Karachi vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$430
$1627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1029
$3576
🏠 One person rent
$168
$931
🏘️ Family rent
$274
$1463
🍽️ Food expenses
$146
$375
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.4
$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$132
$2496
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
63
73
😀 Quality of life
54
80
🏙️ Population
14.9M
7.01M

The cost of living in Karachi is 74% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 8915th and 3418th ($430 vs $1627) 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 0.3 months in Karachi compared to 1.5 months in Riyadh. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6371st and 759th among best cities to live in the world.

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Karachi Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.75
$7.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.3
$53.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.41
$8.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$1.86
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$115
$1007
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.8
$738
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$204
$1807
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$133
$1160
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.2
$64.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$99.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.1
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.46%
5.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$579
$2939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$371
$2197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.76
$37.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.37
$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.13
$2.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.72
$8.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.37
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.24
$9.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.1
$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.76
$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.17
$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$5.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.4
$101
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.27
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.9
$51.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.95
$7.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.6
$58.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.1
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$67.6
$451
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1491
$9818

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Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$382
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$324
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$395
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$336
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$290
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$340
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$322
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$330
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$324
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$382
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$291
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$442
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$407
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$291
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$322
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$305
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$375
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$573
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$315
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$254
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$301
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$624
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$374
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$366
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$290
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$705
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$403
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$278
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$436
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$328
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$362
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$274
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$439
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$808
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$347
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$303
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$267
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1081
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$335
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$558

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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