Islamabad vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Islamabad Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$464
$1632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1089
$3539
🏠 One person rent
$213
$946
🏘️ Family rent
$359
$1446
🍽️ Food expenses
$162
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.2
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$2285
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
70
70
😀 Quality of life
50
78
🏙️ Population
1.01M
7.01M

The cost of living in Islamabad is 72% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 8843rd and 3529th ($464 vs $1632) 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 1.4 months in Riyadh. Islamabad ranked 3rd best city to live in Pakistan vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6696th and 879th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Islamabad vs Riyadh

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Islamabad Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.05
$8.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.4
$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.35
$7.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.42
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$1000
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$111
$763
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$392
$1845
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$204
$1133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64
$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.1
$98.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.1
$72.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.06%
5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1495
$2922
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$746
$1930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.7
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.23
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.72
$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.2
$2.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.05
$8.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$9.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.37
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.77
$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.94
$8.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.17
$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.19
$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.65
$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$5.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.3
$93.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.89
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.4
$57
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.5
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$70.6
$495
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3118
$9443

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$427
33 km or 20 mi Wah
$360
91 km or 57 mi Mirpur
$279
108 km or 67 mi Mardan
$370
131 km or 82 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$338
132 km or 82 mi Baramulla
$264
135 km or 84 mi Mingora
$369
146 km or 91 mi Peshawar
$323
148 km or 92 mi Kohat
$379
158 km or 98 mi Gujrat
$330
169 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$353
183 km or 114 mi Sargodha
$381
191 km or 119 mi Hafizabad
$371
193 km or 120 mi Sialkot
$308
200 km or 124 mi Jammu
$295
203 km or 126 mi Gujranwala
$308
220 km or 137 mi Chiniot
$378
222 km or 138 mi Kamoke
$326
239 km or 148 mi Sheikhupura
$379
252 km or 156 mi Jalalabad
$368
254 km or 158 mi Faisalabad
$348
268 km or 167 mi Lahore
$432
279 km or 173 mi Jhang
$302
285 km or 177 mi Gojra
$367
287 km or 178 mi Amritsar
$391
287 km or 179 mi Sahiwal
$318
291 km or 181 mi Pathankot
$364
292 km or 182 mi Khost
$423
324 km or 201 mi Okara
$315
353 km or 219 mi Gardez
$433
356 km or 221 mi Jalandhar
$352
368 km or 229 mi Kabul
$473
392 km or 244 mi Khanewal
$382
396 km or 246 mi Burewala
$351
408 km or 253 mi Ludhiana
$414
418 km or 260 mi Multan
$417
427 km or 266 mi Ghazni
$425
465 km or 289 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
468 km or 291 mi Puli Khumri
$429
483 km or 300 mi Chandigarh
$379

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$931
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$815
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$931
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1037
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$823
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1109
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1192
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1309
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2014
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1923
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1461
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$775
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$711
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$707
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$465
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$556
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$551
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$906
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$489
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$664
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1168
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$523
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$492
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$581
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$571
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1107
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$565
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$893
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$545
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$487