Chennai vs Peshawar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Peshawar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$430
$323
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1055
$780
🏠 One person rent
$151
$121
🏘️ Family rent
$259
$198
🍽️ Food expenses
$165
$129
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.7
$38.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$320
$129
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
79
48
😀 Quality of life
66
34
🏙️ Population
6.6M
1.97M

The cost of living in Chennai is 33% more expensive than in Peshawar. Cities ranked 8922nd and 9160th ($430 vs $323) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 27th 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 0.4 months in Peshawar. Chennai ranked 4th best city to live in India vs Peshawar ranked 9th in Pakistan, while ranked 5162nd and 8618th 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
$2.2
$2.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.9
$10.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.45
$4.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$1.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$166
$96.2
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$105
$52.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$178
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$188
$96.3
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.1
$46.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.2
$72.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.84
$12.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.84%
16.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1789
$309
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$726
$244
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.1
$8.05
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.16
$3.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.85
$1.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$3.28
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$3.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.39
$4.09
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$0.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.74
$1.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.77
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.79
$0.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.35
$1.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.99
$0.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.2
$9.83
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.78
$2.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.9
$10.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.65
$1.87
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.8
$13.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.5
$52.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$75
$32.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1717
$2608

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$322
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$236
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$327
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$533
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$306
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$334
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$367
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$359
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$334
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$297
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$285
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$523
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$306
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$303
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$347
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$341
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$346
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$285
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$332
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$287
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$315
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$276
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$344
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$346
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$338
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$299
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$349
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$292
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$348
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$331
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$376
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$266
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$295
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$264
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$343
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$291
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$262
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$282
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$271

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Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Kohat
$379
55 km or 34 mi Mardan
$370
108 km or 67 mi Jalalabad
$368
114 km or 71 mi Wah
$360
117 km or 72 mi Mingora
$369
146 km or 91 mi Islamabad
$464
152 km or 94 mi Rawalpindi
$427
164 km or 102 mi Khost
$423
215 km or 133 mi Gardez
$433
223 km or 138 mi Kabul
$473
230 km or 143 mi Mirpur
$279
239 km or 149 mi Sargodha
$381
244 km or 151 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$338
262 km or 163 mi Baramulla
$264
287 km or 179 mi Gujrat
$330
289 km or 179 mi Ghazni
$425
289 km or 180 mi Chiniot
$378
296 km or 184 mi Hafizabad
$371
305 km or 189 mi Srinagar
$353
313 km or 195 mi Jhang
$302
323 km or 201 mi Faisalabad
$348
324 km or 201 mi Gujranwala
$308
328 km or 204 mi Sialkot
$308
335 km or 208 mi Puli Khumri
$429
336 km or 209 mi Gojra
$367
340 km or 211 mi Kamoke
$326
341 km or 212 mi Jammu
$295
346 km or 215 mi Sheikhupura
$379
357 km or 222 mi Sahiwal
$318
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$432
387 km or 240 mi Kunduz
$454
400 km or 248 mi Okara
$315
410 km or 255 mi Amritsar
$391
413 km or 257 mi Khanewal
$382
423 km or 263 mi Multan
$417
432 km or 268 mi Pathankot
$364
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$351
447 km or 278 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
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$352
492 km or 306 mi Qurghonteppa
$704