Karachi vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$417
$1642
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$995
$3429
🏠 One person rent
$174
$996
🏘️ Family rent
$312
$1477
🍽️ Food expenses
$142
$346
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.5
$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$184
$2566
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
63
71
😀 Quality of life
53
74
🏙️ Population
14.9M
7.01M

The cost of living in Karachi is 75% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 8902nd and 2922nd ($417 vs $1642) 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 0.4 months in Karachi compared to 1.6 months in Riyadh. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6078th and 1210th among best cities to live in the world.

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Karachi Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.9
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.5
$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4
$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$1.87
 Cappuccino
$1.9
$4.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.31
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$1149
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.1
$792
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$316
$2059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$179
$1124
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.2
$58.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.9
$91.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11
$73.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.14%
5.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$584
$2076
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$336
$1301
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.2
$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.45
$15.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.18
$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$7.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$7.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.76
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.22
$4.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.03
$7.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.92
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.36
$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.07
$5.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.5
$100
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.05
$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$49.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.64
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.3
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.2
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.7
$358
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1093
$9649

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$297
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$292
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$326
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$301
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$308
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$293
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$289
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$358
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$353
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$377
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$313
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$505
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$339
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$296
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$360
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$336
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$396
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$779
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$338
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$267
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$672
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$399
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$385
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$291
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$809
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$307
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$301
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$513
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$338
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$328
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$336
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$484
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$822
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$338
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$323
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$315
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1126
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$375
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$546

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$1013
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$860
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$959
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1005
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$910
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$868
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1285
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1327
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1375
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1872
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1810
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1424
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$996
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$710
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$646
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$543
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$875
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$540
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$938
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$621
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$671
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$892
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$606
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$541
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$594
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$559
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1032
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$606
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$685
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$920
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$798
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$561