Peshawar vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Peshawar	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$346	$592
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$824	$1661
🏠 One person rent	$130	$209
🏘️ Family rent	$221	$411
🍽️ Food expenses	$130	$227
🚐 Transport expenses	$52	$74.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$190	$709
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	48	24
😀 Quality of life	40	39
🏙️ Population	1.97M	6.56M

The cost of living in Peshawar is 42% less expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 9093rd and 7740th ($346 vs $592) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 263rd 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 Shaoyang. Peshawar ranked 5th best city to live in Pakistan vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 6958th and 7044th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Peshawar vs Shaoyang

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	Peshawar	Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.33	$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$10.7	$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.59	$4.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.29	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$106	$225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$47.1	$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$207	$521
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$95.2	$307
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.3	$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.3	$47.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.9	$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.09%	3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$177	$3334
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$148	$2970
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.18	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.1	$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.36	$3.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.97	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.23	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.75	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.79	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.6	$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.85	$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.72	$4.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.21	$5.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.59	$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.57	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$10.1	$32.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.27	$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.4	$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.87	$5.16
👖 Brand Jeans	$13.5	$70.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$39.6	$81.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$30	$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$518	$11393

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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 Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$536
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$553
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$579
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$609
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$590
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$543
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$579
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$582
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$570
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$586
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$575
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$577
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$480
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$563
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$539
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$724
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$552
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$573
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$577
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$522
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$533
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$596
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$755
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$549
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$590
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$758
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$569
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$556
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$818
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$564
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$589
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$600
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$561
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$591
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$591
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$761
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$579
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$602
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$575
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$600