Bangkok vs Peshawar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bangkok	Peshawar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$958	$334
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2465	$809
🏠 One person rent	$424	$119
🏘️ Family rent	$741	$193
🍽️ Food expenses	$278	$136
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$40.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$707	$113
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	89	47
😀 Quality of life	75	43
🏙️ Population	5.68M	1.97M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 186% more expensive than in Peshawar. Cities ranked 5912th and 9121st ($958 vs $334) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 21st in Thailand and Pakistan, respectively. Check Thailand vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bangkok compared to 0.3 months in Peshawar. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Peshawar ranked 7th in Pakistan, while ranked 1890th and 7430th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Peshawar

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	Bangkok	Peshawar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.1	$2.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.9	$12.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.12	$4.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$1.75
☕ Cappuccino	$2.59	$1.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$611	$84.3
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$285	$46.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1104	$155
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$519	$85.3
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.2	$54.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.6	$82.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.9	$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.78%	18.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5905	$267
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2775	$213
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.23	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.5	$7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.6	$3.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$0.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.45	$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.31	$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$3.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$2.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$3.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$1.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$0.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$0.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$0.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.9	$1.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.39	$1.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.53	$0.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.19	$1.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.95	$0.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.97	$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.9	$9.69
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.03	$3.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.8	$10.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.83	$1.86
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.4	$13.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$61.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$561	$28.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13469	$2261

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$737
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$774
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$774
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$736
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$635
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$675
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$623
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$779
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$770
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$812
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$787
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$724
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$718
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$680
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$553
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$623
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$708
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$571
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$558
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$650
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$812
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$567
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$765
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$581
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$578
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$763
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$741
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$558
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1152
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$593
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$622
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$829
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$511
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$504
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$614
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$727
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$727
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$571

Cities near Peshawar

Distance	City	Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi	Kohat	$364
55 km or 34 mi	Mardan	$354
108 km or 67 mi	Jalalabad	$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