Peshawar vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Peshawar Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$323
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$780
$2444
🏠 One person rent
$121
$507
🏘️ Family rent
$198
$900
🍽️ Food expenses
$129
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$38.7
$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$129
$1024
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
48
95
😀 Quality of life
34
77
🏙️ Population
1.97M
17.5M

The cost of living in Peshawar is 66% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 9160th and 6106th ($323 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 12th 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 1.1 months in Shenzhen. Peshawar ranked 9th best city to live in Pakistan vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 8618th and 1113th 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
$2.38
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.6
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.45
$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$1.45
☕ Cappuccino
$1.27
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.3
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$96.2
$652
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$52.7
$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$178
$1182
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$96.3
$735
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.8
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.4
$63.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.9
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.01%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$309
$13180
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$244
$5913
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.05
$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.8
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.54
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.04
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$3.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.37
$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.76
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.99
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.79
$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.72
$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.22
$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.59
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.57
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$9.83
$49.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.99
$7.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.5
$34.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.87
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.1
$46.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.2
$73.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$32.5
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2608
$22916

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$423
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$433
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$279
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$381
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$338
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$264
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$330
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$425
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$378
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$371
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$353
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$302
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$348
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$308
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$308
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$429
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$367
340 km or 211 mi Kamoke
$326
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$295
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$379
357 km or 222 mi Sahiwal
$318
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$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
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$417
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$364
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$351
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$257
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$2415
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$2674
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$666
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$1718
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$534
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$621
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$848
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$782
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$611
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$943
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$844
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$765
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$795
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$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$832
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$896
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$589
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$807
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$464
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$602
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$673
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$465
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$816
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$760
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$769
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$790
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$789
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$814
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$730
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$738
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$805
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$698
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$696
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$699
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$723
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$694
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$903
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$533
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$638