Islamabad vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Islamabad Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$439
$1586
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1168
$3407
🏠 One person rent
$198
$921
🏘️ Family rent
$457
$1393
🍽️ Food expenses
$150
$358
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.4
$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$256
$2861
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
67
71
😀 Quality of life
49
77
🏙️ Population
1.01M
7.01M

The cost of living in Islamabad is 72% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 8895th and 3292nd ($439 vs $1586) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 0.6 months in Islamabad compared to 1.8 months in Riyadh. Islamabad ranked 2nd best city to live in Pakistan vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6293rd and 796th among best cities to live in the world.

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Islamabad Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.79
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.1
$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.44
$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$1.99
☕ Cappuccino
$2.06
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.35
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$1005
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$92
$726
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$505
$1969
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$286
$1032
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.4
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$99.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.6
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.49%
5.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1307
$2212
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$493
$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.82
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.32
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.26
$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.35
$8.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$8.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$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
$0.8
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.64
$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.13
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.9
$2.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.47
$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.1
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.62
$5.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.2
$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.31
$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.9
$49.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.01
$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.4
$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.2
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$59.7
$373
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3133
$10359

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$376
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$323
91 km or 57 mi Mirpur
$328
108 km or 67 mi Mardan
$372
131 km or 82 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$341
132 km or 82 mi Baramulla
$277
135 km or 84 mi Mingora
$354
146 km or 91 mi Peshawar
$338
148 km or 92 mi Kohat
$374
158 km or 98 mi Gujrat
$330
169 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$388
183 km or 114 mi Sargodha
$456
191 km or 119 mi Hafizabad
$380
193 km or 120 mi Sialkot
$335
200 km or 124 mi Jammu
$344
203 km or 126 mi Gujranwala
$280
220 km or 137 mi Chiniot
$373
222 km or 138 mi Kamoke
$308
239 km or 148 mi Sheikhupura
$376
252 km or 156 mi Jalalabad
$358
254 km or 158 mi Faisalabad
$319
268 km or 167 mi Lahore
$406
279 km or 173 mi Jhang
$292
285 km or 177 mi Gojra
$344
287 km or 178 mi Amritsar
$500
287 km or 179 mi Sahiwal
$312
291 km or 181 mi Pathankot
$407
292 km or 182 mi Khost
$441
324 km or 201 mi Okara
$310
353 km or 219 mi Gardez
$469
356 km or 221 mi Jalandhar
$378
368 km or 229 mi Kabul
$599
392 km or 244 mi Khanewal
$358
396 km or 246 mi Burewala
$360
408 km or 253 mi Ludhiana
$430
418 km or 260 mi Multan
$371
427 km or 266 mi Ghazni
$476
465 km or 289 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$273
468 km or 291 mi Puli Khumri
$457
483 km or 300 mi Chandigarh
$397

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$940
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$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
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$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
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$940
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$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