Peshawar vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Peshawar Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$338
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$820
$2907
🏠 One person rent
$125
$568
🏘️ Family rent
$220
$964
🍽️ Food expenses
$127
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$53
$84
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$193
$1324
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
48
61
😀 Quality of life
40
79
🏙️ Population
1.97M
605K

The cost of living in Peshawar is 71% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 9126th and 4672nd ($338 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 2nd in Pakistan and Latvia, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Peshawar compared to 1.1 months in Riga. Peshawar ranked 4th best city to live in Pakistan vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 6896th and 580th among best cities to live in the world.

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Peshawar Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.79
$9.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.5
$54.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.55
$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$5.18
☕ Cappuccino
$1.83
$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.3
$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$98
$510
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$44.9
$334
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$211
$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$97.5
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.2
$181
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.1
$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.47%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$181
$2784
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$151
$1763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.15
$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.53
$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.22
$2.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$7.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$3.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.85
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.64
$8.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.8
$5.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.71
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.22
$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.6
$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.58
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$9.61
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.27
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.4
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.9
$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.4
$77.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$34.4
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$28.7
$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$525
$13962

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$374
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$372
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$358
114 km or 71 mi Wah
$323
117 km or 72 mi Mingora
$354
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$439
152 km or 94 mi Rawalpindi
$376
164 km or 102 mi Khost
$441
215 km or 133 mi Gardez
$469
223 km or 138 mi Kabul
$599
230 km or 143 mi Mirpur
$328
239 km or 149 mi Sargodha
$456
244 km or 151 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$341
262 km or 163 mi Baramulla
$277
287 km or 179 mi Gujrat
$330
289 km or 179 mi Ghazni
$476
289 km or 180 mi Chiniot
$373
296 km or 184 mi Hafizabad
$380
305 km or 189 mi Srinagar
$388
313 km or 195 mi Jhang
$292
323 km or 201 mi Faisalabad
$319
324 km or 201 mi Gujranwala
$280
328 km or 204 mi Sialkot
$335
335 km or 208 mi Puli Khumri
$457
336 km or 209 mi Gojra
$344
340 km or 211 mi Kamoke
$308
341 km or 212 mi Jammu
$344
346 km or 215 mi Sheikhupura
$376
357 km or 222 mi Sahiwal
$312
381 km or 237 mi Lahore
$406
387 km or 240 mi Kunduz
$467
400 km or 248 mi Okara
$310
410 km or 255 mi Amritsar
$500
413 km or 257 mi Khanewal
$358
423 km or 263 mi Multan
$371
432 km or 268 mi Pathankot
$407
442 km or 275 mi Burewala
$360
447 km or 278 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$273
484 km or 301 mi Jalandhar
$378
492 km or 306 mi Qurghonteppa
$659

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1377
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1111
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$856
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$893
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$946
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$999
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$1042
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$902
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$923
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1102
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1151
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$966
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$950
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$899
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1029
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$817
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$856
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1120
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1191
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1016
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1341
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$886
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$440
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1447
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$871
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1278
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$973
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1061
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$990
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$578
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1525
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$979
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1608
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1363
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$846
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1936
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$2023
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$390
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1057
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1363