Lahore vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

Lahore Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$382
$1360
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$966
$2961
🏠 One person rent
$151
$748
🏘️ Family rent
$303
$1117
🍽️ Food expenses
$138
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.4
$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$189
$2297
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
68
70
😀 Quality of life
49
74
🏙️ Population
11.1M
7.01M

The cost of living in Lahore is 72% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 8902nd and 3710th ($382 vs $1360) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 1.7 months in Riyadh. Lahore ranked 3rd best city to live in Pakistan vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6355th and 1392nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Lahore Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.09
$6.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.1
$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.74
$6.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.52
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$1.97
$4.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.26
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$882
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$67.7
$561
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$249
$1372
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$177
$862
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.3
$53.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.6
$83.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.4
$70.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.45%
4.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$638
$1755
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$374
$1136
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.55
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.51
$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.08
$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.22
$7.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$7.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.3
$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.19
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.74
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.64
$5.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.41
$7.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.84
$2.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.75
$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.7
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.9
$5.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.9
$101
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.17
$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.2
$50.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.97
$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$14.6
$49.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.9
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$42.2
$359
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1234
$7248

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$325
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$441
49 km or 30 mi Kamoke
$256
68 km or 43 mi Gujranwala
$253
85 km or 53 mi Hafizabad
$296
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$330
117 km or 72 mi Gujrat
$313
118 km or 73 mi Okara
$272
120 km or 74 mi Jalandhar
$398
120 km or 75 mi Sahiwal
$254
121 km or 75 mi Faisalabad
$267
130 km or 81 mi Chiniot
$331
140 km or 87 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$282
140 km or 87 mi Jammu
$381
147 km or 91 mi Pathankot
$373
160 km or 99 mi Ludhiana
$392
164 km or 102 mi Gojra
$252
169 km or 105 mi Sargodha
$322
185 km or 115 mi Mirpur
$250
195 km or 121 mi Jhang
$313
222 km or 138 mi Burewala
$301
244 km or 152 mi Patiala
$313
250 km or 155 mi Chandigarh
$391
257 km or 160 mi Rawalpindi
$316
268 km or 167 mi Islamabad
$355
269 km or 167 mi Khanewal
$335
273 km or 170 mi Shimla
$292
286 km or 178 mi Srinagar
$390
294 km or 183 mi Wah
$265
295 km or 183 mi Baramulla
$277
299 km or 186 mi Hisar
$341
317 km or 197 mi Multan
$379
351 km or 218 mi Bahawalpur
$234
352 km or 219 mi Bhiwani
$350
353 km or 219 mi Saharanpur
$239
354 km or 220 mi Kohat
$267
364 km or 226 mi Rohtak
$386
366 km or 227 mi Mardan
$290
377 km or 234 mi Dehradun
$395
381 km or 237 mi Peshawar
$270

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Distance City Cost of living
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$698
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$1022
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$901
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$926
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$962
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$898
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$872
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$772
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1023
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1326
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1194
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$993
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1940
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1894
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1380
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$931
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$675
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$663
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$795
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$693
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$536
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$869
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$545
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$935
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$749
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$571
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1471
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$653
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1062
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$727
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$621
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$581
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$537
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1897
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$977
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$782
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$668
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$939
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$922
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$673