Peshawar vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Peshawar Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$352
$331
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$857
$799
🏠 One person rent
$137
$128
🏘️ Family rent
$259
$227
🍽️ Food expenses
$134
$119
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.3
$56.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$175
$138
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
48
67
😀 Quality of life
42
35
🏙️ Population
1.97M
2.1M

The cost of living in Peshawar is 6% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 9085th and 9155th ($352 vs $331) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 11th in Pakistan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Peshawar compared to 0.4 months in Rawalpindi. Ranked 6th vs 8th best cities to live in Pakistan, and 6943rd vs 7850th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Peshawar vs Rawalpindi

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Peshawar Rawalpindi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.88
$1.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.4
$8.01
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.59
$3.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$1.36
☕ Cappuccino
$1.89
$1.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.33
$0.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$89.6
$90.1
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$56.9
$71.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$237
$222
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$131
$136
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.8
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.8
$60.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$12.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
23.93%
20.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$183
$714
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$152
$274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.37
$10.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.53
$6.72
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$0.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.19
$1.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.41
$3.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$3.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$3.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.37
$0.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.19
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.53
$0.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.94
$7.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.82
$1.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.72
$0.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.21
$1.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.59
$0.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.52
$0.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$9.11
$7.87
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.37
$3.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$4.4
$4.55
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.87
$1.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.7
$12.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$34.5
$43.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$31.9
$36
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$457
$1496

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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

Cities near Rawalpindi

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Islamabad
$389
40 km or 25 mi Wah
$238
82 km or 51 mi Mirpur
$278
116 km or 72 mi Mardan
$335
120 km or 75 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$287
135 km or 84 mi Baramulla
$281
146 km or 90 mi Mingora
$311
148 km or 92 mi Gujrat
$277
151 km or 94 mi Kohat
$307
152 km or 94 mi Peshawar
$352
170 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$393
173 km or 107 mi Sargodha
$330
180 km or 112 mi Hafizabad
$303
183 km or 114 mi Sialkot
$298
192 km or 119 mi Jammu
$399
192 km or 119 mi Gujranwala
$240
210 km or 130 mi Chiniot
$344
211 km or 131 mi Kamoke
$268
228 km or 142 mi Sheikhupura
$337
243 km or 151 mi Faisalabad
$289
257 km or 160 mi Lahore
$386
258 km or 160 mi Jalalabad
$347
269 km or 167 mi Jhang
$364
275 km or 171 mi Gojra
$337
276 km or 172 mi Sahiwal
$260
277 km or 172 mi Amritsar
$508
283 km or 176 mi Pathankot
$399
294 km or 183 mi Khost
$423
312 km or 194 mi Okara
$290
346 km or 215 mi Jalandhar
$394
355 km or 221 mi Gardez
$449
374 km or 232 mi Kabul
$567
382 km or 238 mi Khanewal
$328
385 km or 239 mi Burewala
$338
397 km or 247 mi Ludhiana
$448
409 km or 254 mi Multan
$307
430 km or 267 mi Ghazni
$455
457 km or 284 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
474 km or 294 mi Chandigarh
$401
475 km or 295 mi Shimla
$282