Peshawar vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Peshawar Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$352
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$857
$3757
🏠 One person rent
$137
$635
🏘️ Family rent
$259
$1613
🍽️ Food expenses
$134
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.3
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$175
$1455
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
48
100
😀 Quality of life
42
78
🏙️ Population
1.97M
24.9M

The cost of living in Peshawar is 70% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 9085th and 4461st ($352 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 6th in Pakistan and China, respectively. Check Pakistan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Peshawar compared to 1.2 months in Shanghai. Peshawar ranked 6th best city to live in Pakistan vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 6943rd and 558th among best cities to live in the world.

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Peshawar Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.88
$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.4
$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.59
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$1.7
☕ Cappuccino
$1.89
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.33
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$89.6
$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$56.9
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$237
$2595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$131
$1269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.8
$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.8
$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
23.93%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$183
$17366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$152
$9346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.37
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.53
$6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.19
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.41
$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.37
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.19
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.53
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.94
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.82
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.72
$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.21
$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.59
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.52
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$9.11
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.37
$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$4.4
$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.87
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.7
$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$34.5
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$31.9
$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$457
$28143

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$423
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$278
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$330
244 km or 151 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$287
262 km or 163 mi Baramulla
$281
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$277
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$455
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$344
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$303
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$393
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$364
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$289
324 km or 201 mi Gujranwala
$240
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$298
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$437
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$337
340 km or 211 mi Kamoke
$268
341 km or 212 mi Jammu
$399
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$337
357 km or 222 mi Sahiwal
$260
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$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
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$394
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$1074
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$731
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$771
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$763
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
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$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$682
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$731
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$651
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$687
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$699
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$688
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$690
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$677
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$675
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$755
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$707
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$713
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$682
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$831
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$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$679
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$694
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$625
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$707
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$625
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$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$703
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$524
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$631
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$645
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$720
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$725
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$696
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$617
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$719
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$789
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$652
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$740