Chennai vs Peshawar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Peshawar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$409
$321
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1006
$758
🏠 One person rent
$142
$126
🏘️ Family rent
$243
$189
🍽️ Food expenses
$156
$121
🚐 Transport expenses
$67
$43.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$254
$148
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
79
48
😀 Quality of life
65
34
🏙️ Population
6.6M
1.97M

The cost of living in Chennai is 27% more expensive than in Peshawar. Cities ranked 8947th and 9130th ($409 vs $321) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 28th in India and Pakistan, respectively. Check India vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Chennai compared to 0.5 months in Peshawar. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Peshawar ranked 8th in Pakistan, while ranked 5131st and 8525th 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
$2.12
$2.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.9
$8.99
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.18
$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$1.53
☕ Cappuccino
$1.59
$1.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$160
$110
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.5
$59.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$282
$157
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$178
$96
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24
$45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.6
$70.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.79
$10.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.78%
14.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1739
$356
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$712
$279
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.6
$9.26
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.75
$4.33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.85
$0.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$3.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$2.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.29
$4.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$0.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.82
$2.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.37
$1.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.75
$0.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.25
$1.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$0.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.73
$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.6
$10.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.6
$2.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.9
$10.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.53
$1.87
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$12
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37.6
$44.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$71.7
$33.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1792
$3008

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$306
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$232
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$302
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$322
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$508
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$294
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$320
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$348
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$339
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$317
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$283
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$275
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$507
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$290
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$297
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$339
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$325
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$331
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$274
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$303
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$273
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$292
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$265
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$330
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$328
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$317
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$290
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$332
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$280
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$342
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$313
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$359
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$255
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$281
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$247
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$327
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$271
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$250
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$264
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$259

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Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Kohat
$394
55 km or 34 mi Mardan
$373
108 km or 67 mi Jalalabad
$381
114 km or 71 mi Wah
$371
117 km or 72 mi Mingora
$373
146 km or 91 mi Islamabad
$496
152 km or 94 mi Rawalpindi
$446
164 km or 102 mi Khost
$438
215 km or 133 mi Gardez
$456
223 km or 138 mi Kabul
$504
230 km or 143 mi Mirpur
$280
239 km or 149 mi Sargodha
$391
244 km or 151 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$350
262 km or 163 mi Baramulla
$253
287 km or 179 mi Gujrat
$335
289 km or 179 mi Ghazni
$447
289 km or 180 mi Chiniot
$393
296 km or 184 mi Hafizabad
$382
305 km or 189 mi Srinagar
$344
313 km or 195 mi Jhang
$306
323 km or 201 mi Faisalabad
$359
324 km or 201 mi Gujranwala
$309
328 km or 204 mi Sialkot
$313
335 km or 208 mi Puli Khumri
$447
336 km or 209 mi Gojra
$379
340 km or 211 mi Kamoke
$332
341 km or 212 mi Jammu
$286
346 km or 215 mi Sheikhupura
$396
357 km or 222 mi Sahiwal
$339
381 km or 237 mi Lahore
$450
387 km or 240 mi Kunduz
$468
400 km or 248 mi Okara
$340
410 km or 255 mi Amritsar
$397
413 km or 257 mi Khanewal
$401
423 km or 263 mi Multan
$440
432 km or 268 mi Pathankot
$371
442 km or 275 mi Burewala
$350
447 km or 278 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$278
484 km or 301 mi Jalandhar
$346
492 km or 306 mi Qurghonteppa
$734