Lahore vs Peshawar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lahore Peshawar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$386
$352
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$994
$857
🏠 One person rent
$151
$137
🏘️ Family rent
$326
$259
🍽️ Food expenses
$136
$134
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.4
$51.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$205
$175
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
69
48
😀 Quality of life
51
42
🏙️ Population
11.1M
1.97M

The cost of living in Lahore is 10% more expensive than in Peshawar. Cities ranked 8998th and 9085th ($386 vs $352) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 5th in Pakistan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lahore compared to 0.5 months in Peshawar. Ranked 3rd vs 6th best cities to live in Pakistan, and 6245th vs 6943rd 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
$1.97
$2.88
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.5
$14.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.97
$3.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$1.08
☕ Cappuccino
$1.93
$1.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.32
$0.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.8
$89.6
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$64.7
$56.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$260
$237
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$196
$131
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.5
$62.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$96.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.61%
23.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$687
$183
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$441
$152
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.96
$5.37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.65
$6.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.21
$1.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.39
$4.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$3.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$0.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$0.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.59
$0.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.08
$1.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.64
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.94
$1.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.06
$0.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.84
$1.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$0.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.72
$0.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.4
$9.11
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.61
$4.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.05
$4.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.01
$2.87
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.5
$11.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.9
$34.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$34.7
$31.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1054
$457

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Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Sheikhupura
$337
49 km or 30 mi Amritsar
$508
49 km or 30 mi Kamoke
$268
68 km or 43 mi Gujranwala
$240
85 km or 53 mi Hafizabad
$303
107 km or 67 mi Sialkot
$298
117 km or 72 mi Gujrat
$277
118 km or 73 mi Okara
$290
120 km or 74 mi Jalandhar
$394
120 km or 75 mi Sahiwal
$260
121 km or 75 mi Faisalabad
$289
130 km or 81 mi Chiniot
$344
140 km or 87 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$287
140 km or 87 mi Jammu
$399
147 km or 91 mi Pathankot
$399
160 km or 99 mi Ludhiana
$448
164 km or 102 mi Gojra
$337
169 km or 105 mi Sargodha
$330
185 km or 115 mi Mirpur
$278
195 km or 121 mi Jhang
$364
222 km or 138 mi Burewala
$338
244 km or 152 mi Patiala
$365
250 km or 155 mi Chandigarh
$401
257 km or 160 mi Rawalpindi
$331
268 km or 167 mi Islamabad
$389
269 km or 167 mi Khanewal
$328
273 km or 170 mi Shimla
$282
286 km or 178 mi Srinagar
$393
294 km or 183 mi Wah
$238
295 km or 183 mi Baramulla
$281
299 km or 186 mi Hisar
$250
317 km or 197 mi Multan
$307
351 km or 218 mi Bahawalpur
$267
352 km or 219 mi Bhiwani
$357
353 km or 219 mi Saharanpur
$255
354 km or 220 mi Kohat
$307
364 km or 226 mi Rohtak
$343
366 km or 227 mi Mardan
$335
377 km or 234 mi Dehradun
$374
381 km or 237 mi Peshawar
$352

Cities near Peshawar

Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Kohat
$307
55 km or 34 mi Mardan
$335
108 km or 67 mi Jalalabad
$347
114 km or 71 mi Wah
$238
117 km or 72 mi Mingora
$311
146 km or 91 mi Islamabad
$389
152 km or 94 mi Rawalpindi
$331
164 km or 102 mi Khost
$423
215 km or 133 mi Gardez
$449
223 km or 138 mi Kabul
$567
230 km or 143 mi Mirpur
$278
239 km or 149 mi Sargodha
$330
244 km or 151 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$287
262 km or 163 mi Baramulla
$281
287 km or 179 mi Gujrat
$277
289 km or 179 mi Ghazni
$455
289 km or 180 mi Chiniot
$344
296 km or 184 mi Hafizabad
$303
305 km or 189 mi Srinagar
$393
313 km or 195 mi Jhang
$364
323 km or 201 mi Faisalabad
$289
324 km or 201 mi Gujranwala
$240
328 km or 204 mi Sialkot
$298
335 km or 208 mi Puli Khumri
$437
336 km or 209 mi Gojra
$337
340 km or 211 mi Kamoke
$268
341 km or 212 mi Jammu
$399
346 km or 215 mi Sheikhupura
$337
357 km or 222 mi Sahiwal
$260
381 km or 237 mi Lahore
$386
387 km or 240 mi Kunduz
$445
400 km or 248 mi Okara
$290
410 km or 255 mi Amritsar
$508
413 km or 257 mi Khanewal
$328
423 km or 263 mi Multan
$307
432 km or 268 mi Pathankot
$399
442 km or 275 mi Burewala
$338
447 km or 278 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
484 km or 301 mi Jalandhar
$394
492 km or 306 mi Qurghonteppa
$632