Peshawar vs Phoenix - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Peshawar	Phoenix
🚶 Cost of living one person	$346	$2395
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$824	$5245
🏠 One person rent	$130	$1494
🏘️ Family rent	$221	$2384
🍽️ Food expenses	$130	$594
🚐 Transport expenses	$52	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$190	$4432
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	48	69
😀 Quality of life	40	90
🏙️ Population	1.97M	1.61M

The cost of living in Peshawar is 86% less expensive than in Phoenix. Cities ranked 9093rd and 955th ($346 vs $2395) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 875th 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 0.5 months in Peshawar compared to 1.9 months in Phoenix. Peshawar ranked 5th best city to live in Pakistan vs Phoenix ranked 31st in the United States, while ranked 6958th and 146th 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	$2.33	$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$10.7	$71.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.59	$12.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$6.03
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$6.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.29	$2.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$106	$1526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$47.1	$1215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$207	$2412
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$95.2	$2009
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.3	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.3	$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.9	$70.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.09%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$177	$3736
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$148	$3133
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.18	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.1	$63.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.36	$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.97	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$3.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$3.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.23	$4.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$4.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$3.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$2.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$1.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.75	$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.79	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.6	$2.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.85	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.72	$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.21	$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.59	$4.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.57	$2.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$10.1	$27.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.27	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.4	$132
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.87	$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$13.5	$50.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$39.6	$92.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$30	$1103
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$518	$12281

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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

Cities near Phoenix

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Glendale	$1979
14 km or 9 mi	Scottsdale	$2524
16 km or 10 mi	Peoria	$2342
17 km or 10 mi	Tempe	$2423
25 km or 15 mi	El Mirage	$2304
26 km or 16 mi	Mesa	$2413
27 km or 17 mi	Avondale	$2525
28 km or 17 mi	Goodyear	$2468
29 km or 18 mi	Surprise	$2328
33 km or 21 mi	Chandler	$2306
33 km or 21 mi	Gilbert	$2417
33 km or 21 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
51 km or 31 mi	Queen Creek	$2353
51 km or 32 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
51 km or 32 mi	Buckeye	$2388
53 km or 33 mi	Maricopa	$2281
78 km or 48 mi	Casa Grande	$2296
84 km or 52 mi	Florence	$2319
118 km or 73 mi	Prescott	$2466
122 km or 76 mi	Prescott Valley	$2423
155 km or 96 mi	Marana	$2073
160 km or 99 mi	Oro Valley	$2056
165 km or 102 mi	Casas Adobes	$2027
181 km or 112 mi	Tucson	$1957
190 km or 118 mi	Flagstaff	$2543
205 km or 128 mi	Sahuarita	$2037
232 km or 144 mi	Lake Havasu	$2013
234 km or 145 mi	Blythe	$2763
254 km or 158 mi	Yuma	$1815
259 km or 161 mi	Kingman	$1926
264 km or 164 mi	Nogales	$2077
268 km or 166 mi	Nogales	$830
276 km or 171 mi	San Luis	$1947
276 km or 172 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$823
278 km or 173 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
290 km or 180 mi	Bullhead	$1852
313 km or 194 mi	Caborca	$788
327 km or 203 mi	Brawley	$2729
330 km or 205 mi	Mexicali	$913
332 km or 207 mi	Calexico	$2724