Chennai vs Peshawar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chennai	Peshawar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$437	$334
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1065	$809
🏠 One person rent	$159	$119
🏘️ Family rent	$272	$193
🍽️ Food expenses	$164	$136
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.2	$40.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$321	$113
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	78	47
😀 Quality of life	65	43
🏙️ Population	6.6M	1.97M

The cost of living in Chennai is 31% more expensive than in Peshawar. Cities ranked 8898th and 9121st ($437 vs $334) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 21st in India and Pakistan, respectively. Check India vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chennai compared to 0.3 months in Peshawar. Chennai ranked 5th best city to live in India vs Peshawar ranked 7th in Pakistan, while ranked 5272nd and 7430th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs Peshawar

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	Chennai	Peshawar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.25	$2.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.1	$12.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.91	$4.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.97	$1.75
☕ Cappuccino	$1.95	$1.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$173	$84.3
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$108	$46.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$155
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$194	$85.3
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.5	$54.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.9	$82.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.96	$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.55%	18.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1914	$267
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$746	$213
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.3	$7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.73	$3.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.87	$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$3.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$2.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$3.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$1.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$0.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$0.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$0.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.15	$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.05	$1.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.82	$1.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.8	$0.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.47	$1.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1	$0.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.78	$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.4	$9.69
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.79	$3.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.9	$10.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.7	$1.86
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.8	$13.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$50.4	$61.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$70.8	$28.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1729	$2261

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Cities near Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$327
124 km or 77 mi	Vellore	$235
125 km or 78 mi	Chittoor	$291
138 km or 85 mi	Pondicherry	$327
153 km or 95 mi	Nellore	$535
159 km or 99 mi	Cuddalore	$300
198 km or 123 mi	Madanapalle	$327
219 km or 136 mi	Kadapa	$368
260 km or 162 mi	Proddatur	$367
269 km or 167 mi	Ongole	$334
279 km or 173 mi	Salem	$295
282 km or 175 mi	Thanjavur	$275
290 km or 180 mi	Bangalore	$524
304 km or 189 mi	Chirala	$304
305 km or 189 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$300
312 km or 194 mi	Hindupur	$341
328 km or 204 mi	Nandyal	$347
338 km or 210 mi	Anantapur	$345
339 km or 211 mi	Erode	$286
344 km or 214 mi	Tumkur	$355
353 km or 219 mi	Tenali	$290
354 km or 220 mi	Machilipatnam	$307
357 km or 222 mi	Guntur	$277
361 km or 224 mi	Tiruppur	$347
383 km or 238 mi	Vijayawada	$339
388 km or 241 mi	Kurnool	$345
396 km or 246 mi	Dindigul	$310
402 km or 250 mi	Mysore	$346
411 km or 256 mi	Eluru	$298
423 km or 263 mi	Madurai	$347
428 km or 266 mi	Coimbatore	$326
428 km or 266 mi	Adoni	$383
453 km or 282 mi	Nalgonda	$266
462 km or 287 mi	Rajahmundry	$301
463 km or 288 mi	Khammam	$265
474 km or 294 mi	Mahbubnagar	$353
476 km or 296 mi	Kakinada	$291
482 km or 300 mi	Hospet	$266
494 km or 307 mi	Davanagere	$295
509 km or 317 mi	Malappuram	$286

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