Rawalpindi vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

Rawalpindi Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$316
$1360
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$694
$2961
🏠 One person rent
$144
$748
🏘️ Family rent
$210
$1117
🍽️ Food expenses
$106
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.6
$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$128
$2297
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
68
70
😀 Quality of life
35
74
🏙️ Population
2.1M
7.01M

The cost of living in Rawalpindi is 77% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 9141st and 3710th ($316 vs $1360) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th 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 Rawalpindi compared to 1.7 months in Riyadh. Rawalpindi ranked 4th best city to live in Pakistan vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 7892nd and 1392nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Rawalpindi Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.39
$6.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$7.99
$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.62
$6.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$1.16
$4.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.25
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$108
$882
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$101
$561
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$210
$1372
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$138
$862
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29
$53.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.5
$83.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$70.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.8%
4.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$590
$1755
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$274
$1136
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.97
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.57
$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.69
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.35
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$2.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.97
$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$7.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$7.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.24
$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.52
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.08
$5.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.11
$7.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.95
$2.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.44
$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.55
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.43
$5.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$7.83
$101
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.55
$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$4.62
$50.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.32
$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.7
$49.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$37.8
$359
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$890
$7248

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$265
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$250
116 km or 72 mi Mardan
$290
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$282
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$277
146 km or 90 mi Mingora
$286
148 km or 92 mi Gujrat
$313
151 km or 94 mi Kohat
$267
152 km or 94 mi Peshawar
$270
170 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$390
173 km or 107 mi Sargodha
$322
180 km or 112 mi Hafizabad
$296
183 km or 114 mi Sialkot
$330
192 km or 119 mi Jammu
$381
192 km or 119 mi Gujranwala
$253
210 km or 130 mi Chiniot
$331
211 km or 131 mi Kamoke
$256
228 km or 142 mi Sheikhupura
$325
243 km or 151 mi Faisalabad
$267
257 km or 160 mi Lahore
$382
258 km or 160 mi Jalalabad
$305
269 km or 167 mi Jhang
$313
275 km or 171 mi Gojra
$252
276 km or 172 mi Sahiwal
$254
277 km or 172 mi Amritsar
$441
283 km or 176 mi Pathankot
$373
294 km or 183 mi Khost
$399
312 km or 194 mi Okara
$272
346 km or 215 mi Jalandhar
$398
355 km or 221 mi Gardez
$393
374 km or 232 mi Kabul
$476
382 km or 238 mi Khanewal
$335
385 km or 239 mi Burewala
$301
397 km or 247 mi Ludhiana
$392
409 km or 254 mi Multan
$379
430 km or 267 mi Ghazni
$349
457 km or 284 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$233
474 km or 294 mi Chandigarh
$391
475 km or 295 mi Shimla
$292

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Distance City Cost of living
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$698
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$1022
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$901
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$926
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$962
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$898
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$872
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$772
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1023
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1326
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1194
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$993
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1940
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1894
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1380
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$931
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$675
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$663
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$795
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$693
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$536
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$869
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$545
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$935
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$749
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$571
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1471
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$653
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1062
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$727
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$621
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$581
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$537
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1897
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$977
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$782
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$668
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$939
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$922
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$673