Peshawar vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Peshawar Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$321
$1254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$758
$3163
🏠 One person rent
$126
$592
🏘️ Family rent
$189
$1001
🍽️ Food expenses
$121
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$43.8
$86.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$1555
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
48
59
😀 Quality of life
34
80
🏙️ Population
1.97M
595K

The cost of living in Peshawar is 74% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 9130th and 4631st ($321 vs $1254) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th 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 1.2 months in Riga. Peshawar ranked 8th best city to live in Pakistan vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 8525th and 657th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Peshawar vs Riga

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Peshawar Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.01
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.99
$56
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.47
$9.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$5.81
☕ Cappuccino
$1.36
$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.31
$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$110
$564
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$59.9
$372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$157
$1006
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$96
$669
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45
$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.3
$245
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.8
$19.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.56%
4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$356
$3243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$279
$2218
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.26
$35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.33
$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$1.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.92
$3.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$8.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$3.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.27
$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.76
$3.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.28
$8.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.82
$6.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.71
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.23
$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.59
$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.57
$3.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$10.3
$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.51
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.4
$51.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.87
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$12
$68.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.2
$88.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$33.3
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3008
$18197

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$394
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$373
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$371
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$373
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$496
152 km or 94 mi Rawalpindi
$446
164 km or 102 mi Khost
$438
215 km or 133 mi Gardez
$456
223 km or 138 mi Kabul
$504
230 km or 143 mi Mirpur
$280
239 km or 149 mi Sargodha
$391
244 km or 151 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$350
262 km or 163 mi Baramulla
$253
287 km or 179 mi Gujrat
$335
289 km or 179 mi Ghazni
$447
289 km or 180 mi Chiniot
$393
296 km or 184 mi Hafizabad
$382
305 km or 189 mi Srinagar
$344
313 km or 195 mi Jhang
$306
323 km or 201 mi Faisalabad
$359
324 km or 201 mi Gujranwala
$309
328 km or 204 mi Sialkot
$313
335 km or 208 mi Puli Khumri
$447
336 km or 209 mi Gojra
$379
340 km or 211 mi Kamoke
$332
341 km or 212 mi Jammu
$286
346 km or 215 mi Sheikhupura
$396
357 km or 222 mi Sahiwal
$339
381 km or 237 mi Lahore
$450
387 km or 240 mi Kunduz
$468
400 km or 248 mi Okara
$340
410 km or 255 mi Amritsar
$397
413 km or 257 mi Khanewal
$401
423 km or 263 mi Multan
$440
432 km or 268 mi Pathankot
$371
442 km or 275 mi Burewala
$350
447 km or 278 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$278
484 km or 301 mi Jalandhar
$346
492 km or 306 mi Qurghonteppa
$734

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1374
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1000
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$893
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$938
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$895
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$964
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$860
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$982
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$932
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1179
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1225
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$1054
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$974
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$938
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1040
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$835
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$859
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1220
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1258
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1077
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1434
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$928
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$758
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1594
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$881
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1455
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$1085
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1114
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1104
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$1016
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1597
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$1079
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1684
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1498
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$1081
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1970
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1974
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$445
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1170
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1391