Madrid vs Peshawar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Madrid	Peshawar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2089	$323
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4820	$780
🏠 One person rent	$1219	$121
🏘️ Family rent	$2088	$198
🍽️ Food expenses	$518	$129
🚐 Transport expenses	$197	$38.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2681	$129
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	98	48
😀 Quality of life	90	34
🏙️ Population	3.51M	1.97M

The cost of living in Madrid is 547% more expensive than in Peshawar. Cities ranked 1805th and 9160th ($2089 vs $323) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 27th in Spain and Pakistan, respectively. Check Spain vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Madrid compared to 0.4 months in Peshawar. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Peshawar ranked 9th in Pakistan, while ranked 190th and 8618th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Madrid vs Peshawar

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	Madrid	Peshawar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.8	$2.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.4	$10.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.2	$4.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.79	$1.54
☕ Cappuccino	$3.61	$1.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.17	$0.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1380	$96.2
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1000	$52.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2540	$178
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1720	$96.3
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$46.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$171	$72.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.8	$12.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.15%	16.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8795	$309
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4558	$244
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.77	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.6	$8.05
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.7	$3.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$1.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$3.28
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.28	$3.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$4.09
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$0.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$0.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$0.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$0.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.67	$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.2	$1.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.09	$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$0.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.06	$1.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.63	$0.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.83	$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.8	$9.83
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.3	$2.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$71	$10.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.2	$1.87
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$13.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$52.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$702	$32.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14237	$2608

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Cities near Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1936
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1751
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1731
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1747
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1648
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1671
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1688
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1697
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1226
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1350
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1366
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1251
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1384
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1433
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1408
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1215
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$918
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1260
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1387
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1343
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1451
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1349
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1461
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$1146
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$1253
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1462
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1356
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1435
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1471
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1300
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1734
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1365
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$1123
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1388
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1331
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1299
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$957
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1385
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1366
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1797

Cities near Peshawar

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