Peshawar vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Peshawar Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$352
$1642
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$857
$3429
🏠 One person rent
$137
$996
🏘️ Family rent
$259
$1477
🍽️ Food expenses
$134
$346
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.3
$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$175
$2566
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
48
71
😀 Quality of life
42
74
🏙️ Population
1.97M
7.01M

The cost of living in Peshawar is 79% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 9085th and 2922nd ($352 vs $1642) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 1.6 months in Riyadh. Peshawar ranked 6th best city to live in Pakistan vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6943rd and 1210th among best cities to live in the world.

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Peshawar Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.88
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.4
$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.59
$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$1.87
 Cappuccino
$1.89
$4.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.33
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$89.6
$1149
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$56.9
$792
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$237
$2059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$131
$1124
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.8
$58.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.8
$91.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$73.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
23.93%
5.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$183
$2076
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$152
$1301
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.37
$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.53
$15.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.19
$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.41
$7.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$7.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.37
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.19
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.53
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.94
$4.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.82
$7.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.72
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.21
$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.59
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.52
$5.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$9.11
$100
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.37
$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$4.4
$49.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.87
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.7
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$34.5
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$31.9
$358
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$457
$9649

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$307
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$335
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$238
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$311
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$389
152 km or 94 mi Rawalpindi
$331
164 km or 102 mi Khost
$423
215 km or 133 mi Gardez
$449
223 km or 138 mi Kabul
$567
230 km or 143 mi Mirpur
$278
239 km or 149 mi Sargodha
$330
244 km or 151 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$287
262 km or 163 mi Baramulla
$281
287 km or 179 mi Gujrat
$277
289 km or 179 mi Ghazni
$455
289 km or 180 mi Chiniot
$344
296 km or 184 mi Hafizabad
$303
305 km or 189 mi Srinagar
$393
313 km or 195 mi Jhang
$364
323 km or 201 mi Faisalabad
$289
324 km or 201 mi Gujranwala
$240
328 km or 204 mi Sialkot
$298
335 km or 208 mi Puli Khumri
$437
336 km or 209 mi Gojra
$337
340 km or 211 mi Kamoke
$268
341 km or 212 mi Jammu
$399
346 km or 215 mi Sheikhupura
$337
357 km or 222 mi Sahiwal
$260
381 km or 237 mi Lahore
$386
387 km or 240 mi Kunduz
$445
400 km or 248 mi Okara
$290
410 km or 255 mi Amritsar
$508
413 km or 257 mi Khanewal
$328
423 km or 263 mi Multan
$307
432 km or 268 mi Pathankot
$399
442 km or 275 mi Burewala
$338
447 km or 278 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
484 km or 301 mi Jalandhar
$394
492 km or 306 mi Qurghonteppa
$632

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Distance City Cost of living
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$768
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$1013
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$860
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$959
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1005
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$910
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$868
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1285
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1327
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1375
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1872
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1810
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1424
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$996
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$710
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$646
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$543
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$875
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$540
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$938
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$621
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$671
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$892
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$606
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$541
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$594
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$559
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
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$1032
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$606
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$685
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$920
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$798
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$561