Faisalabad vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Faisalabad Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$348
$1632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$846
$3539
🏠 One person rent
$121
$946
🏘️ Family rent
$193
$1446
🍽️ Food expenses
$131
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$53.7
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$145
$2285
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
43
70
😀 Quality of life
48
78
🏙️ Population
3.2M
7.01M

The cost of living in Faisalabad is 79% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 9089th and 3529th ($348 vs $1632) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th 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 0.4 months in Faisalabad compared to 1.4 months in Riyadh. Faisalabad ranked 5th best city to live in Pakistan vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6935th and 879th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Faisalabad vs Riyadh

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Faisalabad Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.8
$8.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.8
$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.32
$7.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.49
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$1.43
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$76.4
$1000
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$53.5
$763
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$139
$1845
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$95.7
$1133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.7
$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.1
$98.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14
$72.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.42%
5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$532
$2922
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$577
$1930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.02
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.09
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.21
$2.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.27
$8.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$9.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.71
$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.44
$8.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.63
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.76
$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.06
$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.37
$5.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.8
$93.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.6
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.71
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.3
$57
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.1
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$26.6
$495
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1491
$9443

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$326
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$308
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$338
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$351
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$330
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$382
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$391
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$308
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$279
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$417
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$295
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$352
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$427
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$464
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$364
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$298
268 km or 167 mi Wah
$360
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$414
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$257
286 km or 178 mi Kohat
$379
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$323
325 km or 202 mi Mardan
$370
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$264
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$353
352 km or 219 mi Patiala
$352
359 km or 223 mi Hisar
$263
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$379
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$423
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$289
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$793
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$931
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$815
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$931
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1037
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
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$823
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$1109
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1192
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1309
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$1281
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
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$2014
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$1923
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$1461
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$775
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$711
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$707
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$465
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$698
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$556
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
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$551
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$906
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$489
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$537
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$1710
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$664
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1168
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$523
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$492
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$581
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$571
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$2070
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$1107
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$565
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$680
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$893
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$545
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$487