Lahore vs Peshawar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lahore Peshawar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$432
$323
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1020
$780
🏠 One person rent
$174
$121
🏘️ Family rent
$280
$198
🍽️ Food expenses
$155
$129
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.4
$38.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$98.9
$129
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
71
48
😀 Quality of life
49
34
🏙️ Population
11.1M
1.97M

The cost of living in Lahore is 34% more expensive than in Peshawar. Cities ranked 8919th and 9160th ($432 vs $323) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 27th in Pakistan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Lahore compared to 0.4 months in Peshawar. Ranked 4th vs 9th best cities to live in Pakistan, and 6762nd vs 8618th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lahore vs Peshawar

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Lahore Peshawar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.15
$2.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18
$10.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.9
$4.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.6
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$2.51
$1.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$115
$96.2
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$68.7
$52.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$210
$178
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$126
$96.3
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.2
$46.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$72.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.7
$12.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.96%
16.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$720
$309
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$602
$244
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.44
$8.05
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.99
$3.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.65
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.18
$1.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.04
$3.28
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$3.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$4.09
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.31
$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$0.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.74
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.72
$1.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.59
$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.95
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.02
$0.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.59
$1.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.86
$0.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.77
$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.9
$9.83
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.4
$2.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10
$10.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.88
$1.87
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.1
$13.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.9
$52.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$42.1
$32.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1393
$2608

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$379
49 km or 30 mi Amritsar
$391
49 km or 30 mi Kamoke
$326
68 km or 43 mi Gujranwala
$308
85 km or 53 mi Hafizabad
$371
107 km or 67 mi Sialkot
$308
117 km or 72 mi Gujrat
$330
118 km or 73 mi Okara
$315
120 km or 74 mi Jalandhar
$352
120 km or 75 mi Sahiwal
$318
121 km or 75 mi Faisalabad
$348
130 km or 81 mi Chiniot
$378
140 km or 87 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$338
140 km or 87 mi Jammu
$295
147 km or 91 mi Pathankot
$364
160 km or 99 mi Ludhiana
$414
164 km or 102 mi Gojra
$367
169 km or 105 mi Sargodha
$381
185 km or 115 mi Mirpur
$279
195 km or 121 mi Jhang
$302
222 km or 138 mi Burewala
$351
244 km or 152 mi Patiala
$352
250 km or 155 mi Chandigarh
$379
257 km or 160 mi Rawalpindi
$427
268 km or 167 mi Islamabad
$464
269 km or 167 mi Khanewal
$382
273 km or 170 mi Shimla
$265
286 km or 178 mi Srinagar
$353
294 km or 183 mi Wah
$360
295 km or 183 mi Baramulla
$264
299 km or 186 mi Hisar
$263
317 km or 197 mi Multan
$417
351 km or 218 mi Bahawalpur
$298
352 km or 219 mi Bhiwani
$325
353 km or 219 mi Saharanpur
$285
354 km or 220 mi Kohat
$379
364 km or 226 mi Rohtak
$250
366 km or 227 mi Mardan
$370
377 km or 234 mi Dehradun
$383
381 km or 237 mi Peshawar
$323

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Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Kohat
$379
55 km or 34 mi Mardan
$370
108 km or 67 mi Jalalabad
$368
114 km or 71 mi Wah
$360
117 km or 72 mi Mingora
$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
223 km or 138 mi Kabul
$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
296 km or 184 mi Hafizabad
$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
328 km or 204 mi Sialkot
$308
335 km or 208 mi Puli Khumri
$429
336 km or 209 mi Gojra
$367
340 km or 211 mi Kamoke
$326
341 km or 212 mi Jammu
$295
346 km or 215 mi Sheikhupura
$379
357 km or 222 mi Sahiwal
$318
381 km or 237 mi Lahore
$432
387 km or 240 mi Kunduz
$454
400 km or 248 mi Okara
$315
410 km or 255 mi Amritsar
$391
413 km or 257 mi Khanewal
$382
423 km or 263 mi Multan
$417
432 km or 268 mi Pathankot
$364
442 km or 275 mi Burewala
$351
447 km or 278 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
484 km or 301 mi Jalandhar
$352
492 km or 306 mi Qurghonteppa
$704