Chongqing vs Peshawar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chongqing	Peshawar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$561	$334
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1695	$809
🏠 One person rent	$180	$119
🏘️ Family rent	$312	$193
🍽️ Food expenses	$217	$136
🚐 Transport expenses	$76.3	$40.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$914	$113
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	87	47
😀 Quality of life	74	43
🏙️ Population	32.1M	1.97M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 68% more expensive than in Peshawar. Cities ranked 8185th and 9121st ($561 vs $334) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 322nd and 21st in China and Pakistan, respectively. Check China vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Chongqing compared to 0.3 months in Peshawar. Chongqing ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Peshawar ranked 7th in Pakistan, while ranked 2237th and 7430th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chongqing vs Peshawar

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	Chongqing	Peshawar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.82	$2.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.9	$12.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.92	$4.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.98	$1.75
☕ Cappuccino	$2.25	$1.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$84.3
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$129	$46.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$433	$155
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$231	$85.3
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$20.8	$54.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32	$82.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.46	$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.87%	18.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2367	$267
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1345	$213
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21	$7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.67	$3.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$0.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.42	$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.85	$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$3.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$2.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$3.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$0.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$0.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$0.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.96	$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.06	$1.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.82	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$1.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.9	$0.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.05	$1.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.09	$0.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.4	$9.69
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.6	$3.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.1	$10.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.17	$1.86
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.9	$13.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66	$61.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$271	$28.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23821	$2261

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Cities near Chongqing

Distance	City	Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi	Huaying	$542
103 km or 64 mi	Guang'an	$569
120 km or 75 mi	Longchang	$575
127 km or 79 mi	Luzhou	$562
140 km or 87 mi	Suining	$565
140 km or 87 mi	Neijiang	$645
145 km or 90 mi	Nanchong	$541
170 km or 106 mi	Zigong	$573
183 km or 113 mi	Shehong	$551
191 km or 119 mi	Ziyang	$598
194 km or 120 mi	Renhuai	$538
201 km or 125 mi	Yibin	$570
208 km or 129 mi	Dazhou	$583
209 km or 130 mi	Zunyi	$551
211 km or 131 mi	Jianyang	$591
232 km or 144 mi	Langzhong	$538
249 km or 154 mi	Lichuan	$557
258 km or 160 mi	Bazhong	$601
264 km or 164 mi	Meishan	$599
265 km or 165 mi	Chengdu	$635
266 km or 165 mi	Leshan	$563
266 km or 166 mi	Guanghan	$571
268 km or 167 mi	Deyang	$563
272 km or 169 mi	Mianyang	$528
277 km or 172 mi	Bijie	$569
285 km or 177 mi	Shifang	$557
292 km or 181 mi	Emeishan	$552
294 km or 183 mi	Pengzhou	$588
298 km or 185 mi	Enshi	$558
298 km or 185 mi	Mianzhu	$544
298 km or 185 mi	Chongzhou	$596
300 km or 186 mi	Jiangyou	$536
309 km or 192 mi	Qionglai	$580
316 km or 196 mi	Wanyuan	$567
320 km or 199 mi	Dujiangyan	$583
327 km or 203 mi	Guangyuan	$587
331 km or 206 mi	Guiyang	$562
331 km or 206 mi	Tongren	$568
342 km or 212 mi	Ya'an	$571
342 km or 213 mi	Jishou	$537

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