Islamabad vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Islamabad Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$443
$1627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1034
$3576
🏠 One person rent
$199
$931
🏘️ Family rent
$328
$1463
🍽️ Food expenses
$158
$375
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.5
$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$155
$2496
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
69
73
😀 Quality of life
50
80
🏙️ Population
1.01M
7.01M

The cost of living in Islamabad is 73% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 8887th and 3418th ($443 vs $1627) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 0.3 months in Islamabad compared to 1.5 months in Riyadh. Islamabad ranked 3rd best city to live in Pakistan vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6597th and 759th among best cities to live in the world.

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Islamabad Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.83
$7.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.2
$53.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.15
$8.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.36
$1.86
☕ Cappuccino
$2.02
$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$187
$1007
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$98.8
$738
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$338
$1807
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$178
$1160
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.4
$64.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$99.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.5
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.73%
5.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1311
$2939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$775
$2197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.39
$37.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.05
$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.69
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.22
$2.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.37
$8.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.46
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.76
$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.75
$9.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.13
$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.17
$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.64
$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.15
$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$5.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.4
$101
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.22
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$51.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.86
$7.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.6
$58.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.7
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$61.1
$451
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2738
$9818

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$416
33 km or 20 mi Wah
$344
91 km or 57 mi Mirpur
$277
108 km or 67 mi Mardan
$354
131 km or 82 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$326
132 km or 82 mi Baramulla
$265
135 km or 84 mi Mingora
$351
146 km or 91 mi Peshawar
$334
148 km or 92 mi Kohat
$364
158 km or 98 mi Gujrat
$320
169 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$340
183 km or 114 mi Sargodha
$376
191 km or 119 mi Hafizabad
$363
193 km or 120 mi Sialkot
$311
200 km or 124 mi Jammu
$284
203 km or 126 mi Gujranwala
$302
220 km or 137 mi Chiniot
$372
222 km or 138 mi Kamoke
$316
239 km or 148 mi Sheikhupura
$368
252 km or 156 mi Jalalabad
$354
254 km or 158 mi Faisalabad
$333
268 km or 167 mi Lahore
$427
279 km or 173 mi Jhang
$294
285 km or 177 mi Gojra
$351
287 km or 178 mi Amritsar
$380
287 km or 179 mi Sahiwal
$303
291 km or 181 mi Pathankot
$350
292 km or 182 mi Khost
$393
324 km or 201 mi Okara
$291
353 km or 219 mi Gardez
$401
356 km or 221 mi Jalandhar
$337
368 km or 229 mi Kabul
$458
392 km or 244 mi Khanewal
$362
396 km or 246 mi Burewala
$347
408 km or 253 mi Ludhiana
$421
418 km or 260 mi Multan
$403
427 km or 266 mi Ghazni
$396
465 km or 289 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$254
468 km or 291 mi Puli Khumri
$404
483 km or 300 mi Chandigarh
$373

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$967
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$862
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$908
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1008
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$930
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$873
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1201
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1230
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1237
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1008
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1849
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1770
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1454
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$825
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$726
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$730
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$453
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$719
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$549
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$889
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$542
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$918
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$477
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$669
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1182
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$503
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$483
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$583
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$571
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1162
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$553
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$681
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$903
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$530
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$463