Chennai vs Peshawar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Peshawar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$433
$338
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1143
$820
🏠 One person rent
$159
$125
🏘️ Family rent
$379
$220
🍽️ Food expenses
$167
$127
🚐 Transport expenses
$66
$53
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$868
$193
😷 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 28% more expensive than in Peshawar. Cities ranked 8907th and 9126th ($433 vs $338) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 19th 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 0.6 months in Peshawar. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Peshawar ranked 4th in Pakistan, while ranked 4094th and 6896th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chennai Peshawar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.8
$1.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.8
$12.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.79
$3.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$1.42
☕ Cappuccino
$1.82
$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$187
$98
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$44.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$211
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$282
$97.5
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.9
$56.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.2
$87
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.96
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.43%
20.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1926
$181
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$804
$151
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12
$7.15
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.59
$6.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.92
$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.7
$3.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$3.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.59
$3.75
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.05
$0.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.38
$1.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.33
$1.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.85
$0.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.64
$1.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.07
$0.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.6
$0.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.4
$9.61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.01
$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$14.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.49
$1.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$26
$13.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47.2
$34.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$82.6
$28.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1425
$525

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$329
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$243
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$308
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$352
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$572
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$310
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$337
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$380
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$367
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$351
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$330
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$289
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$578
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$321
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$324
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$331
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$359
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$307
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$338
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$378
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$307
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$324
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$291
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$306
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$353
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$351
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$334
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$325
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$320
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$355
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$340
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$382
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$289
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$321
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$274
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$373
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$312
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$279
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$325
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$287

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Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Kohat
$374
55 km or 34 mi Mardan
$372
108 km or 67 mi Jalalabad
$358
114 km or 71 mi Wah
$323
117 km or 72 mi Mingora
$354
146 km or 91 mi Islamabad
$439
152 km or 94 mi Rawalpindi
$376
164 km or 102 mi Khost
$441
215 km or 133 mi Gardez
$469
223 km or 138 mi Kabul
$599
230 km or 143 mi Mirpur
$328
239 km or 149 mi Sargodha
$456
244 km or 151 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$341
262 km or 163 mi Baramulla
$277
287 km or 179 mi Gujrat
$330
289 km or 179 mi Ghazni
$476
289 km or 180 mi Chiniot
$373
296 km or 184 mi Hafizabad
$380
305 km or 189 mi Srinagar
$388
313 km or 195 mi Jhang
$292
323 km or 201 mi Faisalabad
$319
324 km or 201 mi Gujranwala
$280
328 km or 204 mi Sialkot
$335
335 km or 208 mi Puli Khumri
$457
336 km or 209 mi Gojra
$344
340 km or 211 mi Kamoke
$308
341 km or 212 mi Jammu
$344
346 km or 215 mi Sheikhupura
$376
357 km or 222 mi Sahiwal
$312
381 km or 237 mi Lahore
$406
387 km or 240 mi Kunduz
$467
400 km or 248 mi Okara
$310
410 km or 255 mi Amritsar
$500
413 km or 257 mi Khanewal
$358
423 km or 263 mi Multan
$371
432 km or 268 mi Pathankot
$407
442 km or 275 mi Burewala
$360
447 km or 278 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$273
484 km or 301 mi Jalandhar
$378
492 km or 306 mi Qurghonteppa
$659