Hong Kong vs Peshawar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Hong Kong	Peshawar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2614	$352
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6294	$857
🏠 One person rent	$1726	$137
🏘️ Family rent	$3471	$259
🍽️ Food expenses	$501	$134
🚐 Transport expenses	$242	$51.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4054	$175
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	100	48
😀 Quality of life	89	42
🏙️ Population	7.41M	1.97M

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 642% more expensive than in Peshawar. Cities ranked 503rd and 9085th ($2614 vs $352) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 Hong Kong compared to 0.5 months in Peshawar. Hong Kong ranked 1st best city to live in China vs Peshawar ranked 6th in Pakistan, while ranked 168th and 6943rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hong Kong vs Peshawar

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	Hong Kong	Peshawar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.92	$2.88
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59	$14.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.76	$3.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.55	$1.08
☕ Cappuccino	$5.32	$1.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.34	$0.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2033	$89.6
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1449	$56.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4405	$237
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2942	$131
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$62.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$214	$96.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.9	$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.82%	23.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$28583	$183
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$18618	$152
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.52	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.3	$5.37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.5	$6.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$3	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.14	$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.38	$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.17	$1.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$4.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.3	$3.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$0.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$0.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$0.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$0.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.4	$0.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.8	$1.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.63	$1.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.19	$0.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.92	$1.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.82	$0.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.61	$0.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$82	$9.11
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$4.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.7	$4.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.2	$2.87
👖 Brand Jeans	$78.3	$11.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.9	$34.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$896	$31.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20363	$457

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Cities near Hong Kong

Distance	City	Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi	Kowloon	$2410
30 km or 19 mi	Shenzhen	$939
61 km or 38 mi	Zhuhai	$618
64 km or 40 mi	Macau	$1565
88 km or 55 mi	Zhongshan	$481
95 km or 59 mi	Dongguan	$589
96 km or 60 mi	Huizhou	$837
116 km or 72 mi	Jiangmen	$812
132 km or 82 mi	Guangzhou	$742
132 km or 82 mi	Shanwei	$1083
137 km or 85 mi	Foshan	$575
152 km or 94 mi	Kaiping	$816
173 km or 107 mi	Heyuan	$891
193 km or 120 mi	Qingyuan	$781
195 km or 121 mi	Zhaoqing	$791
229 km or 143 mi	Yunfu	$830
231 km or 144 mi	Yangjiang	$876
236 km or 147 mi	Puning	$738
267 km or 166 mi	Jieyang	$716
286 km or 178 mi	Shaoguan	$856
287 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$589
297 km or 184 mi	Chaozhou	$588
301 km or 187 mi	Meizhou	$799
320 km or 199 mi	Wuzhou	$824
333 km or 207 mi	Lianzhou	$774
341 km or 212 mi	Maoming	$857
343 km or 213 mi	Gaozhou	$831
357 km or 222 mi	Hezhou	$785
403 km or 250 mi	Ganzhou	$812
406 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$777
408 km or 254 mi	Chenzhou	$752
414 km or 257 mi	Yulin	$806
427 km or 266 mi	Longyan	$713
435 km or 270 mi	Zhangzhou	$719
469 km or 292 mi	Xiamen	$721
471 km or 292 mi	Haikou	$620
475 km or 295 mi	Guigang	$735
489 km or 304 mi	Kinmen	$851
516 km or 320 mi	Guilin	$525
529 km or 329 mi	Laibin	$611

Cities near Peshawar

Distance	City	Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi	Kohat	$307
55 km or 34 mi	Mardan	$335
108 km or 67 mi	Jalalabad	$347
114 km or 71 mi	Wah	$238
117 km or 72 mi	Mingora	$311
146 km or 91 mi	Islamabad	$389
152 km or 94 mi	Rawalpindi	$331
164 km or 102 mi	Khost	$423
215 km or 133 mi	Gardez	$449
223 km or 138 mi	Kabul	$567
230 km or 143 mi	Mirpur	$278
239 km or 149 mi	Sargodha	$330
244 km or 151 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$287
262 km or 163 mi	Baramulla	$281
287 km or 179 mi	Gujrat	$277
289 km or 179 mi	Ghazni	$455
289 km or 180 mi	Chiniot	$344
296 km or 184 mi	Hafizabad	$303
305 km or 189 mi	Srinagar	$393
313 km or 195 mi	Jhang	$364
323 km or 201 mi	Faisalabad	$289
324 km or 201 mi	Gujranwala	$240
328 km or 204 mi	Sialkot	$298
335 km or 208 mi	Puli Khumri	$437
336 km or 209 mi	Gojra	$337
340 km or 211 mi	Kamoke	$268
341 km or 212 mi	Jammu	$399
346 km or 215 mi	Sheikhupura	$337
357 km or 222 mi	Sahiwal	$260
381 km or 237 mi	Lahore	$386
387 km or 240 mi	Kunduz	$445
400 km or 248 mi	Okara	$290
410 km or 255 mi	Amritsar	$508
413 km or 257 mi	Khanewal	$328
423 km or 263 mi	Multan	$307
432 km or 268 mi	Pathankot	$399
442 km or 275 mi	Burewala	$338
447 km or 278 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$242
484 km or 301 mi	Jalandhar	$394
492 km or 306 mi	Qurghonteppa	$632