Peshawar vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Peshawar Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$321
$1147
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$758
$3146
🏠 One person rent
$126
$636
🏘️ Family rent
$189
$1119
🍽️ Food expenses
$121
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$43.8
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$1068
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
48
99
😀 Quality of life
34
76
🏙️ Population
1.97M
24.9M

The cost of living in Peshawar is 72% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 9130th and 4880th ($321 vs $1147) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 5th 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 0.9 months in Shanghai. Peshawar ranked 8th best city to live in Pakistan vs Shanghai ranked 5th in China, while ranked 8525th and 1178th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Peshawar vs Shanghai

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Peshawar Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.01
$4.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.99
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.47
$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$1.36
$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.31
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$110
$849
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$59.9
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$157
$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$96
$937
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45
$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.3
$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.8
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.56%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$356
$14068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$279
$6729
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.26
$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.33
$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.92
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.27
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.76
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.28
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.82
$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.71
$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.23
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.59
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.57
$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$10.3
$70.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.51
$8.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.4
$98.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.87
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$12
$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.2
$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$33.3
$1268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3008
$27610

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$394
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$373
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$381
114 km or 71 mi Wah
$371
117 km or 72 mi Mingora
$373
146 km or 91 mi Islamabad
$496
152 km or 94 mi Rawalpindi
$446
164 km or 102 mi Khost
$438
215 km or 133 mi Gardez
$456
223 km or 138 mi Kabul
$504
230 km or 143 mi Mirpur
$280
239 km or 149 mi Sargodha
$391
244 km or 151 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$350
262 km or 163 mi Baramulla
$253
287 km or 179 mi Gujrat
$335
289 km or 179 mi Ghazni
$447
289 km or 180 mi Chiniot
$393
296 km or 184 mi Hafizabad
$382
305 km or 189 mi Srinagar
$344
313 km or 195 mi Jhang
$306
323 km or 201 mi Faisalabad
$359
324 km or 201 mi Gujranwala
$309
328 km or 204 mi Sialkot
$313
335 km or 208 mi Puli Khumri
$447
336 km or 209 mi Gojra
$379
340 km or 211 mi Kamoke
$332
341 km or 212 mi Jammu
$286
346 km or 215 mi Sheikhupura
$396
357 km or 222 mi Sahiwal
$339
381 km or 237 mi Lahore
$450
387 km or 240 mi Kunduz
$468
400 km or 248 mi Okara
$340
410 km or 255 mi Amritsar
$397
413 km or 257 mi Khanewal
$401
423 km or 263 mi Multan
$440
432 km or 268 mi Pathankot
$371
442 km or 275 mi Burewala
$350
447 km or 278 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$278
484 km or 301 mi Jalandhar
$346
492 km or 306 mi Qurghonteppa
$734

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1030
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$708
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$726
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$725
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$798
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$643
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$678
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$581
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$680
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$658
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$571
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$660
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$645
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$670
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$663
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$636
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$659
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$899
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$651
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$664
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$657
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$627
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$667
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$623
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$693
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$691
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$623
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$644
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$661
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$696
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$693
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$620
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$677
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$684
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$644
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$789