Los Angeles vs Peshawar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Los Angeles	Peshawar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3361	$334
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7751	$809
🏠 One person rent	$2151	$119
🏘️ Family rent	$3720	$193
🍽️ Food expenses	$750	$136
🚐 Transport expenses	$245	$40.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4549	$113
😷 Air quality	Good	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	99	47
😀 Quality of life	94	43
🏙️ Population	3.9M	1.97M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 905% more expensive than in Peshawar. Cities ranked 65th and 9121st ($3361 vs $334) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 51st and 21st in the United States and Pakistan, respectively. Check the United States vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Los Angeles compared to 0.3 months in Peshawar. Los Angeles ranked 14th best city to live in the United States vs Peshawar ranked 7th in Pakistan, while ranked 74th and 7430th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Los Angeles	Peshawar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.6	$2.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.5	$12.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.2	$4.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.27	$1.75
☕ Cappuccino	$6.49	$1.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.83	$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2364	$84.3
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1847	$46.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4128	$155
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3274	$85.3
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$54.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$82.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.6	$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.62%	18.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7753	$267
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6833	$213
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$81.9	$7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$3.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$0.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.99	$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.62	$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$3.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$2.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$3.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$1.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$0.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$0.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$0.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.04	$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$1.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.97	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$1.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$0.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9.09	$1.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.34	$0.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.8	$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.9	$9.69
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18	$3.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$168	$10.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$31.8	$1.86
👖 Brand Jeans	$62	$13.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$61.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1849	$28.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26874	$2261

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2803
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2786
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2844
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2780
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2722
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2940
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2952
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2764
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3132
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2728
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3036
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2739
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2762
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3656
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2947
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2917
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2807
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2822
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3002
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3706
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2758
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3288
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2650
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2856
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3119
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2970
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2855
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2794
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2769
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2731
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3004
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2810
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3122
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3008
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2725
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2682
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3595
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2788
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3191
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2927

Cities near Peshawar

Distance	City	Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi	Kohat	$364
55 km or 34 mi	Mardan	$354
108 km or 67 mi	Jalalabad	$354
114 km or 71 mi	Wah	$344
117 km or 72 mi	Mingora	$351
146 km or 91 mi	Islamabad	$443
152 km or 94 mi	Rawalpindi	$416
164 km or 102 mi	Khost	$393
215 km or 133 mi	Gardez	$401
223 km or 138 mi	Kabul	$458
230 km or 143 mi	Mirpur	$277
239 km or 149 mi	Sargodha	$376
244 km or 151 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$326
262 km or 163 mi	Baramulla	$265
287 km or 179 mi	Gujrat	$320
289 km or 179 mi	Ghazni	$396
289 km or 180 mi	Chiniot	$372
296 km or 184 mi	Hafizabad	$363
305 km or 189 mi	Srinagar	$340
313 km or 195 mi	Jhang	$294
323 km or 201 mi	Faisalabad	$333
324 km or 201 mi	Gujranwala	$302
328 km or 204 mi	Sialkot	$311
335 km or 208 mi	Puli Khumri	$404
336 km or 209 mi	Gojra	$351
340 km or 211 mi	Kamoke	$316
341 km or 212 mi	Jammu	$284
346 km or 215 mi	Sheikhupura	$368
357 km or 222 mi	Sahiwal	$303
381 km or 237 mi	Lahore	$427
387 km or 240 mi	Kunduz	$428
400 km or 248 mi	Okara	$291
410 km or 255 mi	Amritsar	$380
413 km or 257 mi	Khanewal	$362
423 km or 263 mi	Multan	$403
432 km or 268 mi	Pathankot	$350
442 km or 275 mi	Burewala	$347
447 km or 278 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$254
484 km or 301 mi	Jalandhar	$337
492 km or 306 mi	Qurghonteppa	$684