Peshawar vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Peshawar	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$321	$1139
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$758	$2793
🏠 One person rent	$126	$577
🏘️ Family rent	$189	$1013
🍽️ Food expenses	$121	$300
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.8	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$148	$1316
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	48	85
😀 Quality of life	34	71
🏙️ Population	1.97M	5.65M

The cost of living in Peshawar is 72% less expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 9130th and 4898th ($321 vs $1139) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 5th in Pakistan and Russia, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Peshawar compared to 1.2 months in Saint Petersburg. Peshawar ranked 8th best city to live in Pakistan vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 8525th and 3542nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Peshawar vs Saint Petersburg

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	Peshawar	Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.01	$9.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$8.99	$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.47	$6.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.53	$2.62
☕ Cappuccino	$1.36	$3.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.31	$1.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$110	$738
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$59.9	$429
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$157	$1362
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$96	$765
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45	$78.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.3	$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.8	$8.01
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.56%	20.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$356	$4926
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$279	$3068
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$1.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.26	$47.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.33	$11.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.92	$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$5.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.04	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.6	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.36	$3.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.27	$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.76	$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.28	$8.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.82	$3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.71	$1.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.23	$1.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.59	$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.57	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$10.3	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.51	$6.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$10.4	$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.87	$4.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$12	$94.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$44.2	$132
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$33.3	$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3008	$13865

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Cities near Peshawar

Distance	City	Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi	Kohat	$394
55 km or 34 mi	Mardan	$373
108 km or 67 mi	Jalalabad	$381
114 km or 71 mi	Wah	$371
117 km or 72 mi	Mingora	$373
146 km or 91 mi	Islamabad	$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

Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$1081
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$1079
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1467
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$766
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1448
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1104
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1490
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1478
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1383
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1312
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$1085
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1445
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1521
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$758
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1220
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1533
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1673
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1428
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1759
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1843
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1550
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1698
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$834
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1970
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1455
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1644
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1531
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$1974
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1419
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1594
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$1054
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1684
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1436
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1391
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1492
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1403
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1525
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1578
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1179
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1597