Dubai vs Peshawar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dubai	Peshawar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2514	$334
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5509	$809
🏠 One person rent	$1723	$119
🏘️ Family rent	$3020	$193
🍽️ Food expenses	$455	$136
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$40.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4067	$113
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	65	47
😀 Quality of life	91	43
🏙️ Population	3.94M	1.97M

The cost of living in Dubai is 652% more expensive than in Peshawar. Cities ranked 848th and 9121st ($2514 vs $334) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 21st in the United Arab Emirates and Pakistan, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Dubai compared to 0.3 months in Peshawar. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Peshawar ranked 7th in Pakistan, while ranked 158th and 7430th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dubai vs Peshawar

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	Dubai	Peshawar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.3	$2.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.2	$12.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.32	$4.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$12.9	$1.75
☕ Cappuccino	$5.8	$1.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2095	$84.3
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1336	$46.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3716	$155
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2461	$85.3
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$138	$54.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$211	$82.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$96.1	$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.52%	18.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7516	$267
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3977	$213
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.62	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86.3	$7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.15	$3.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.77	$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.92	$0.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.47	$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$3.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.16	$2.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$3.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$0.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$0.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$0.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.4	$1.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.12	$1.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$0.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.73	$1.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.6	$0.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.44	$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$81.6	$9.69
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$3.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$77.7	$10.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.82	$1.86
👖 Brand Jeans	$78.3	$13.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$122	$61.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$857	$28.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15029	$2261

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Cities near Dubai

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi	Sharjah	$1419
22 km or 14 mi	Ajman	$2521
41 km or 25 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1183
104 km or 65 mi	Fujairah	$1228
108 km or 67 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1398
126 km or 78 mi	Al Ain	$1449
129 km or 80 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1942
234 km or 146 mi	Bandar Abbas	$632
246 km or 153 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1730
339 km or 211 mi	Seeb	$1078
344 km or 214 mi	Nizwa	$792
380 km or 236 mi	Doha	$1849
380 km or 236 mi	Muscat	$1081
385 km or 239 mi	Al Khor	$1770
399 km or 248 mi	Jahrom	$530
440 km or 273 mi	Fasa	$529
449 km or 279 mi	Jiroft	$568
466 km or 290 mi	Sirjan	$534
485 km or 301 mi	Manama	$1237
486 km or 302 mi	Riffa	$1201
487 km or 303 mi	Isa Town	$1230
523 km or 325 mi	Bam	$557
528 km or 328 mi	Dhahran	$908
534 km or 332 mi	Chabahar	$573
537 km or 334 mi	Dammam	$1008
554 km or 345 mi	Shiraz	$553
560 km or 348 mi	Qatif	$873
568 km or 353 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$806
568 km or 353 mi	Marvdasht	$530
574 km or 357 mi	Rafsanjan	$604
578 km or 359 mi	Iranshahr	$624
584 km or 363 mi	Kerman	$761
595 km or 370 mi	Jubail	$930
601 km or 373 mi	Borazjan	$477
603 km or 375 mi	Kazerun	$503
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$453
703 km or 437 mi	Yasuj	$463
721 km or 448 mi	Zahedan	$808
743 km or 461 mi	Yazd	$545
773 km or 481 mi	Behbahan	$483

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