Melbourne vs Peshawar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Melbourne	Peshawar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2496	$323
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6197	$780
🏠 One person rent	$1388	$121
🏘️ Family rent	$2468	$198
🍽️ Food expenses	$606	$129
🚐 Transport expenses	$346	$38.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4328	$129
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	100	48
😀 Quality of life	100	34
🏙️ Population	5.35M	1.97M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 673% more expensive than in Peshawar. Cities ranked 893rd and 9160th ($2496 vs $323) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 27th in Australia and Pakistan, respectively. Check Australia vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Melbourne compared to 0.4 months in Peshawar. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Peshawar ranked 9th in Pakistan, while ranked 1st and 8618th 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	$15.4	$2.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.7	$10.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$4.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.06	$1.54
☕ Cappuccino	$4.04	$1.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.97	$0.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1549	$96.2
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1138	$52.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2861	$178
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2079	$96.3
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$46.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$72.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.7	$12.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.61%	16.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7481	$309
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6465	$244
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.9	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$132	$8.05
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$3.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.72	$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.92	$1.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$3.28
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.85	$3.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$4.09
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$0.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$0.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.78	$0.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$0.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.74	$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$1.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.42	$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.8	$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$0.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.9	$1.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.3	$0.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.88	$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.2	$9.83
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.5	$2.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.7	$10.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.2	$1.87
👖 Brand Jeans	$80	$13.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$127	$52.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2232	$32.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26129	$2608

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1829
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1822
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1894
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1928
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1906
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1889
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1860
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1896
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$2217
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1604
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1487
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1979
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1815
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1898
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1824
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1753
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2223
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1904
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1821
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2308
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1477
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1699
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1695
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2338
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1710
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1867
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2482
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$2050
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2844
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2379
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1997
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$2128
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1288
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172

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