Beijing vs Peshawar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Beijing	Peshawar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1016	$346
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2879	$824
🏠 One person rent	$575	$130
🏘️ Family rent	$1275	$221
🍽️ Food expenses	$245	$130
🚐 Transport expenses	$102	$52
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1443	$190
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	100	48
😀 Quality of life	75	40
🏙️ Population	21.9M	1.97M

The cost of living in Beijing is 194% more expensive than in Peshawar. Cities ranked 5387th and 9093rd ($1016 vs $346) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 20th in China and Pakistan, respectively. Check China vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Beijing compared to 0.5 months in Peshawar. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Peshawar ranked 5th in Pakistan, while ranked 989th and 6958th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beijing vs Peshawar

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	Beijing	Peshawar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.86	$2.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.5	$10.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.36	$3.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$1.43
☕ Cappuccino	$3.58	$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$819	$106
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$456	$47.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1965	$207
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1021	$95.2
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.6	$60.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.7	$92.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13	$10.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	21.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14717	$177
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6695	$148
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.3	$7.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.77	$6.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.46	$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$1.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$3.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$3.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$3.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$0.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$0.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$0.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$0.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.33	$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.26	$1.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.83	$1.6
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.43	$1.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.49	$0.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.51	$1.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$0.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.9	$10.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.3	$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.2	$11.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.62	$1.87
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.8	$13.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.9	$39.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$698	$30
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22456	$518

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$716
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$729
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$756
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$644
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$649
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$687
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$586
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$680
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$472
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$665
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$702
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$634
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$592
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$711
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$679
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$655
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$550
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$584
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$642
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$635
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$618
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$581
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$533
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$629
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$544
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$564
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$524
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$642
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$638
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$481
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$703
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$590
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$664
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$638
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$616
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$624
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$620
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$600
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$620
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$815

Cities near Peshawar

Distance	City	Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi	Kohat	$379
55 km or 34 mi	Mardan	$366
108 km or 67 mi	Jalalabad	$303
114 km or 71 mi	Wah	$382
117 km or 72 mi	Mingora	$364
146 km or 91 mi	Islamabad	$442
152 km or 94 mi	Rawalpindi	$401
164 km or 102 mi	Khost	$366
215 km or 133 mi	Gardez	$386
223 km or 138 mi	Kabul	$474
230 km or 143 mi	Mirpur	$354
239 km or 149 mi	Sargodha	$458
244 km or 151 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$355
262 km or 163 mi	Baramulla	$273
287 km or 179 mi	Gujrat	$373
289 km or 179 mi	Ghazni	$389
289 km or 180 mi	Chiniot	$389
296 km or 184 mi	Hafizabad	$380
305 km or 189 mi	Srinagar	$354
313 km or 195 mi	Jhang	$292
323 km or 201 mi	Faisalabad	$306
324 km or 201 mi	Gujranwala	$308
328 km or 204 mi	Sialkot	$281
335 km or 208 mi	Puli Khumri	$381
336 km or 209 mi	Gojra	$342
340 km or 211 mi	Kamoke	$321
341 km or 212 mi	Jammu	$287
346 km or 215 mi	Sheikhupura	$374
357 km or 222 mi	Sahiwal	$305
381 km or 237 mi	Lahore	$411
387 km or 240 mi	Kunduz	$394
400 km or 248 mi	Okara	$300
410 km or 255 mi	Amritsar	$383
413 km or 257 mi	Khanewal	$361
423 km or 263 mi	Multan	$392
432 km or 268 mi	Pathankot	$355
442 km or 275 mi	Burewala	$356
447 km or 278 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$297
484 km or 301 mi	Jalandhar	$358
492 km or 306 mi	Qurghonteppa	$596