Chennai vs Peshawar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chennai	Peshawar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$430	$346
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1140	$824
🏠 One person rent	$152	$130
🏘️ Family rent	$346	$221
🍽️ Food expenses	$163	$130
🚐 Transport expenses	$65.4	$52
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$848	$190
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	78	48
😀 Quality of life	66	40
🏙️ Population	6.6M	1.97M

The cost of living in Chennai is 24% more expensive than in Peshawar. Cities ranked 8897th and 9093rd ($430 vs $346) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 20th in India and Pakistan, respectively. Check India vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Chennai compared to 0.5 months in Peshawar. Chennai ranked 4th best city to live in India vs Peshawar ranked 5th in Pakistan, while ranked 4021st and 6958th 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	$1.83	$2.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.6	$10.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.01	$3.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$1.43
☕ Cappuccino	$1.98	$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	$170	$106
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$102	$47.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$470	$207
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$254	$95.2
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.5	$60.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39	$92.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.3	$10.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.23%	21.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1935	$177
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$767	$148
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.4	$7.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.84	$6.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.91	$1.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.5	$3.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$3.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.5	$3.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$0.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$0.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$0.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$0.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.67	$1.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$1.6
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4	$1.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.82	$0.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.54	$1.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.03	$0.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.79	$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.7	$10.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.86	$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.1	$11.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.73	$1.87
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.2	$13.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$48.6	$39.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$80.7	$30
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1573	$518

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Cities near Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$315
124 km or 77 mi	Vellore	$258
125 km or 78 mi	Chittoor	$354
138 km or 85 mi	Pondicherry	$360
153 km or 95 mi	Nellore	$514
159 km or 99 mi	Cuddalore	$306
198 km or 123 mi	Madanapalle	$346
219 km or 136 mi	Kadapa	$367
260 km or 162 mi	Proddatur	$355
269 km or 167 mi	Ongole	$338
279 km or 173 mi	Salem	$304
282 km or 175 mi	Thanjavur	$302
290 km or 180 mi	Bangalore	$533
304 km or 189 mi	Chirala	$311
305 km or 189 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$314
312 km or 194 mi	Hindupur	$375
328 km or 204 mi	Nandyal	$359
338 km or 210 mi	Anantapur	$304
339 km or 211 mi	Erode	$295
344 km or 214 mi	Tumkur	$351
353 km or 219 mi	Tenali	$292
354 km or 220 mi	Machilipatnam	$316
357 km or 222 mi	Guntur	$280
361 km or 224 mi	Tiruppur	$300
383 km or 238 mi	Vijayawada	$354
388 km or 241 mi	Kurnool	$349
396 km or 246 mi	Dindigul	$316
402 km or 250 mi	Mysore	$311
411 km or 256 mi	Eluru	$304
423 km or 263 mi	Madurai	$310
428 km or 266 mi	Coimbatore	$339
428 km or 266 mi	Adoni	$366
453 km or 282 mi	Nalgonda	$298
462 km or 287 mi	Rajahmundry	$330
463 km or 288 mi	Khammam	$272
474 km or 294 mi	Mahbubnagar	$357
476 km or 296 mi	Kakinada	$307
482 km or 300 mi	Hospet	$272
494 km or 307 mi	Davanagere	$292
509 km or 317 mi	Malappuram	$306

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