Houston vs Peshawar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Houston	Peshawar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2221	$352
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5469	$857
🏠 One person rent	$1319	$137
🏘️ Family rent	$2448	$259
🍽️ Food expenses	$557	$134
🚐 Transport expenses	$188	$51.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4662	$175
😷 Air quality	Good	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	100	48
😀 Quality of life	92	42
🏙️ Population	2.3M	1.97M

The cost of living in Houston is 531% more expensive than in Peshawar. Cities ranked 1234th and 9085th ($2221 vs $352) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1107th and 5th in the United States and Pakistan, respectively. Check the United States vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Houston compared to 0.5 months in Peshawar. Houston ranked 11th best city to live in the United States vs Peshawar ranked 6th in Pakistan, while ranked 86th and 6943rd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Houston	Peshawar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.4	$2.88
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72	$14.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.98	$3.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.63	$1.08
☕ Cappuccino	$5.34	$1.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.46	$0.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1372	$89.6
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1066	$56.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3100	$237
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1960	$131
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$62.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$96.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.9	$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.74%	23.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4081	$183
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3710	$152
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.26	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.9	$5.37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.5	$6.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.06	$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.95	$1.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$4.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$3.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$0.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$0.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$0.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$0.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.14	$0.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$1.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.31	$1.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$0.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.42	$1.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.96	$0.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.04	$0.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.1	$9.11
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$4.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$103	$4.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.1	$2.87
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.9	$11.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$34.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1282	$31.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23011	$457

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2141
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2118
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2128
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2132
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2148
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2126
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2107
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2115
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2123
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2125
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2055
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2136
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2737
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2023
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1801
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1919
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2080
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$1988
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1694
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1829
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1925
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1879
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1778
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2220
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$1975
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1915
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1445
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2179
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2590
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2095
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2066
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2150
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2146
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2093
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2191
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2146
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2190
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2071
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$1989
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2175

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