Peshawar vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Peshawar Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$323
$1632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$780
$3539
🏠 One person rent
$121
$946
🏘️ Family rent
$198
$1446
🍽️ Food expenses
$129
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$38.7
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$129
$2285
😷 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 9160th and 3529th ($323 vs $1632) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th 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 Peshawar compared to 1.4 months in Riyadh. Peshawar ranked 9th best city to live in Pakistan vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 8618th and 879th 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
$2.38
$8.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.6
$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.45
$7.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$1.27
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.3
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$96.2
$1000
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$52.7
$763
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$178
$1845
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$96.3
$1133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.8
$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.4
$98.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.9
$72.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.01%
5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$309
$2922
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$244
$1930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.05
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.8
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.54
$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.04
$2.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$8.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$9.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.37
$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.76
$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.99
$8.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.79
$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.72
$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.22
$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.59
$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.57
$5.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$9.83
$93.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.99
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.5
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.87
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.1
$57
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.2
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$32.5
$495
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2608
$9443

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$423
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$279
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$381
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$338
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$264
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$330
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$425
289 km or 180 mi Chiniot
$378
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$371
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$353
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$302
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$348
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$308
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$308
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$429
336 km or 209 mi Gojra
$367
340 km or 211 mi Kamoke
$326
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$295
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$379
357 km or 222 mi Sahiwal
$318
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$432
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$454
400 km or 248 mi Okara
$315
410 km or 255 mi Amritsar
$391
413 km or 257 mi Khanewal
$382
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$417
432 km or 268 mi Pathankot
$364
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$351
447 km or 278 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
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$793
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$931
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$815
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$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
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$1281
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2014
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1923
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$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
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$465
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$556
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
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$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
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$492
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$581
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$571
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$2070
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$1107
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$565
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$680
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$893
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$545
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$487