Lahore vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lahore Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$406
$1586
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1031
$3407
🏠 One person rent
$161
$921
🏘️ Family rent
$332
$1393
🍽️ Food expenses
$142
$358
🚐 Transport expenses
$54.3
$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$177
$2861
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
69
71
😀 Quality of life
46
77
🏙️ Population
11.1M
7.01M

The cost of living in Lahore is 74% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 8968th and 3292nd ($406 vs $1586) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 Lahore compared to 1.8 months in Riyadh. Lahore ranked 3rd best city to live in Pakistan vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6453rd and 796th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lahore Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.8
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.9
$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.33
$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.55
$1.99
☕ Cappuccino
$1.87
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.33
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$101
$1005
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$65.6
$726
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$279
$1969
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$186
$1032
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.5
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$99.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.3
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20%
5.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$661
$2212
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$588
$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.71
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.14
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.67
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.22
$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$8.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$8.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.72
$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.52
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.05
$2.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.29
$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.02
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.82
$5.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.3
$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.06
$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$49.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.56
$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.5
$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.7
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$33.4
$373
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1046
$10359

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Distance City Cost of living
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$376
49 km or 30 mi Amritsar
$500
49 km or 30 mi Kamoke
$308
68 km or 43 mi Gujranwala
$280
85 km or 53 mi Hafizabad
$380
107 km or 67 mi Sialkot
$335
117 km or 72 mi Gujrat
$330
118 km or 73 mi Okara
$310
120 km or 74 mi Jalandhar
$378
120 km or 75 mi Sahiwal
$312
121 km or 75 mi Faisalabad
$319
130 km or 81 mi Chiniot
$373
140 km or 87 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$341
140 km or 87 mi Jammu
$344
147 km or 91 mi Pathankot
$407
160 km or 99 mi Ludhiana
$430
164 km or 102 mi Gojra
$344
169 km or 105 mi Sargodha
$456
185 km or 115 mi Mirpur
$328
195 km or 121 mi Jhang
$292
222 km or 138 mi Burewala
$360
244 km or 152 mi Patiala
$358
250 km or 155 mi Chandigarh
$397
257 km or 160 mi Rawalpindi
$376
268 km or 167 mi Islamabad
$439
269 km or 167 mi Khanewal
$358
273 km or 170 mi Shimla
$286
286 km or 178 mi Srinagar
$388
294 km or 183 mi Wah
$323
295 km or 183 mi Baramulla
$277
299 km or 186 mi Hisar
$252
317 km or 197 mi Multan
$371
351 km or 218 mi Bahawalpur
$294
352 km or 219 mi Bhiwani
$328
353 km or 219 mi Saharanpur
$284
354 km or 220 mi Kohat
$374
364 km or 226 mi Rohtak
$280
366 km or 227 mi Mardan
$372
377 km or 234 mi Dehradun
$375
381 km or 237 mi Peshawar
$338

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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