Karachi vs Peshawar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Peshawar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$421
$321
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1023
$758
🏠 One person rent
$146
$126
🏘️ Family rent
$237
$189
🍽️ Food expenses
$158
$121
🚐 Transport expenses
$74.5
$43.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$142
$148
😷 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 31% more expensive than in Peshawar. Cities ranked 8923rd and 9130th ($421 vs $321) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 28th in Pakistan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Karachi compared to 0.5 months in Peshawar. Ranked 1st vs 8th best cities to live in Pakistan, and 6375th vs 8525th 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
$1.81
$2.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.2
$8.99
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.41
$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$1.53
☕ Cappuccino
$2.38
$1.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.35
$0.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$106
$110
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$65.8
$59.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$194
$157
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$117
$96
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.8
$70.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.8
$10.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.72%
14.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$751
$356
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$469
$279
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.06
$9.26
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.48
$4.33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.24
$0.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.46
$3.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$2.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$4.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$0.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$0.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$0.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.31
$0.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.26
$2.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.8
$1.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.77
$0.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.62
$1.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$0.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.91
$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.6
$10.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.3
$2.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$10.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.3
$1.87
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.1
$12
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.9
$44.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$63.4
$33.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1476
$3008

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148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$355
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$320
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$385
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$342
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$273
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$352
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$337
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$312
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$298
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$367
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$303
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$433
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$391
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$273
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$312
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$299
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$360
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$530
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$314
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$278
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$310
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$559
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$358
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$350
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$279
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$663
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$440
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$267
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$473
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$316
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$401
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$260
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$469
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$717
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$350
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$283
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$252
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1193
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$311
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$525

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Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Kohat
$394
55 km or 34 mi Mardan
$373
108 km or 67 mi Jalalabad
$381
114 km or 71 mi Wah
$371
117 km or 72 mi Mingora
$373
146 km or 91 mi Islamabad
$496
152 km or 94 mi Rawalpindi
$446
164 km or 102 mi Khost
$438
215 km or 133 mi Gardez
$456
223 km or 138 mi Kabul
$504
230 km or 143 mi Mirpur
$280
239 km or 149 mi Sargodha
$391
244 km or 151 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$350
262 km or 163 mi Baramulla
$253
287 km or 179 mi Gujrat
$335
289 km or 179 mi Ghazni
$447
289 km or 180 mi Chiniot
$393
296 km or 184 mi Hafizabad
$382
305 km or 189 mi Srinagar
$344
313 km or 195 mi Jhang
$306
323 km or 201 mi Faisalabad
$359
324 km or 201 mi Gujranwala
$309
328 km or 204 mi Sialkot
$313
335 km or 208 mi Puli Khumri
$447
336 km or 209 mi Gojra
$379
340 km or 211 mi Kamoke
$332
341 km or 212 mi Jammu
$286
346 km or 215 mi Sheikhupura
$396
357 km or 222 mi Sahiwal
$339
381 km or 237 mi Lahore
$450
387 km or 240 mi Kunduz
$468
400 km or 248 mi Okara
$340
410 km or 255 mi Amritsar
$397
413 km or 257 mi Khanewal
$401
423 km or 263 mi Multan
$440
432 km or 268 mi Pathankot
$371
442 km or 275 mi Burewala
$350
447 km or 278 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$278
484 km or 301 mi Jalandhar
$346
492 km or 306 mi Qurghonteppa
$734