Peshawar vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Peshawar Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$334
$878
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$809
$2307
🏠 One person rent
$119
$456
🏘️ Family rent
$193
$808
🍽️ Food expenses
$136
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.5
$83.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$113
$969
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
47
96
😀 Quality of life
43
78
🏙️ Population
1.97M
17.5M

The cost of living in Peshawar is 62% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 9121st and 6334th ($334 vs $878) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 17th in Pakistan and China, respectively. Check Pakistan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Peshawar compared to 1.1 months in Shenzhen. Peshawar ranked 7th best city to live in Pakistan vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 7430th and 1094th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Peshawar vs Shenzhen

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Peshawar Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.81
$3.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.4
$28.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.22
$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$1.11
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.32
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$84.3
$619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$46.3
$350
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$155
$1122
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$85.3
$637
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.4
$40.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.3
$61.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.9%
3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$267
$12494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$213
$5776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7
$21
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.94
$4.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.21
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$3.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.74
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.77
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.71
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.2
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.59
$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.57
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$9.69
$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.56
$7.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.8
$34
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.86
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.3
$47.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.7
$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$28.4
$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2261
$22402

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$364
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$354
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$354
114 km or 71 mi Wah
$344
117 km or 72 mi Mingora
$351
146 km or 91 mi Islamabad
$443
152 km or 94 mi Rawalpindi
$416
164 km or 102 mi Khost
$393
215 km or 133 mi Gardez
$401
223 km or 138 mi Kabul
$458
230 km or 143 mi Mirpur
$277
239 km or 149 mi Sargodha
$376
244 km or 151 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$326
262 km or 163 mi Baramulla
$265
287 km or 179 mi Gujrat
$320
289 km or 179 mi Ghazni
$396
289 km or 180 mi Chiniot
$372
296 km or 184 mi Hafizabad
$363
305 km or 189 mi Srinagar
$340
313 km or 195 mi Jhang
$294
323 km or 201 mi Faisalabad
$333
324 km or 201 mi Gujranwala
$302
328 km or 204 mi Sialkot
$311
335 km or 208 mi Puli Khumri
$404
336 km or 209 mi Gojra
$351
340 km or 211 mi Kamoke
$316
341 km or 212 mi Jammu
$284
346 km or 215 mi Sheikhupura
$368
357 km or 222 mi Sahiwal
$303
381 km or 237 mi Lahore
$427
387 km or 240 mi Kunduz
$428
400 km or 248 mi Okara
$291
410 km or 255 mi Amritsar
$380
413 km or 257 mi Khanewal
$362
423 km or 263 mi Multan
$403
432 km or 268 mi Pathankot
$350
442 km or 275 mi Burewala
$347
447 km or 278 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$254
484 km or 301 mi Jalandhar
$337
492 km or 306 mi Qurghonteppa
$684

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Distance City Cost of living
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$2414
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$2718
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$662
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$662
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1746
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$518
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$608
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$829
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$758
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$589
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$941
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$827
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$766
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$777
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$794
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$816
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$892
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$579
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$818
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$451
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$669
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$454
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$809
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$765
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$766
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$780
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$773
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$897
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$750
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$726
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$790
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$697
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$681
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$693
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$707
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$677
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$901
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$546
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$634