Peshawar vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Peshawar Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$352
$1135
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$857
$2798
🏠 One person rent
$137
$549
🏘️ Family rent
$259
$919
🍽️ Food expenses
$134
$385
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.3
$80.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$175
$1220
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
48
61
😀 Quality of life
42
79
🏙️ Population
1.97M
606K

The cost of living in Peshawar is 69% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 9085th and 4604th ($352 vs $1135) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2nd in Pakistan and Latvia, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Peshawar compared to 1.1 months in Riga. Peshawar ranked 6th best city to live in Pakistan vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 6943rd and 535th among best cities to live in the world.

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Peshawar Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.88
$9.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.4
$52.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.59
$7.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$4.97
☕ Cappuccino
$1.89
$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.33
$1.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$89.6
$485
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$56.9
$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$237
$885
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$131
$549
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.8
$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.8
$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$16.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
23.93%
4.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$183
$2627
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$152
$1636
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$1.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.37
$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.53
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.19
$2.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.41
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$7.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.37
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.19
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.53
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.94
$8.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.82
$5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.72
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.21
$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.59
$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.52
$3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$9.11
$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.37
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$4.4
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.87
$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.7
$77.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$34.5
$92.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$31.9
$464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$457
$13518

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$307
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$335
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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

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1362
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1088
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$827
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$860
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$927
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$827
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$985
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$877
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$893
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$982
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1080
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$909
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$928
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$864
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$976
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$831
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$835
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1163
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1080
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$981
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1303
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$922
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$461
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1335
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$850
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1194
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$920
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1028
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$933
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$622
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1438
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$906
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1519
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1345
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$814
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1825
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1907
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$385
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1013
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1257