Rawalpindi vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rawalpindi Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$376
$1586
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$904
$3407
🏠 One person rent
$144
$921
🏘️ Family rent
$241
$1393
🍽️ Food expenses
$125
$358
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.2
$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$187
$2861
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
67
71
😀 Quality of life
31
77
🏙️ Population
2.1M
7.01M

The cost of living in Rawalpindi is 76% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 9038th and 3292nd ($376 vs $1586) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th 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 Rawalpindi compared to 1.8 months in Riyadh. Rawalpindi ranked 6th best city to live in Pakistan vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 7946th and 796th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rawalpindi vs Riyadh

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Rawalpindi Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.6
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.23
$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.61
$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$1.99
☕ Cappuccino
$1.39
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.31
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$117
$1005
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$77.6
$726
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$253
$1969
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$135
$1032
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.9
$99.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.7
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.08%
5.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$831
$2212
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$482
$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.5
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.69
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.09
$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.36
$8.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$8.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.26
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.3
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.72
$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.59
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.94
$2.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.27
$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.78
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.43
$5.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$7.35
$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.17
$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.2
$49.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.12
$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$12.3
$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.2
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$31.3
$373
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1015
$10359

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$439
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$323
82 km or 51 mi Mirpur
$328
116 km or 72 mi Mardan
$372
120 km or 75 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$341
135 km or 84 mi Baramulla
$277
146 km or 90 mi Mingora
$354
148 km or 92 mi Gujrat
$330
151 km or 94 mi Kohat
$374
152 km or 94 mi Peshawar
$338
170 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$388
173 km or 107 mi Sargodha
$456
180 km or 112 mi Hafizabad
$380
183 km or 114 mi Sialkot
$335
192 km or 119 mi Jammu
$344
192 km or 119 mi Gujranwala
$280
210 km or 130 mi Chiniot
$373
211 km or 131 mi Kamoke
$308
228 km or 142 mi Sheikhupura
$376
243 km or 151 mi Faisalabad
$319
257 km or 160 mi Lahore
$406
258 km or 160 mi Jalalabad
$358
269 km or 167 mi Jhang
$292
275 km or 171 mi Gojra
$344
276 km or 172 mi Sahiwal
$312
277 km or 172 mi Amritsar
$500
283 km or 176 mi Pathankot
$407
294 km or 183 mi Khost
$441
312 km or 194 mi Okara
$310
346 km or 215 mi Jalandhar
$378
355 km or 221 mi Gardez
$469
374 km or 232 mi Kabul
$599
382 km or 238 mi Khanewal
$358
385 km or 239 mi Burewala
$360
397 km or 247 mi Ludhiana
$430
409 km or 254 mi Multan
$371
430 km or 267 mi Ghazni
$476
457 km or 284 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$273
474 km or 294 mi Chandigarh
$397
475 km or 295 mi Shimla
$286

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$940
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$828
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$870
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$989
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$878
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1218
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1226
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1267
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1810
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1719
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1457
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$944
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$716
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$713
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$548
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$705
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$557
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$879
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$552
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$895
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$541
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$665
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$853
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$537
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$507
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$586
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$588
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$940
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$558
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$895
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$561
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$489