Peshawar vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Peshawar	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$352	$3427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$857	$7903
🏠 One person rent	$137	$2366
🏘️ Family rent	$259	$4375
🍽️ Food expenses	$134	$686
🚐 Transport expenses	$51.3	$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$175	$5439
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	48	87
😀 Quality of life	42	91
🏙️ Population	1.97M	1.39M

The cost of living in Peshawar is 90% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 9085th and 26th ($352 vs $3427) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 23rd in Pakistan and the United States, respectively. Check Pakistan vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Peshawar compared to 1.6 months in San Diego. Peshawar ranked 6th best city to live in Pakistan vs San Diego ranked 15th in the United States, while ranked 6943rd and 107th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Peshawar vs San Diego

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	Peshawar	San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.88	$20.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.4	$85.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.59	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.08	$8.8
☕ Cappuccino	$1.89	$5.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.33	$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$89.6	$2498
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$56.9	$2064
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$237	$4740
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$131	$3919
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.8	$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.8	$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.6	$73.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	23.93%	6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$183	$11408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$152	$8035
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.18	$2.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$5.37	$71.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.53	$22.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.64	$3.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$3.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.19	$4.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.41	$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$13.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$4.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$3.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.33	$4.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.37	$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$1.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.53	$2.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.94	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.82	$10.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.72	$16.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.21	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.59	$4.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.52	$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$9.11	$79.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.37	$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$4.4	$129
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.87	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$11.7	$61.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$34.5	$95.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$31.9	$1701
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$457	$18429

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Cities near Peshawar

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 San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3051
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$2907
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2844
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$2969
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2868
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2851
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2867
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$2910
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1184
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2788
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2784
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$2879
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$1032
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1029
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$2884
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2722
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3046
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2732
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3094
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2709
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2597
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$3070
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3155
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2751
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2684
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2681
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2803
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$2461
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$2755
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2637
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$1027
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2730
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3513
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$2957
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2960
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3180
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$2944
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2879
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2609
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2606