Karachi vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$421
$1628
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1023
$3587
🏠 One person rent
$146
$936
🏘️ Family rent
$237
$1460
🍽️ Food expenses
$158
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$74.5
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$142
$2284
😷 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 74% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 8923rd and 3485th ($421 vs $1628) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 1.4 months in Riyadh. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6375th and 899th 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
$1.81
$7.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.2
$53.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.41
$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$1.72
☕ Cappuccino
$2.38
$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.35
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$106
$999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$65.8
$757
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$194
$1794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$117
$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$57.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.8
$87.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.8
$73.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.72%
5.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$751
$3071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$469
$1929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.06
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.48
$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.24
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.46
$9.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.31
$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.26
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.8
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.77
$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.62
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.91
$5.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.6
$89.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.3
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.3
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.1
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.9
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$63.4
$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1476
$10912

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Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$355
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$320
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$385
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$342
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$273
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$352
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$337
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$312
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$298
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$367
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$303
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$433
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$391
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$273
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$312
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$299
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$360
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$530
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$314
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$278
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$310
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$559
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$358
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$350
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$279
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$663
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$440
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$267
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$473
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$316
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$401
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$260
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$469
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$717
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$350
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$283
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$252
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1193
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$311
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$525

Cities near Riyadh

Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$938
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$834
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$965
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1059
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$917
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$778
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1062
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1218
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1340
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$993
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2100
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$2015
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1437
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$738
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$703
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$454
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$694
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$522
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$509
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$890
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$457
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$655
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1164
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$471
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$469
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$573
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$548
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1031
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$505
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$670
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$873
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$494
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$459