Lahore vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lahore Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$450
$1628
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1064
$3587
🏠 One person rent
$183
$936
🏘️ Family rent
$299
$1460
🍽️ Food expenses
$158
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.1
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$166
$2284
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
71
70
😀 Quality of life
52
78
🏙️ Population
11.1M
7.01M

The cost of living in Lahore is 72% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 8860th and 3485th ($450 vs $1628) 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 Lahore compared to 1.4 months in Riyadh. Lahore ranked 2nd best city to live in Pakistan vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6510th and 899th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lahore vs Riyadh

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Lahore Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.48
$7.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18
$53.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.36
$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.58
$1.72
☕ Cappuccino
$2.65
$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$127
$999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.7
$757
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$234
$1794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$133
$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.5
$57.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$87.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.6
$73.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.38%
5.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$834
$3071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$617
$1929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$3.98
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.78
$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.7
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.17
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.57
$9.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.89
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.3
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.74
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.83
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.68
$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2
$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.75
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.75
$5.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.6
$89.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.29
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$8.97
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.55
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.5
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.2
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$40.3
$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1609
$10912

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$396
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$397
49 km or 30 mi Kamoke
$332
68 km or 43 mi Gujranwala
$309
85 km or 53 mi Hafizabad
$382
107 km or 67 mi Sialkot
$313
117 km or 72 mi Gujrat
$335
118 km or 73 mi Okara
$340
120 km or 74 mi Jalandhar
$346
120 km or 75 mi Sahiwal
$339
121 km or 75 mi Faisalabad
$359
130 km or 81 mi Chiniot
$393
140 km or 87 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$350
140 km or 87 mi Jammu
$286
147 km or 91 mi Pathankot
$371
160 km or 99 mi Ludhiana
$391
164 km or 102 mi Gojra
$379
169 km or 105 mi Sargodha
$391
185 km or 115 mi Mirpur
$280
195 km or 121 mi Jhang
$306
222 km or 138 mi Burewala
$350
244 km or 152 mi Patiala
$334
250 km or 155 mi Chandigarh
$379
257 km or 160 mi Rawalpindi
$446
268 km or 167 mi Islamabad
$496
269 km or 167 mi Khanewal
$401
273 km or 170 mi Shimla
$252
286 km or 178 mi Srinagar
$344
294 km or 183 mi Wah
$371
295 km or 183 mi Baramulla
$253
299 km or 186 mi Hisar
$256
317 km or 197 mi Multan
$440
351 km or 218 mi Bahawalpur
$310
352 km or 219 mi Bhiwani
$326
353 km or 219 mi Saharanpur
$270
354 km or 220 mi Kohat
$394
364 km or 226 mi Rohtak
$239
366 km or 227 mi Mardan
$373
377 km or 234 mi Dehradun
$395
381 km or 237 mi Peshawar
$321

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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