Peshawar vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Peshawar	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$352	$577
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$857	$1601
🏠 One person rent	$137	$212
🏘️ Family rent	$259	$402
🍽️ Food expenses	$134	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$51.3	$75
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$175	$720
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	48	24
😀 Quality of life	42	43
🏙️ Population	1.97M	6.56M

The cost of living in Peshawar is 39% less expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 9085th and 7871st ($352 vs $577) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 396th 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 6th best city to live in Pakistan vs Shaoyang ranked 236th in China, while ranked 6943rd and 6810th 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	$2.88	$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.4	$17.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.59	$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.08	$1.26
☕ Cappuccino	$1.89	$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.33	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$89.6	$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$56.9	$150
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$237	$637
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$131	$269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.8	$28.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.8	$44.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.6	$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	23.93%	4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$183	$3499
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$152	$3103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.18	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$5.37	$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.53	$3.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.64	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.19	$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.41	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$3.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.33	$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.37	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.53	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.94	$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.82	$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.72	$4.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.21	$5.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.59	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.52	$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$9.11	$28.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.37	$5.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$4.4	$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.87	$5.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$11.7	$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$34.5	$65.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$31.9	$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$457	$11076

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Cities near Peshawar

Distance	City	Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi	Kohat	$307
55 km or 34 mi	Mardan	$335
108 km or 67 mi	Jalalabad	$347
114 km or 71 mi	Wah	$238
117 km or 72 mi	Mingora	$311
146 km or 91 mi	Islamabad	$389
152 km or 94 mi	Rawalpindi	$331
164 km or 102 mi	Khost	$423
215 km or 133 mi	Gardez	$449
223 km or 138 mi	Kabul	$567
230 km or 143 mi	Mirpur	$278
239 km or 149 mi	Sargodha	$330
244 km or 151 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$287
262 km or 163 mi	Baramulla	$281
287 km or 179 mi	Gujrat	$277
289 km or 179 mi	Ghazni	$455
289 km or 180 mi	Chiniot	$344
296 km or 184 mi	Hafizabad	$303
305 km or 189 mi	Srinagar	$393
313 km or 195 mi	Jhang	$364
323 km or 201 mi	Faisalabad	$289
324 km or 201 mi	Gujranwala	$240
328 km or 204 mi	Sialkot	$298
335 km or 208 mi	Puli Khumri	$437
336 km or 209 mi	Gojra	$337
340 km or 211 mi	Kamoke	$268
341 km or 212 mi	Jammu	$399
346 km or 215 mi	Sheikhupura	$337
357 km or 222 mi	Sahiwal	$260
381 km or 237 mi	Lahore	$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
484 km or 301 mi	Jalandhar	$394
492 km or 306 mi	Qurghonteppa	$632

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$538
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$554
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$570
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$584
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$530
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$549
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$585
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$578
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$555
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$575
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$585
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$533
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$579
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$565
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$548
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$752
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$579
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$584
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$573
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$525
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$558
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$604
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$774
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$574
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$587
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$785
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$583
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$580
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$856
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$581
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$602
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$613
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$574
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$609
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$596
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$812
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$596
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$599
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$577
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$586