Kathmandu vs Peshawar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Peshawar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$424
$321
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1080
$758
🏠 One person rent
$134
$126
🏘️ Family rent
$232
$189
🍽️ Food expenses
$181
$121
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.6
$43.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$148
😷 Air quality
Bad
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
29
48
😀 Quality of life
47
34
🏙️ Population
846K
1.97M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 32% more expensive than in Peshawar. Cities ranked 8916th and 9130th ($424 vs $321) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 28th in Nepal and Pakistan, respectively. Check Nepal vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kathmandu compared to 0.5 months in Peshawar. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Peshawar ranked 8th in Pakistan, while ranked 6934th and 8525th 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
$1.97
$2.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.9
$8.99
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.61
$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.94
$1.53
☕ Cappuccino
$1.77
$1.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$0.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$181
$110
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$86.1
$59.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$332
$157
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$156
$96
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20.9
$45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32
$70.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.99
$10.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.29%
14.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2304
$356
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1340
$279
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.78
$9.26
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$4.33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$0.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$3.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$2.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.31
$4.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$0.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.61
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.83
$2.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.43
$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.64
$1.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.14
$0.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.33
$1.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.83
$0.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.65
$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.8
$10.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.97
$2.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$10.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.49
$1.87
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.4
$12
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.1
$44.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$66.9
$33.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4078
$3008

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$336
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$288
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$317
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$287
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$386
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$263
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$295
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$303
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$293
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$264
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$303
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$270
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$245
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$282
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$274
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$266
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$255
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$287
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$960
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$264
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$437
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$289
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$320
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$412
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$291
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$288
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$307
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$326
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$273
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$274
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$268
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$348
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$354
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$289
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$288
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$272
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$330
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$297
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$308
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$339

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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