Dhaka vs Peshawar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dhaka	Peshawar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$430	$346
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1093	$824
🏠 One person rent	$118	$130
🏘️ Family rent	$238	$221
🍽️ Food expenses	$194	$130
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.1	$52
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$274	$190
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	72	48
😀 Quality of life	54	40
🏙️ Population	16.8M	1.97M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 24% more expensive than in Peshawar. Cities ranked 8899th and 9093rd ($430 vs $346) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 20th in Bangladesh and Pakistan, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Dhaka compared to 0.5 months in Peshawar. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Peshawar ranked 5th in Pakistan, while ranked 5971st and 6958th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Dhaka	Peshawar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.89	$2.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.4	$10.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$3.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.23	$1.43
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.31	$0.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$123	$106
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$73.8	$47.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$290	$207
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$168	$95.2
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.6	$60.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.3	$92.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$10.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.62%	21.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$963	$177
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$528	$148
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.5	$7.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.43	$6.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.3	$1.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.37	$3.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$3.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$3.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$1.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$0.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$0.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$0.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$0.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.86	$1.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.46	$1.6
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.86	$1.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.55	$0.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.89	$1.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$0.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.66	$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.3	$10.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$11.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.37	$1.87
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.5	$13.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.3	$39.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$47.4	$30
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1681	$518

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$309
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$295
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$367
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$287
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$264
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$303
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$289
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$280
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$274
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$281
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$305
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$294
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$351
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$328
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$304
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$337
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$327
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$327
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$347
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$334
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$329
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$337
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$307
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$330
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$478
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$338
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$336
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$345
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$355
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$333
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$327
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$331
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$332
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$404
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$354
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$296
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$408
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$350
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$314

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