Peshawar vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Peshawar Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$334
$1627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$809
$3576
🏠 One person rent
$119
$931
🏘️ Family rent
$193
$1463
🍽️ Food expenses
$136
$375
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.5
$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$113
$2496
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
47
73
😀 Quality of life
43
80
🏙️ Population
1.97M
7.01M

The cost of living in Peshawar is 79% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 9121st and 3418th ($334 vs $1627) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st 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 0.3 months in Peshawar compared to 1.5 months in Riyadh. Peshawar ranked 7th best city to live in Pakistan vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 7430th and 759th 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
$2.81
$7.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.4
$53.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.22
$8.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$1.86
☕ Cappuccino
$1.11
$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.32
$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$84.3
$1007
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$46.3
$738
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$155
$1807
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$85.3
$1160
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.4
$64.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.3
$99.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.9%
5.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$267
$2939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$213
$2197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7
$37.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.94
$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.21
$2.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$8.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.74
$9.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.77
$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.71
$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.2
$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.59
$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.57
$5.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$9.69
$101
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.56
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.8
$51.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.86
$7.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.3
$58.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.7
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$28.4
$451
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2261
$9818

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$364
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$354
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$354
114 km or 71 mi Wah
$344
117 km or 72 mi Mingora
$351
146 km or 91 mi Islamabad
$443
152 km or 94 mi Rawalpindi
$416
164 km or 102 mi Khost
$393
215 km or 133 mi Gardez
$401
223 km or 138 mi Kabul
$458
230 km or 143 mi Mirpur
$277
239 km or 149 mi Sargodha
$376
244 km or 151 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$326
262 km or 163 mi Baramulla
$265
287 km or 179 mi Gujrat
$320
289 km or 179 mi Ghazni
$396
289 km or 180 mi Chiniot
$372
296 km or 184 mi Hafizabad
$363
305 km or 189 mi Srinagar
$340
313 km or 195 mi Jhang
$294
323 km or 201 mi Faisalabad
$333
324 km or 201 mi Gujranwala
$302
328 km or 204 mi Sialkot
$311
335 km or 208 mi Puli Khumri
$404
336 km or 209 mi Gojra
$351
340 km or 211 mi Kamoke
$316
341 km or 212 mi Jammu
$284
346 km or 215 mi Sheikhupura
$368
357 km or 222 mi Sahiwal
$303
381 km or 237 mi Lahore
$427
387 km or 240 mi Kunduz
$428
400 km or 248 mi Okara
$291
410 km or 255 mi Amritsar
$380
413 km or 257 mi Khanewal
$362
423 km or 263 mi Multan
$403
432 km or 268 mi Pathankot
$350
442 km or 275 mi Burewala
$347
447 km or 278 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$254
484 km or 301 mi Jalandhar
$337
492 km or 306 mi Qurghonteppa
$684

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Distance City Cost of living
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$806
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$967
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$862
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$908
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1008
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$930
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$873
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1201
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1230
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1237
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1008
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1849
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1770
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1454
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$825
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$726
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$730
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$453
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$719
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$549
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$889
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$542
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$918
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$477
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$669
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1182
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$503
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$483
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$583
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$571
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1162
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$553
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$681
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$903
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$530
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$463