Peshawar vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Peshawar Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$352
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$857
$2825
🏠 One person rent
$137
$484
🏘️ Family rent
$259
$1181
🍽️ Food expenses
$134
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.3
$94.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$175
$1524
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
48
96
😀 Quality of life
42
80
🏙️ Population
1.97M
17.5M

The cost of living in Peshawar is 63% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 9085th and 5744th ($352 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 16th 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 1.6 months in Shenzhen. Peshawar ranked 6th best city to live in Pakistan vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 6943rd and 460th 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
$2.88
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.4
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.59
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$1.89
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.33
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$89.6
$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$56.9
$375
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$237
$1719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$131
$954
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.8
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.8
$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
23.93%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$183
$12768
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$152
$7264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.37
$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.53
$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.19
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.41
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.37
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.19
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.53
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.94
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.82
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.72
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.21
$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.59
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.52
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$9.11
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.37
$7.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$4.4
$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.87
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.7
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$34.5
$79
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$31.9
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$457
$24305

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$307
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$335
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$238
117 km or 72 mi Mingora
$311
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
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$2410
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$2614
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$618
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$589
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1565
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$481
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$837
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$812
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$742
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$575
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1083
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$816
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$891
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$781
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$791
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$830
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$876
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$738
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$856
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$799
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$588
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$824
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$774
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$785
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$831
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$857
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$812
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$752
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$806
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$719
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$735
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$721
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$620
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$851
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$525
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$584