Kathmandu vs Peshawar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Peshawar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$412
$323
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1054
$780
🏠 One person rent
$122
$121
🏘️ Family rent
$207
$198
🍽️ Food expenses
$175
$129
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.5
$38.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$214
$129
😷 Air quality
Bad
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
29
48
😀 Quality of life
51
34
🏙️ Population
846K
1.97M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 27% more expensive than in Peshawar. Cities ranked 8958th and 9160th ($412 vs $323) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 27th in Nepal and Pakistan, respectively. Check Nepal vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Kathmandu compared to 0.4 months in Peshawar. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Peshawar ranked 9th in Pakistan, while ranked 6657th and 8618th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kathmandu vs Peshawar

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Kathmandu Peshawar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.72
$2.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$10.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.81
$4.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$1.69
$1.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$163
$96.2
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$78.3
$52.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$289
$178
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$141
$96.3
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18
$46.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28
$72.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.24
$12.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.2%
16.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2071
$309
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1335
$244
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.4
$8.05
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$3.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.82
$3.28
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$3.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.56
$4.09
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$0.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$0.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.67
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$1.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.2
$0.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.43
$1.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$0.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20
$9.83
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.13
$2.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21
$10.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.62
$1.87
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.7
$13.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.5
$52.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$69.1
$32.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3536
$2608

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$315
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$278
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$310
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$283
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$253
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$293
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$282
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$276
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$267
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$299
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$943
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$273
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$443
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$300
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$320
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$412
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$300
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$299
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$307
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$340
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$288
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$285
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$280
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$363
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$363
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$281
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$298
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$284
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$347
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$293
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$314
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Distance City Cost of living
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$379
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$370
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$368
114 km or 71 mi Wah
$360
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$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
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$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
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$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
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$308
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$429
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$367
340 km or 211 mi Kamoke
$326
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$295
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$379
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$318
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$432
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$454
400 km or 248 mi Okara
$315
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$391
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$382
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$417
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$364
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$351
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$257
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$352
492 km or 306 mi Qurghonteppa
$704