Peshawar vs Phoenix - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Peshawar	Phoenix
🚶 Cost of living one person	$334	$2340
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$809	$5236
🏠 One person rent	$119	$1406
🏘️ Family rent	$193	$2208
🍽️ Food expenses	$136	$627
🚐 Transport expenses	$40.5	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$113	$4277
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	47	70
😀 Quality of life	43	91
🏙️ Population	1.97M	1.61M

The cost of living in Peshawar is 86% less expensive than in Phoenix. Cities ranked 9121st and 1184th ($334 vs $2340) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 1035th in Pakistan and the United States, respectively. Check Pakistan vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Peshawar compared to 1.8 months in Phoenix. Peshawar ranked 7th best city to live in Pakistan vs Phoenix ranked 52nd in the United States, while ranked 7430th and 181st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Peshawar vs Phoenix

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	Peshawar	Phoenix
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.81	$18.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.4	$76
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.22	$12.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$6.04
☕ Cappuccino	$1.11	$6.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.32	$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$84.3	$1511
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$46.3	$1104
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$155	$2337
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$85.3	$1799
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.4	$149
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.3	$230
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.1	$71.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.9%	6.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$267	$4621
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$213	$3554
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.18	$2.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7	$63.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.94	$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.94	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.83	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$3.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$4.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.21	$5.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$4.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.38	$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$2.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$1.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.82	$2.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.74	$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.71	$2.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.77	$11.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.71	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.2	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.59	$4.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.57	$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$9.69	$38.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.56	$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$10.8	$114
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.86	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$13.3	$53
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.7	$98.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$28.4	$1277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2261	$16644

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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

Cities near Phoenix

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Glendale	$1977
14 km or 9 mi	Scottsdale	$2332
16 km or 10 mi	Peoria	$2344
17 km or 10 mi	Tempe	$2448
25 km or 15 mi	El Mirage	$2322
26 km or 16 mi	Mesa	$2417
27 km or 17 mi	Avondale	$2523
28 km or 17 mi	Goodyear	$2481
29 km or 18 mi	Surprise	$2353
33 km or 21 mi	Chandler	$2349
33 km or 21 mi	Gilbert	$2447
33 km or 21 mi	Fountain Hills	$2371
51 km or 31 mi	Queen Creek	$3031
51 km or 32 mi	Apache Junction	$2491
51 km or 32 mi	Buckeye	$2365
53 km or 33 mi	Maricopa	$2320
78 km or 48 mi	Casa Grande	$2403
84 km or 52 mi	Florence	$2466
118 km or 73 mi	Prescott	$2348
122 km or 76 mi	Prescott Valley	$2341
155 km or 96 mi	Marana	$2084
160 km or 99 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
165 km or 102 mi	Casas Adobes	$2021
181 km or 112 mi	Tucson	$1940
190 km or 118 mi	Flagstaff	$2598
205 km or 128 mi	Sahuarita	$2046
232 km or 144 mi	Lake Havasu	$2021
234 km or 145 mi	Blythe	$2757
254 km or 158 mi	Yuma	$1760
259 km or 161 mi	Kingman	$1883
264 km or 164 mi	Nogales	$2095
268 km or 166 mi	Nogales	$727
276 km or 171 mi	San Luis	$1911
276 km or 172 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$965
278 km or 173 mi	Sierra Vista	$1612
290 km or 180 mi	Bullhead	$1855
313 km or 194 mi	Caborca	$881
327 km or 203 mi	Brawley	$2751
330 km or 205 mi	Mexicali	$945
332 km or 207 mi	Calexico	$2766