$940
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$828
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$870
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$989
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$878
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1218
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1226
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1267
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1810
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1719
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$1457
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$944
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$716
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$713
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$548
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$705
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$557
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$879
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$552
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$895
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$541
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$665
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$853
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$537
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$507
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$586
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$588
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$1802
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$940
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$558
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$895
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$561
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$489