Perth vs Peshawar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Perth	Peshawar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2075	$346
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4845	$824
🏠 One person rent	$1197	$130
🏘️ Family rent	$1925	$221
🍽️ Food expenses	$531	$130
🚐 Transport expenses	$206	$52
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3655	$190
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	93	48
😀 Quality of life	98	40
🏙️ Population	2.14M	1.97M

The cost of living in Perth is 499% more expensive than in Peshawar. Cities ranked 1654th and 9093rd ($2075 vs $346) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 20th in Australia and Pakistan, respectively. Check Australia vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Perth compared to 0.5 months in Peshawar. Perth ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Peshawar ranked 5th in Pakistan, while ranked 6th and 6958th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Perth vs Peshawar

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	Perth	Peshawar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.8	$2.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.3	$10.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$3.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.05	$1.43
☕ Cappuccino	$3.57	$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.45	$0.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1325	$106
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$991	$47.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2282	$207
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1602	$95.2
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.3	$60.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$92.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.8	$10.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.44%	21.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4862	$177
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3869	$148
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.5	$7.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.4	$6.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.46	$1.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$3.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.29	$3.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$3.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$1.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$0.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$0.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.25	$0.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$0.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.89	$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$1.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.14	$1.6
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.6	$1.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.25	$0.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.44	$1.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.96	$0.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.61	$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.3	$10.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.8	$11.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$1.87
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.2	$13.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$39.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1852	$30
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11252	$518

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Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1643
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$1971
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1585
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$1730
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1440
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$1795
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1431
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$1978
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1691
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$509
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$497
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$355
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$845
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1267
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1390
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$597
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1291
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1617
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$1981
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$453
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$365
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1669
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1625
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1691
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$410
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$614
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$464
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$510
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2194
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1620
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$503
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1671
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$501
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$486
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$505
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1645

Cities near Peshawar

Distance	City	Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi	Kohat	$379
55 km or 34 mi	Mardan	$366
108 km or 67 mi	Jalalabad	$303
114 km or 71 mi	Wah	$382
117 km or 72 mi	Mingora	$364
146 km or 91 mi	Islamabad	$442
152 km or 94 mi	Rawalpindi	$401
164 km or 102 mi	Khost	$366
215 km or 133 mi	Gardez	$386
223 km or 138 mi	Kabul	$474
230 km or 143 mi	Mirpur	$354
239 km or 149 mi	Sargodha	$458
244 km or 151 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$355
262 km or 163 mi	Baramulla	$273
287 km or 179 mi	Gujrat	$373
289 km or 179 mi	Ghazni	$389
289 km or 180 mi	Chiniot	$389
296 km or 184 mi	Hafizabad	$380
305 km or 189 mi	Srinagar	$354
313 km or 195 mi	Jhang	$292
323 km or 201 mi	Faisalabad	$306
324 km or 201 mi	Gujranwala	$308
328 km or 204 mi	Sialkot	$281
335 km or 208 mi	Puli Khumri	$381
336 km or 209 mi	Gojra	$342
340 km or 211 mi	Kamoke	$321
341 km or 212 mi	Jammu	$287
346 km or 215 mi	Sheikhupura	$374
357 km or 222 mi	Sahiwal	$305
381 km or 237 mi	Lahore	$411
387 km or 240 mi	Kunduz	$394
400 km or 248 mi	Okara	$300
410 km or 255 mi	Amritsar	$383
413 km or 257 mi	Khanewal	$361
423 km or 263 mi	Multan	$392
432 km or 268 mi	Pathankot	$355
442 km or 275 mi	Burewala	$356
447 km or 278 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$297
484 km or 301 mi	Jalandhar	$358
492 km or 306 mi	Qurghonteppa	$596