Peshawar vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Peshawar	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$334	$1052
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$809	$2682
🏠 One person rent	$119	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$193	$872
🍽️ Food expenses	$136	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$40.5	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$113	$701
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	47	95
😀 Quality of life	43	69
🏙️ Population	1.97M	11.5M

The cost of living in Peshawar is 68% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 9121st and 5192nd ($334 vs $1052) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 1st in Pakistan and Brazil, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Peshawar compared to 0.7 months in Sao Paulo. Peshawar ranked 7th best city to live in Pakistan vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 7430th and 4142nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Peshawar vs Sao Paulo

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	Peshawar	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.81	$7.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.4	$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.22	$7.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$1.11	$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.32	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$84.3	$622
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$46.3	$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$155	$1124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$85.3	$691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.4	$48.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.3	$75
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.1	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.9%	12.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$267	$2855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$213	$1938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.18	$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7	$48.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.94	$7.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.94	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.83	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.21	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$4.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$9.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.38	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.82	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.74	$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.71	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.77	$2.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.71	$6.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.2	$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.59	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.57	$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$9.69	$27.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.56	$7.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$10.8	$65.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.86	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$13.3	$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.7	$92.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$28.4	$475
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2261	$15428

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Cities near Peshawar

Distance	City	Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi	Kohat	$364
55 km or 34 mi	Mardan	$354
108 km or 67 mi	Jalalabad	$354
114 km or 71 mi	Wah	$344
117 km or 72 mi	Mingora	$351
146 km or 91 mi	Islamabad	$443
152 km or 94 mi	Rawalpindi	$416
164 km or 102 mi	Khost	$393
215 km or 133 mi	Gardez	$401
223 km or 138 mi	Kabul	$458
230 km or 143 mi	Mirpur	$277
239 km or 149 mi	Sargodha	$376
244 km or 151 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$326
262 km or 163 mi	Baramulla	$265
287 km or 179 mi	Gujrat	$320
289 km or 179 mi	Ghazni	$396
289 km or 180 mi	Chiniot	$372
296 km or 184 mi	Hafizabad	$363
305 km or 189 mi	Srinagar	$340
313 km or 195 mi	Jhang	$294
323 km or 201 mi	Faisalabad	$333
324 km or 201 mi	Gujranwala	$302
328 km or 204 mi	Sialkot	$311
335 km or 208 mi	Puli Khumri	$404
336 km or 209 mi	Gojra	$351
340 km or 211 mi	Kamoke	$316
341 km or 212 mi	Jammu	$284
346 km or 215 mi	Sheikhupura	$368
357 km or 222 mi	Sahiwal	$303
381 km or 237 mi	Lahore	$427
387 km or 240 mi	Kunduz	$428
400 km or 248 mi	Okara	$291
410 km or 255 mi	Amritsar	$380
413 km or 257 mi	Khanewal	$362
423 km or 263 mi	Multan	$403
432 km or 268 mi	Pathankot	$350
442 km or 275 mi	Burewala	$347
447 km or 278 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$254
484 km or 301 mi	Jalandhar	$337
492 km or 306 mi	Qurghonteppa	$684

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$737
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$701
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$697
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$698
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$690
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$712
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$656
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$605
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$691
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$687
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$704
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$830
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$671
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$699
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$699
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$665
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$706
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$639
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$780
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$671
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$654
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$689
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$702
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$666
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$693
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$678
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$664
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$685
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$687
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$657
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$741
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$737
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$618
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$673
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$648
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$816
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$659
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$666