Peshawar vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Peshawar Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$323
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$780
$3097
🏠 One person rent
$121
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$198
$1068
🍽️ Food expenses
$129
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$38.7
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$129
$879
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
48
99
😀 Quality of life
34
75
🏙️ Population
1.97M
24.9M

The cost of living in Peshawar is 71% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 9160th and 4971st ($323 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 5th in Pakistan and China, respectively. Check Pakistan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Peshawar compared to 0.8 months in Shanghai. Peshawar ranked 9th best city to live in Pakistan vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 8618th and 1655th 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
$2.38
$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.6
$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.45
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$1.27
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.3
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$96.2
$803
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$52.7
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$178
$1462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$96.3
$880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.8
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.4
$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.9
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.01%
3.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$309
$14215
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$244
$7113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.05
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.8
$6.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.54
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.04
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.37
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.76
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.99
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.79
$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.72
$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.22
$6.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.59
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.57
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$9.83
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.99
$7.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.5
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.87
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.1
$50.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.2
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$32.5
$1114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2608
$27781

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$379
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$370
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$369
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$464
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$427
164 km or 102 mi Khost
$423
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$433
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$473
230 km or 143 mi Mirpur
$279
239 km or 149 mi Sargodha
$381
244 km or 151 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$338
262 km or 163 mi Baramulla
$264
287 km or 179 mi Gujrat
$330
289 km or 179 mi Ghazni
$425
289 km or 180 mi Chiniot
$378
296 km or 184 mi Hafizabad
$371
305 km or 189 mi Srinagar
$353
313 km or 195 mi Jhang
$302
323 km or 201 mi Faisalabad
$348
324 km or 201 mi Gujranwala
$308
328 km or 204 mi Sialkot
$308
335 km or 208 mi Puli Khumri
$429
336 km or 209 mi Gojra
$367
340 km or 211 mi Kamoke
$326
341 km or 212 mi Jammu
$295
346 km or 215 mi Sheikhupura
$379
357 km or 222 mi Sahiwal
$318
381 km or 237 mi Lahore
$432
387 km or 240 mi Kunduz
$454
400 km or 248 mi Okara
$315
410 km or 255 mi Amritsar
$391
413 km or 257 mi Khanewal
$382
423 km or 263 mi Multan
$417
432 km or 268 mi Pathankot
$364
442 km or 275 mi Burewala
$351
447 km or 278 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
484 km or 301 mi Jalandhar
$352
492 km or 306 mi Qurghonteppa
$704

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$1002
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$669
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$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$701
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$782
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$594
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$620
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$644
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$557
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$683
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$643
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$650
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$584
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$671
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$636
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$680
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$684
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$623
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$646
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$860
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$647
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$652
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$611
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$652
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$604
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$675
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$678
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$525
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$618
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$626
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$644
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$667
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$677
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$601
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$661
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$665
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$632
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$765