Kuala Lumpur vs Peshawar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuala Lumpur Peshawar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$892
$338
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2135
$820
🏠 One person rent
$450
$125
🏘️ Family rent
$787
$220
🍽️ Food expenses
$295
$127
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.6
$53
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1450
$193
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
93
48
😀 Quality of life
76
40
🏙️ Population
1.98M
1.97M

The cost of living in Kuala Lumpur is 164% more expensive than in Peshawar. Cities ranked 6160th and 9126th ($892 vs $338) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 19th in Malaysia and Pakistan, respectively. Check Malaysia vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Kuala Lumpur compared to 0.6 months in Peshawar. Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st best city to live in Malaysia vs Peshawar ranked 4th in Pakistan, while ranked 883rd and 6896th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kuala Lumpur vs Peshawar

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Kuala Lumpur Peshawar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.35
$1.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.4
$12.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.78
$3.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.99
$1.42
☕ Cappuccino
$3.17
$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$0.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$495
$98
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$343
$44.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1006
$211
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$604
$97.5
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.4
$56.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.4
$87
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.7
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.53%
20.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3145
$181
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1425
$151
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.4
$7.15
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.79
$6.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.05
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.02
$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.5
$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$3.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.14
$3.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$3.75
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$0.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$0.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.2
$0.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.6
$1.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.2
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.31
$1.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.47
$0.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.34
$1.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.46
$0.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$0.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.4
$9.61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.89
$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$14.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.4
$1.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.8
$13.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.1
$34.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$259
$28.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9485
$525

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi Petaling Jaya
$738
15 km or 9.1 mi Subang Jaya
$732
19 km or 12 mi Shah Alam
$687
24 km or 15 mi Putrajaya
$571
25 km or 16 mi Cyberjaya
$617
30 km or 19 mi Klang
$729
54 km or 33 mi Seremban
$630
123 km or 77 mi Malacca
$699
124 km or 77 mi Teluk Intan
$673
155 km or 97 mi Muar
$752
167 km or 104 mi Dumai
$585
176 km or 109 mi Ipoh
$670
196 km or 122 mi Kuantan
$518
199 km or 124 mi Batu Pahat
$750
211 km or 131 mi Tanjungbalai
$538
217 km or 135 mi Taiping
$759
219 km or 136 mi Kluang
$745
229 km or 142 mi Chukai
$579
282 km or 175 mi Tebing Tinggi
$504
291 km or 181 mi Butterworth
$671
291 km or 181 mi Kuala Terengganu
$544
292 km or 181 mi Pekanbaru
$590
293 km or 182 mi Pematangsiantar
$518
294 km or 183 mi George Town
$669
297 km or 184 mi Johor Bahru
$709
309 km or 192 mi Sungai Petani
$637
311 km or 193 mi Singapore City
$3168
315 km or 195 mi Bukit Merah
$2852
335 km or 208 mi Padangsidempuan
$624
338 km or 210 mi Kota Bharu
$517
341 km or 212 mi Medan
$519
346 km or 215 mi Batam
$604
360 km or 224 mi Binjai
$503
361 km or 225 mi Alor Setar
$523
394 km or 245 mi Tanjung Pinang
$549
402 km or 250 mi Kangar
$563
413 km or 257 mi Langkawi
$594
441 km or 274 mi Langsa
$490
451 km or 280 mi Hat Yai
$561
457 km or 284 mi Ko Lipe
$742

Cities near Peshawar

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
346 km or 215 mi Sheikhupura
$376
357 km or 222 mi Sahiwal
$312
381 km or 237 mi Lahore
$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
442 km or 275 mi Burewala
$360
447 km or 278 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$273
484 km or 301 mi Jalandhar
$378
492 km or 306 mi Qurghonteppa
$659