Karachi vs Peshawar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Peshawar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$430
$334
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1029
$809
🏠 One person rent
$168
$119
🏘️ Family rent
$274
$193
🍽️ Food expenses
$146
$136
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.4
$40.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$132
$113
😷 Air quality
Bad
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
63
47
😀 Quality of life
54
43
🏙️ Population
14.9M
1.97M

The cost of living in Karachi is 28% more expensive than in Peshawar. Cities ranked 8915th and 9121st ($430 vs $334) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 21st in Pakistan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Karachi compared to 0.3 months in Peshawar. Ranked 1st vs 7th best cities to live in Pakistan, and 6371st vs 7430th 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
$1.75
$2.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.3
$12.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.41
$4.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$1.75
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$1.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$115
$84.3
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.8
$46.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$204
$155
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$133
$85.3
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.2
$54.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$82.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.1
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.46%
18.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$579
$267
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$371
$213
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.76
$7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.37
$3.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.13
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.72
$3.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$2.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.37
$3.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$0.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.24
$1.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.1
$1.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.76
$0.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.17
$1.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$0.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.4
$9.69
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.27
$3.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.9
$10.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.95
$1.86
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.6
$13.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.1
$61.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$67.6
$28.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1491
$2261

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$382
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$324
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$395
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$336
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$290
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$340
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$322
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$330
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$324
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$382
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$291
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$442
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$407
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$291
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$322
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$305
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$375
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$573
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$315
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$254
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$301
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$624
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$374
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$366
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$290
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$705
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$403
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$278
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$436
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$328
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$362
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$274
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$439
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$808
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$347
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$303
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$267
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1081
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$335
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$558

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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