Karachi vs Peshawar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Peshawar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$417
$352
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$995
$857
🏠 One person rent
$174
$137
🏘️ Family rent
$312
$259
🍽️ Food expenses
$142
$134
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.5
$51.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$184
$175
😷 Air quality
Bad
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
63
48
😀 Quality of life
53
42
🏙️ Population
14.9M
1.97M

The cost of living in Karachi is 18% more expensive than in Peshawar. Cities ranked 8902nd and 9085th ($417 vs $352) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Pakistan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Karachi compared to 0.5 months in Peshawar. Ranked 1st vs 6th best cities to live in Pakistan, and 6078th vs 6943rd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karachi vs Peshawar

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Karachi Peshawar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.9
$2.88
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.5
$14.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4
$3.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$1.08
 Cappuccino
$1.9
$1.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.31
$0.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$89.6
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.1
$56.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$316
$237
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$179
$131
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.2
$62.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.9
$96.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.14%
23.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$584
$183
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$336
$152
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.2
$5.37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.45
$6.53
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.18
$1.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$4.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$3.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$0.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$0.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.76
$0.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.22
$1.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.03
$1.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.92
$0.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.36
$1.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$0.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.07
$0.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.5
$9.11
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.05
$4.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$4.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.64
$2.87
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.3
$11.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.2
$34.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.7
$31.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1093
$457

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$297
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$292
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$326
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$301
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$308
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$293
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$289
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$358
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$353
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$377
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$313
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$505
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$339
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$296
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$360
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$336
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$396
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$779
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$338
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$267
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$672
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$399
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$385
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$291
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$809
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$307
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$301
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$513
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$338
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$328
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$336
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$484
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$822
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$338
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$323
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$315
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1126
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$375
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$546

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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