Melbourne vs Peshawar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Melbourne	Peshawar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2356	$352
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5563	$857
🏠 One person rent	$1336	$137
🏘️ Family rent	$2266	$259
🍽️ Food expenses	$528	$134
🚐 Transport expenses	$338	$51.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3776	$175
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	100	48
😀 Quality of life	98	42
🏙️ Population	4.53M	1.97M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 569% more expensive than in Peshawar. Cities ranked 933rd and 9085th ($2356 vs $352) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 5th in Australia and Pakistan, respectively. Check Australia vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Melbourne compared to 0.5 months in Peshawar. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Peshawar ranked 6th in Pakistan, while ranked 2nd and 6943rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Melbourne vs Peshawar

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	Melbourne	Peshawar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.4	$2.88
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67	$14.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.84	$3.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$1.08
☕ Cappuccino	$3.35	$1.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.5	$0.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1387	$89.6
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1129	$56.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2874	$237
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1851	$131
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$62.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$96.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.1	$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	23.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8760	$183
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7587	$152
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.22	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$128	$5.37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.1	$6.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.45	$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.91	$1.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.6	$4.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.55	$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$3.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$0.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$0.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$0.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$0.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.56	$0.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$1.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.84	$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$28.4	$1.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$0.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.01	$1.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.52	$0.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.06	$0.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.4	$9.11
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.3	$4.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$67.1	$4.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.2	$2.87
👖 Brand Jeans	$89.9	$11.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$34.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1612	$31.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18868	$457

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1702
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1673
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1658
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1693
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1746
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1708
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1707
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1716
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1701
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1719
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$1688
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1327
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1317
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1707
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1672
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1639
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1622
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1528
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1819
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1669
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1723
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2604
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1462
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1723
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2203
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1463
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1610
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1430
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2180
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1691
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1404
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2348
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1903
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2741
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$1998
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1461
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$1888
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1354
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481

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