Peshawar vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Peshawar Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$338
$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$820
$3654
🏠 One person rent
$125
$602
🏘️ Family rent
$220
$1527
🍽️ Food expenses
$127
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$53
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$193
$1905
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
48
100
😀 Quality of life
40
79
🏙️ Population
1.97M
24.9M

The cost of living in Peshawar is 70% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 9126th and 4780th ($338 vs $1136) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 6th in Pakistan and China, respectively. Check Pakistan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Peshawar compared to 1.7 months in Shanghai. Peshawar ranked 4th best city to live in Pakistan vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 6896th and 571st among best cities to live in the world.

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Peshawar Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.79
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.5
$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.55
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$1.43
 Cappuccino
$1.83
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.3
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$98
$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$44.9
$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$211
$2549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$97.5
$1181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.2
$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.1
$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.47%
4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$181
$16156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$151
$8893
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.15
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.53
$6.13
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.22
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.85
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.64
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.8
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.71
$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.22
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.6
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.58
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$9.61
$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.27
$8.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.4
$90.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.9
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.4
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$34.4
$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$28.7
$1263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$525
$31401

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$328
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$456
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$341
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$277
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$330
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$476
289 km or 180 mi Chiniot
$373
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$380
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$388
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$292
323 km or 201 mi Faisalabad
$319
324 km or 201 mi Gujranwala
$280
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$335
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$457
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$344
340 km or 211 mi Kamoke
$308
341 km or 212 mi Jammu
$344
346 km or 215 mi Sheikhupura
$376
357 km or 222 mi Sahiwal
$312
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$406
387 km or 240 mi Kunduz
$467
400 km or 248 mi Okara
$310
410 km or 255 mi Amritsar
$500
413 km or 257 mi Khanewal
$358
423 km or 263 mi Multan
$371
432 km or 268 mi Pathankot
$407
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$360
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$273
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$378
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$1028
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$706
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$749
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$738
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$585
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$661
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$718
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$620
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$706
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$685
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$612
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$733
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$674
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$742
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$702
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$729
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$674
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$843
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$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$676
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$690
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$629
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$698
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$630
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$673
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$698
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$538
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$650
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$651
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$703
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$708
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$699
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$617
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$702
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$771
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$648
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$774