Karachi vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$434
$1632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1045
$3539
🏠 One person rent
$163
$946
🏘️ Family rent
$267
$1446
🍽️ Food expenses
$154
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.8
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$152
$2285
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
63
70
😀 Quality of life
54
78
🏙️ Population
14.9M
7.01M

The cost of living in Karachi is 73% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 8914th and 3529th ($434 vs $1632) 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 0.4 months in Karachi compared to 1.4 months in Riyadh. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6414th and 879th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karachi vs Riyadh

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Karachi Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.8
$8.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.5
$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.1
$7.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$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
$122
$1000
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.5
$763
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$224
$1845
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$129
$1133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.7
$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$98.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$72.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.94%
5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$659
$2922
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$422
$1930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.03
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.48
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.21
$2.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7
$8.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$9.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.25
$8.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.13
$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.78
$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.24
$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$5.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.6
$93.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.99
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.6
$57
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.6
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$58.1
$495
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1646
$9443

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$365
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$326
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$392
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$337
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$284
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$343
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$327
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$324
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$310
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$378
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$298
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$437
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$401
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$287
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$330
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$317
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$373
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$575
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$326
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$298
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$627
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$382
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$366
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$289
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$693
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$417
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$286
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$463
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$331
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$382
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$269
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$467
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$813
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$351
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$297
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$294
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1135
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$325
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$561

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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