Peshawar vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Peshawar Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$321
$1628
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$758
$3587
🏠 One person rent
$126
$936
🏘️ Family rent
$189
$1460
🍽️ Food expenses
$121
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$43.8
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$2284
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
48
70
😀 Quality of life
34
78
🏙️ Population
1.97M
7.01M

The cost of living in Peshawar is 80% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 9130th and 3485th ($321 vs $1628) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th 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 Peshawar compared to 1.4 months in Riyadh. Peshawar ranked 8th best city to live in Pakistan vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 8525th and 899th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Peshawar vs Riyadh

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Peshawar Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.01
$7.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.99
$53.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.47
$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$1.72
☕ Cappuccino
$1.36
$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.31
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$110
$999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$59.9
$757
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$157
$1794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$96
$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45
$57.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.3
$87.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.8
$73.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.56%
5.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$356
$3071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$279
$1929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.26
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.33
$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.92
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$9.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.27
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.76
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.28
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.82
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.71
$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.23
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.59
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.57
$5.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$10.3
$89.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.51
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.4
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.87
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$12
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.2
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$33.3
$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3008
$10912

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$394
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$373
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$371
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$373
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$496
152 km or 94 mi Rawalpindi
$446
164 km or 102 mi Khost
$438
215 km or 133 mi Gardez
$456
223 km or 138 mi Kabul
$504
230 km or 143 mi Mirpur
$280
239 km or 149 mi Sargodha
$391
244 km or 151 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$350
262 km or 163 mi Baramulla
$253
287 km or 179 mi Gujrat
$335
289 km or 179 mi Ghazni
$447
289 km or 180 mi Chiniot
$393
296 km or 184 mi Hafizabad
$382
305 km or 189 mi Srinagar
$344
313 km or 195 mi Jhang
$306
323 km or 201 mi Faisalabad
$359
324 km or 201 mi Gujranwala
$309
328 km or 204 mi Sialkot
$313
335 km or 208 mi Puli Khumri
$447
336 km or 209 mi Gojra
$379
340 km or 211 mi Kamoke
$332
341 km or 212 mi Jammu
$286
346 km or 215 mi Sheikhupura
$396
357 km or 222 mi Sahiwal
$339
381 km or 237 mi Lahore
$450
387 km or 240 mi Kunduz
$468
400 km or 248 mi Okara
$340
410 km or 255 mi Amritsar
$397
413 km or 257 mi Khanewal
$401
423 km or 263 mi Multan
$440
432 km or 268 mi Pathankot
$371
442 km or 275 mi Burewala
$350
447 km or 278 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$278
484 km or 301 mi Jalandhar
$346
492 km or 306 mi Qurghonteppa
$734

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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