Peshawar vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Peshawar	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$346	$976
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$824	$2532
🏠 One person rent	$130	$462
🏘️ Family rent	$221	$837
🍽️ Food expenses	$130	$279
🚐 Transport expenses	$52	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$190	$581
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	48	95
😀 Quality of life	40	65
🏙️ Population	1.97M	11.5M

The cost of living in Peshawar is 65% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 9093rd and 5654th ($346 vs $976) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 1st in Pakistan and Brazil, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Peshawar compared to 0.6 months in Sao Paulo. Peshawar ranked 5th best city to live in Pakistan vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 6958th and 4281st 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	$2.33	$6.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$10.7	$36.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.59	$6.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.29	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$106	$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$47.1	$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$207	$1051
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$95.2	$677
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.3	$43.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.3	$65.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.9	$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.09%	11.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$177	$2420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$148	$1633
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.18	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.1	$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.36	$7.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.97	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.23	$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$4.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$7.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$1.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.75	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.79	$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.6	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.85	$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.72	$4.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.21	$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.59	$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.57	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$10.1	$25.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.27	$7.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.4	$62.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.87	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$13.5	$51.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$39.6	$78.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$30	$527
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$518	$14254

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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 Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$687
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$645
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$662
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$647
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$618
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$661
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$618
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$563
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$636
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$628
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$624
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$703
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$622
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$635
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$612
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$621
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$613
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$626
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$605
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$612
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$627
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$600
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$624
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$614
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$628
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$619
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$615
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$644
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$656
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$603
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$663
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$722
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$568
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$615
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$569
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$732
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$607
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$609
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$611