Peshawar vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Peshawar	Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$346	$546
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$824	$1370
🏠 One person rent	$130	$239
🏘️ Family rent	$221	$485
🍽️ Food expenses	$130	$198
🚐 Transport expenses	$52	$60.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$190	$401
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	48	35
😀 Quality of life	40	35
🏙️ Population	1.97M	2.96M

The cost of living in Peshawar is 37% less expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 9093rd and 8272nd ($346 vs $546) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 1st in Pakistan and Yemen, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Yemen comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Peshawar compared to 0.7 months in Sanaa. Peshawar ranked 5th best city to live in Pakistan vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 6958th and 7504th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Peshawar vs Sanaa

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	Peshawar	Sanaa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.33	$2.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$10.7	$18.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.59	$4.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$1.89
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.29	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$106	$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$47.1	$157
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$207	$587
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$95.2	$355
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.3	$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.3	$57.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.9	$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.09%	12.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$177	$1713
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$148	$985
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.18	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.1	$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.36	$5.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.97	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.23	$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$6.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$4.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$6.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.75	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.79	$8.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.6	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.85	$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.72	$3.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.21	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.59	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.57	$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$10.1	$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.27	$4.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.4	$12.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.87	$3.89
👖 Brand Jeans	$13.5	$25.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$39.6	$59.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$30	$79.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$518	$2809

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Peshawar

Distance	City	Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi	Kohat	$379
55 km or 34 mi	Mardan	$366
108 km or 67 mi	Jalalabad	$303
114 km or 71 mi	Wah	$382
117 km or 72 mi	Mingora	$364
146 km or 91 mi	Islamabad	$442
152 km or 94 mi	Rawalpindi	$401
164 km or 102 mi	Khost	$366
215 km or 133 mi	Gardez	$386
223 km or 138 mi	Kabul	$474
230 km or 143 mi	Mirpur	$354
239 km or 149 mi	Sargodha	$458
244 km or 151 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$355
262 km or 163 mi	Baramulla	$273
287 km or 179 mi	Gujrat	$373
289 km or 179 mi	Ghazni	$389
289 km or 180 mi	Chiniot	$389
296 km or 184 mi	Hafizabad	$380
305 km or 189 mi	Srinagar	$354
313 km or 195 mi	Jhang	$292
323 km or 201 mi	Faisalabad	$306
324 km or 201 mi	Gujranwala	$308
328 km or 204 mi	Sialkot	$281
335 km or 208 mi	Puli Khumri	$381
336 km or 209 mi	Gojra	$342
340 km or 211 mi	Kamoke	$321
341 km or 212 mi	Jammu	$287
346 km or 215 mi	Sheikhupura	$374
357 km or 222 mi	Sahiwal	$305
381 km or 237 mi	Lahore	$411
387 km or 240 mi	Kunduz	$394
400 km or 248 mi	Okara	$300
410 km or 255 mi	Amritsar	$383
413 km or 257 mi	Khanewal	$361
423 km or 263 mi	Multan	$392
432 km or 268 mi	Pathankot	$355
442 km or 275 mi	Burewala	$356
447 km or 278 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$297
484 km or 301 mi	Jalandhar	$358
492 km or 306 mi	Qurghonteppa	$596

Cities near Sanaa

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Sayyan	$481
92 km or 57 mi	Dhamar	$486
147 km or 92 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
154 km or 96 mi	Ibb	$496
159 km or 99 mi	Zabid	$482
182 km or 113 mi	Sa'dah	$482
198 km or 123 mi	Taiz	$507
238 km or 148 mi	Najran	$937
297 km or 185 mi	Aden	$503
367 km or 228 mi	Abha	$910
389 km or 242 mi	Obock	$540
433 km or 269 mi	Djibouti City	$571
465 km or 289 mi	Bareq	$902
493 km or 307 mi	Ali Sabieh	$542
512 km or 318 mi	Massawa	$486
512 km or 318 mi	Dikhil	$542
538 km or 334 mi	Mukalla	$484
544 km or 338 mi	Bisha	$905
550 km or 342 mi	Mekelle	$662
567 km or 352 mi	Asmara	$520
580 km or 361 mi	Mendefera	$487
586 km or 364 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
612 km or 381 mi	Borama	$518
618 km or 384 mi	Keren	$488
643 km or 400 mi	Hargeisa	$660
681 km or 423 mi	Dessie	$838
684 km or 425 mi	Jijiga	$764
689 km or 428 mi	Dire Dawa	$756
708 km or 440 mi	Harar	$718
788 km or 490 mi	Gondar	$897
818 km or 508 mi	Mecca	$979
836 km or 520 mi	Kassala	$1006
847 km or 526 mi	Bahir Dar	$752
869 km or 540 mi	Jeddah	$1146
879 km or 546 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
920 km or 572 mi	Addis Ababa	$1180
959 km or 596 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
1067 km or 663 mi	Riyadh	$1637
1072 km or 666 mi	Salalah	$809
1114 km or 693 mi	Awasa	$886