Kathmandu vs Peshawar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Peshawar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$443
$338
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1153
$820
🏠 One person rent
$147
$125
🏘️ Family rent
$283
$220
🍽️ Food expenses
$188
$127
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.3
$53
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$193
😷 Air quality
Bad
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
28
48
😀 Quality of life
45
40
🏙️ Population
846K
1.97M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 31% more expensive than in Peshawar. Cities ranked 8885th and 9126th ($443 vs $338) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 19th 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 0.6 months in Peshawar. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Peshawar ranked 4th in Pakistan, while ranked 6524th and 6896th 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
$1.48
$1.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$12.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.71
$3.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.63
$1.42
☕ Cappuccino
$1.71
$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$98
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.7
$44.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$359
$211
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$208
$97.5
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$56.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.1
$87
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.76%
20.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2306
$181
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1201
$151
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.86
$7.15
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.3
$6.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.7
$3.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$3.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$3.75
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$0.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.99
$1.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.96
$1.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.3
$0.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.65
$1.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$0.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.73
$0.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.5
$9.61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.33
$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$14.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.84
$1.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.5
$13.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.3
$34.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$87.7
$28.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4063
$525

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124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$321
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$377
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$294
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$306
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$339
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$356
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$297
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$331
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$303
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$268
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$314
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$337
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$331
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$316
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$312
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$930
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$365
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$455
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$311
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$293
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$387
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$461
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$311
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$298
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$393
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$285
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$284
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$273
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$396
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$396
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$279
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$309
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$288
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$379
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$282
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$329
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$330

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Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Kohat
$374
55 km or 34 mi Mardan
$372
108 km or 67 mi Jalalabad
$358
114 km or 71 mi Wah
$323
117 km or 72 mi Mingora
$354
146 km or 91 mi Islamabad
$439
152 km or 94 mi Rawalpindi
$376
164 km or 102 mi Khost
$441
215 km or 133 mi Gardez
$469
223 km or 138 mi Kabul
$599
230 km or 143 mi Mirpur
$328
239 km or 149 mi Sargodha
$456
244 km or 151 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$341
262 km or 163 mi Baramulla
$277
287 km or 179 mi Gujrat
$330
289 km or 179 mi Ghazni
$476
289 km or 180 mi Chiniot
$373
296 km or 184 mi Hafizabad
$380
305 km or 189 mi Srinagar
$388
313 km or 195 mi Jhang
$292
323 km or 201 mi Faisalabad
$319
324 km or 201 mi Gujranwala
$280
328 km or 204 mi Sialkot
$335
335 km or 208 mi Puli Khumri
$457
336 km or 209 mi Gojra
$344
340 km or 211 mi Kamoke
$308
341 km or 212 mi Jammu
$344
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$376
357 km or 222 mi Sahiwal
$312
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$406
387 km or 240 mi Kunduz
$467
400 km or 248 mi Okara
$310
410 km or 255 mi Amritsar
$500
413 km or 257 mi Khanewal
$358
423 km or 263 mi Multan
$371
432 km or 268 mi Pathankot
$407
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$360
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$273
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$378
492 km or 306 mi Qurghonteppa
$659