Boston vs Peshawar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Peshawar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3652
$334
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8068
$809
🏠 One person rent
$2548
$119
🏘️ Family rent
$4099
$193
🍽️ Food expenses
$735
$136
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$40.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6190
$113
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
100
47
😀 Quality of life
94
43
🏙️ Population
676K
1.97M

The cost of living in Boston is 992% more expensive than in Peshawar. Cities ranked 27th and 9121st ($3652 vs $334) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 21st in the United States and Pakistan, respectively. Check the United States vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Boston compared to 0.3 months in Peshawar. Boston ranked 12th best city to live in the United States vs Peshawar ranked 7th in Pakistan, while ranked 71st and 7430th among best cities to live in the world.

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Boston Peshawar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$22
$2.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$104
$12.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$4.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.06
$1.75
☕ Cappuccino
$5.6
$1.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.89
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2890
$84.3
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2183
$46.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5272
$155
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3425
$85.3
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$54.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$231
$82.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$74.5
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.39%
18.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9693
$267
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6005
$213
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.39
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$89.8
$7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.5
$3.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$0.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.68
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.86
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.54
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$3.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$2.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.2
$3.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$1.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$0.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.14
$0.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.83
$0.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.82
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$1.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.29
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.4
$1.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.56
$0.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.02
$1.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.01
$0.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.01
$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$93.3
$9.69
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.5
$3.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$189
$10.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.9
$1.86
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.5
$13.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$61.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2782
$28.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27427
$2261

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Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3768
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3107
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3647
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$2977
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3134
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$2960
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$3002
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2701
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$2997
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2937
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$2952
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2865
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$2981
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2821
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2811
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2815
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3159
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2785
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2866
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$2732
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2646
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2915
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2854
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2769
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2750
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$2922
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$2929
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2728
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2913
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2414
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2838
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2862
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2837
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2869
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3016
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2582
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2817
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2855
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2920
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2833

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