Peshawar vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Peshawar Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$338
$1043
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$820
$2606
🏠 One person rent
$125
$494
🏘️ Family rent
$220
$874
🍽️ Food expenses
$127
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$53
$83.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$193
$1389
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
48
69
😀 Quality of life
40
78
🏙️ Population
1.97M
1.4M

The cost of living in Peshawar is 68% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 9126th and 5350th ($338 vs $1043) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 1st in Pakistan and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Peshawar compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Peshawar ranked 4th best city to live in Pakistan vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 6896th and 707th among best cities to live in the world.

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Peshawar Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.79
$9.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.5
$39.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.55
$8.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$2.32
 Cappuccino
$1.83
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.3
$1.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$98
$475
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$44.9
$359
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$211
$943
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$97.5
$651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.2
$98
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87
$151
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.1
$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.47%
3.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$181
$3253
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$151
$2109
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.15
$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.53
$7.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.22
$3.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$8.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$2.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.85
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.64
$7.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.8
$3.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.71
$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.22
$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.6
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.58
$2.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$9.61
$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.27
$8.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.4
$34.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.9
$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.4
$66.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$34.4
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$28.7
$556
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$525
$7369

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$456
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$341
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$277
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$330
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$476
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$373
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$380
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$388
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$292
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$319
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$280
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$335
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$457
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$344
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$308
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$344
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$376
357 km or 222 mi Sahiwal
$312
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$406
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$467
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$310
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$500
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$358
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$371
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$407
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$360
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$273
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$712
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$876
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$610
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$943
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$706
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$684
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$770
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$743
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$571
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$589
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$640
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$634
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$529
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$589
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$549
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$785
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$661
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$595
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$1043
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$912
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$744
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$693
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$793
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$521
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$661
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$641
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$545
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$631
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$947
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$663
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1055
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$668
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$1086
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$1223
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$692
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$737
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$624
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$985
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$685
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$668