Karachi vs Peshawar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Peshawar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$434
$323
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1045
$780
🏠 One person rent
$163
$121
🏘️ Family rent
$267
$198
🍽️ Food expenses
$154
$129
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.8
$38.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$152
$129
😷 Air quality
Bad
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
63
48
😀 Quality of life
54
34
🏙️ Population
14.9M
1.97M

The cost of living in Karachi is 34% more expensive than in Peshawar. Cities ranked 8914th and 9160th ($434 vs $323) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 27th in Pakistan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Karachi compared to 0.4 months in Peshawar. Ranked 1st vs 9th best cities to live in Pakistan, and 6414th vs 8618th 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
$1.8
$2.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.5
$10.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.1
$4.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$1.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$122
$96.2
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.5
$52.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$224
$178
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$129
$96.3
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.7
$46.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$72.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$12.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.94%
16.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$659
$309
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$422
$244
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.03
$8.05
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.48
$3.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.21
$1.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7
$3.28
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$3.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$4.09
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$0.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$0.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.25
$1.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.13
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.78
$0.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.24
$1.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$0.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.6
$9.83
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$2.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$10.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.99
$1.87
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.6
$13.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.6
$52.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$58.1
$32.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1646
$2608

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$365
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$326
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$392
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$337
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$284
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$343
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$327
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$324
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$310
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$378
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$298
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$437
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$401
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$287
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$330
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$317
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$373
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$575
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$326
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$298
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$627
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$382
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$366
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$289
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$693
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$417
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$286
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$463
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$331
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$382
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$269
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$467
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$813
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$351
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$297
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$294
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1135
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$325
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$561

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Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Kohat
$379
55 km or 34 mi Mardan
$370
108 km or 67 mi Jalalabad
$368
114 km or 71 mi Wah
$360
117 km or 72 mi Mingora
$369
146 km or 91 mi Islamabad
$464
152 km or 94 mi Rawalpindi
$427
164 km or 102 mi Khost
$423
215 km or 133 mi Gardez
$433
223 km or 138 mi Kabul
$473
230 km or 143 mi Mirpur
$279
239 km or 149 mi Sargodha
$381
244 km or 151 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$338
262 km or 163 mi Baramulla
$264
287 km or 179 mi Gujrat
$330
289 km or 179 mi Ghazni
$425
289 km or 180 mi Chiniot
$378
296 km or 184 mi Hafizabad
$371
305 km or 189 mi Srinagar
$353
313 km or 195 mi Jhang
$302
323 km or 201 mi Faisalabad
$348
324 km or 201 mi Gujranwala
$308
328 km or 204 mi Sialkot
$308
335 km or 208 mi Puli Khumri
$429
336 km or 209 mi Gojra
$367
340 km or 211 mi Kamoke
$326
341 km or 212 mi Jammu
$295
346 km or 215 mi Sheikhupura
$379
357 km or 222 mi Sahiwal
$318
381 km or 237 mi Lahore
$432
387 km or 240 mi Kunduz
$454
400 km or 248 mi Okara
$315
410 km or 255 mi Amritsar
$391
413 km or 257 mi Khanewal
$382
423 km or 263 mi Multan
$417
432 km or 268 mi Pathankot
$364
442 km or 275 mi Burewala
$351
447 km or 278 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
484 km or 301 mi Jalandhar
$352
492 km or 306 mi Qurghonteppa
$704