Karachi vs Peshawar - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Karachi | Peshawar | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Karachi is 27% more expensive than in Peshawar. Cities ranked 8915th and 9126th ($429 vs $338) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 19th in Pakistan.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Karachi compared to 0.6 months in Peshawar. Ranked 1st vs 4th best cities to live in Pakistan, and 6242nd vs 6896th 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 | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 148 km or 92 mi |  Hyderabad | |
| 208 km or 129 mi | Nawabshah | |
| 213 km or 132 mi | Mirpur Khas | |
| 324 km or 201 mi | Larkana | |
| 324 km or 201 mi |  Bhuj | |
| 366 km or 227 mi | Sukkur | |
| 406 km or 252 mi | Jacobabad | |
| 445 km or 277 mi | Porbandar | |
| 480 km or 298 mi | Rajkot | |
| 564 km or 351 mi | Mehsana | |
| 593 km or 368 mi | Quetta | |
| 601 km or 374 mi | Ahmedabad | |
| 604 km or 375 mi | Gandhinagar | |
| 626 km or 389 mi | Bhavnagar | |
| 629 km or 391 mi | Jodhpur | |
| 643 km or 399 mi | Pali | |
| 643 km or 399 mi | Nadiad | |
| 645 km or 401 mi |  Chabahar | |
| 675 km or 419 mi | Udaipur | |
| 679 km or 422 mi | Dera Ghazi Khan | |
| 683 km or 425 mi | Bahawalpur | |
| 683 km or 425 mi | Iranshahr | |
| 692 km or 430 mi | Vadodara | |
| 711 km or 442 mi | Godhra | |
| 719 km or 447 mi | Bikaner | |
| 723 km or 449 mi | Surat | |
| 736 km or 457 mi | Multan | |
| 745 km or 463 mi | Navsari | |
| 761 km or 473 mi |  Kandahar | |
| 769 km or 478 mi | Bhilwara | |
| 775 km or 482 mi | Khanewal | |
| 785 km or 488 mi | Ajmer | |
| 792 km or 492 mi | Lashkargah | |
| 796 km or 494 mi | Zahedan | |
| 812 km or 504 mi | Burewala | |
| 836 km or 519 mi | Ratlam | |
| 845 km or 525 mi | Vasai | |
| 865 km or 537 mi |  Muscat | |
| 866 km or 538 mi | Sikar | |
| 874 km or 543 mi | Zabol |
Cities near Peshawar
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 46 km or 29 mi | Kohat | |
| 55 km or 34 mi | Mardan | |
| 108 km or 67 mi | Jalalabad | |
| 114 km or 71 mi | Wah | |
| 117 km or 72 mi | Mingora | |
| 146 km or 91 mi | Islamabad | |
| 152 km or 94 mi | Rawalpindi | |
| 164 km or 102 mi | Khost | |
| 215 km or 133 mi | Gardez | |
| 223 km or 138 mi | Kabul | |
| 230 km or 143 mi | Mirpur | |
| 239 km or 149 mi | Sargodha | |
| 244 km or 151 mi | Mandi Bahauddin | |
| 262 km or 163 mi | Baramulla | |
| 287 km or 179 mi | Gujrat | |
| 289 km or 179 mi | Ghazni | |
| 289 km or 180 mi | Chiniot | |
| 296 km or 184 mi | Hafizabad | |
| 305 km or 189 mi | Srinagar | |
| 313 km or 195 mi | Jhang | |
| 323 km or 201 mi | Faisalabad | |
| 324 km or 201 mi | Gujranwala | |
| 328 km or 204 mi | Sialkot | |
| 335 km or 208 mi | Puli Khumri | |
| 336 km or 209 mi | Gojra | |
| 340 km or 211 mi | Kamoke | |
| 341 km or 212 mi | Jammu | |
| 346 km or 215 mi | Sheikhupura | |
| 357 km or 222 mi | Sahiwal | |
| 381 km or 237 mi | Lahore | |
| 387 km or 240 mi | Kunduz | |
| 400 km or 248 mi | Okara | |
| 410 km or 255 mi | Amritsar | |
| 413 km or 257 mi | Khanewal | |
| 423 km or 263 mi | Multan | |
| 432 km or 268 mi | Pathankot | |
| 442 km or 275 mi | Burewala | |
| 447 km or 278 mi | Dera Ghazi Khan | |
| 484 km or 301 mi | Jalandhar | |
| 492 km or 306 mi |  Qurghonteppa |