Lahore vs Peshawar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lahore Peshawar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$406
$338
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1031
$820
🏠 One person rent
$161
$125
🏘️ Family rent
$332
$220
🍽️ Food expenses
$142
$127
🚐 Transport expenses
$54.3
$53
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$177
$193
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
69
48
😀 Quality of life
46
40
🏙️ Population
11.1M
1.97M

The cost of living in Lahore is 20% more expensive than in Peshawar. Cities ranked 8968th and 9126th ($406 vs $338) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 19th in Pakistan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Lahore compared to 0.6 months in Peshawar. Ranked 3rd vs 4th best cities to live in Pakistan, and 6453rd vs 6896th 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
$1.8
$1.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.9
$12.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.33
$3.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.55
$1.42
☕ Cappuccino
$1.87
$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.33
$0.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$101
$98
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$65.6
$44.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$279
$211
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$186
$97.5
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.5
$56.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$87
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.3
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20%
20.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$661
$181
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$588
$151
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.71
$7.15
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.14
$6.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.67
$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.22
$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$3.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$3.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$3.75
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$0.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$0.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$0.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.72
$1.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.52
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$1.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.05
$0.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.29
$1.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.02
$0.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.82
$0.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.3
$9.61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.06
$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$14.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.56
$1.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.5
$13.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.7
$34.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$33.4
$28.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1046
$525

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Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Sheikhupura
$376
49 km or 30 mi Amritsar
$500
49 km or 30 mi Kamoke
$308
68 km or 43 mi Gujranwala
$280
85 km or 53 mi Hafizabad
$380
107 km or 67 mi Sialkot
$335
117 km or 72 mi Gujrat
$330
118 km or 73 mi Okara
$310
120 km or 74 mi Jalandhar
$378
120 km or 75 mi Sahiwal
$312
121 km or 75 mi Faisalabad
$319
130 km or 81 mi Chiniot
$373
140 km or 87 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$341
140 km or 87 mi Jammu
$344
147 km or 91 mi Pathankot
$407
160 km or 99 mi Ludhiana
$430
164 km or 102 mi Gojra
$344
169 km or 105 mi Sargodha
$456
185 km or 115 mi Mirpur
$328
195 km or 121 mi Jhang
$292
222 km or 138 mi Burewala
$360
244 km or 152 mi Patiala
$358
250 km or 155 mi Chandigarh
$397
257 km or 160 mi Rawalpindi
$376
268 km or 167 mi Islamabad
$439
269 km or 167 mi Khanewal
$358
273 km or 170 mi Shimla
$286
286 km or 178 mi Srinagar
$388
294 km or 183 mi Wah
$323
295 km or 183 mi Baramulla
$277
299 km or 186 mi Hisar
$252
317 km or 197 mi Multan
$371
351 km or 218 mi Bahawalpur
$294
352 km or 219 mi Bhiwani
$328
353 km or 219 mi Saharanpur
$284
354 km or 220 mi Kohat
$374
364 km or 226 mi Rohtak
$280
366 km or 227 mi Mardan
$372
377 km or 234 mi Dehradun
$375
381 km or 237 mi Peshawar
$338

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