Lahore vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lahore Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$386
$1642
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$994
$3429
🏠 One person rent
$151
$996
🏘️ Family rent
$326
$1477
🍽️ Food expenses
$136
$346
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.4
$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$205
$2566
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
69
71
😀 Quality of life
51
74
🏙️ Population
11.1M
7.01M

The cost of living in Lahore is 77% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 8998th and 2922nd ($386 vs $1642) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 0.5 months in Lahore compared to 1.6 months in Riyadh. Lahore ranked 3rd best city to live in Pakistan vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6245th and 1210th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lahore Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.97
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.5
$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.97
$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$1.87
☕ Cappuccino
$1.93
$4.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.32
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.8
$1149
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$64.7
$792
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$260
$2059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$196
$1124
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.5
$58.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$91.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16
$73.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.61%
5.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$687
$2076
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$441
$1301
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.96
$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.65
$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.21
$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.39
$7.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$7.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.59
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.08
$4.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.64
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.94
$7.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.06
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.84
$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.72
$5.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.4
$100
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.61
$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.05
$49.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.01
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.5
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.9
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$34.7
$358
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1054
$9649

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$337
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$508
49 km or 30 mi Kamoke
$268
68 km or 43 mi Gujranwala
$240
85 km or 53 mi Hafizabad
$303
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$298
117 km or 72 mi Gujrat
$277
118 km or 73 mi Okara
$290
120 km or 74 mi Jalandhar
$394
120 km or 75 mi Sahiwal
$260
121 km or 75 mi Faisalabad
$289
130 km or 81 mi Chiniot
$344
140 km or 87 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$287
140 km or 87 mi Jammu
$399
147 km or 91 mi Pathankot
$399
160 km or 99 mi Ludhiana
$448
164 km or 102 mi Gojra
$337
169 km or 105 mi Sargodha
$330
185 km or 115 mi Mirpur
$278
195 km or 121 mi Jhang
$364
222 km or 138 mi Burewala
$338
244 km or 152 mi Patiala
$365
250 km or 155 mi Chandigarh
$401
257 km or 160 mi Rawalpindi
$331
268 km or 167 mi Islamabad
$389
269 km or 167 mi Khanewal
$328
273 km or 170 mi Shimla
$282
286 km or 178 mi Srinagar
$393
294 km or 183 mi Wah
$238
295 km or 183 mi Baramulla
$281
299 km or 186 mi Hisar
$250
317 km or 197 mi Multan
$307
351 km or 218 mi Bahawalpur
$267
352 km or 219 mi Bhiwani
$357
353 km or 219 mi Saharanpur
$255
354 km or 220 mi Kohat
$307
364 km or 226 mi Rohtak
$343
366 km or 227 mi Mardan
$335
377 km or 234 mi Dehradun
$374
381 km or 237 mi Peshawar
$352

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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