Lahore vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lahore Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$432
$1632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1020
$3539
🏠 One person rent
$174
$946
🏘️ Family rent
$280
$1446
🍽️ Food expenses
$155
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.4
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$98.9
$2285
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
71
70
😀 Quality of life
49
78
🏙️ Population
11.1M
7.01M

The cost of living in Lahore is 74% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 8919th and 3529th ($432 vs $1632) 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 0.2 months in Lahore compared to 1.4 months in Riyadh. Lahore ranked 4th best city to live in Pakistan vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6762nd and 879th 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
$2.15
$8.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18
$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.9
$7.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.6
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$2.51
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$115
$1000
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$68.7
$763
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$210
$1845
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$126
$1133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.2
$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$98.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.7
$72.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.96%
5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$720
$2922
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$602
$1930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.44
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.99
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.65
$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.18
$2.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.04
$8.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$9.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.31
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.74
$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.72
$8.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.59
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.95
$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.02
$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.59
$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.86
$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.77
$5.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.9
$93.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.4
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.88
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.1
$57
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.9
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$42.1
$495
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1393
$9443

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$379
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$391
49 km or 30 mi Kamoke
$326
68 km or 43 mi Gujranwala
$308
85 km or 53 mi Hafizabad
$371
107 km or 67 mi Sialkot
$308
117 km or 72 mi Gujrat
$330
118 km or 73 mi Okara
$315
120 km or 74 mi Jalandhar
$352
120 km or 75 mi Sahiwal
$318
121 km or 75 mi Faisalabad
$348
130 km or 81 mi Chiniot
$378
140 km or 87 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$338
140 km or 87 mi Jammu
$295
147 km or 91 mi Pathankot
$364
160 km or 99 mi Ludhiana
$414
164 km or 102 mi Gojra
$367
169 km or 105 mi Sargodha
$381
185 km or 115 mi Mirpur
$279
195 km or 121 mi Jhang
$302
222 km or 138 mi Burewala
$351
244 km or 152 mi Patiala
$352
250 km or 155 mi Chandigarh
$379
257 km or 160 mi Rawalpindi
$427
268 km or 167 mi Islamabad
$464
269 km or 167 mi Khanewal
$382
273 km or 170 mi Shimla
$265
286 km or 178 mi Srinagar
$353
294 km or 183 mi Wah
$360
295 km or 183 mi Baramulla
$264
299 km or 186 mi Hisar
$263
317 km or 197 mi Multan
$417
351 km or 218 mi Bahawalpur
$298
352 km or 219 mi Bhiwani
$325
353 km or 219 mi Saharanpur
$285
354 km or 220 mi Kohat
$379
364 km or 226 mi Rohtak
$250
366 km or 227 mi Mardan
$370
377 km or 234 mi Dehradun
$383
381 km or 237 mi Peshawar
$323

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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