Peshawar vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Peshawar	Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$334	$984
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$809	$1812
🏠 One person rent	$119	$567
🏘️ Family rent	$193	$581
🍽️ Food expenses	$136	$247
🚐 Transport expenses	$40.5	$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$113	$1672
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	29 km
🎓 Higher education	47	63
😀 Quality of life	43	45
🏙️ Population	1.97M	1.27M

The cost of living in Peshawar is 66% less expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 9121st and 5704th ($334 vs $984) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 7th in Pakistan and South Africa, respectively. Check Pakistan vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Peshawar compared to 1.7 months in Soweto. Peshawar ranked 7th best city to live in Pakistan vs Soweto ranked 9th in South Africa, while ranked 7430th and 7050th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Peshawar vs Soweto

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	Peshawar	Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.81	$6.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.4	$28.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.22	$4.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$2
☕ Cappuccino	$1.11	$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.32	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$84.3	$867
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$46.3	$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$155	$538
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$85.3	$415
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.4	$69.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.3	$108
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.1	$33.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.9%	11.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$267	$907
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$213	$724
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.18	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7	$32.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.94	$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.94	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.83	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.21	$2.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$8.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$4.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$6.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.38	$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.82	$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.74	$7.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.71	$1.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.77	$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.71	$2.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.2	$2.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.59	$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.57	$0.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$9.69	$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.56	$6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$10.8	$21.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.86	$3.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$13.3	$49.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.7	$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$28.4	$202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2261	$3811

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Cities near Peshawar

Distance	City	Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi	Kohat	$364
55 km or 34 mi	Mardan	$354
108 km or 67 mi	Jalalabad	$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

Cities near Soweto

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Johannesburg	$1082
24 km or 15 mi	Randburg	$890
26 km or 16 mi	Sandton	$984
46 km or 28 mi	Vereeniging	$706
46 km or 29 mi	Benoni	$826
48 km or 30 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
56 km or 34 mi	Centurion	$892
58 km or 36 mi	Springs	$740
66 km or 41 mi	Pretoria	$975
73 km or 45 mi	Brits	$875
91 km or 56 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
92 km or 57 mi	Rustenburg	$940
137 km or 85 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
159 km or 99 mi	Bethal	$838
166 km or 103 mi	Kroonstad	$808
170 km or 106 mi	Middelburg	$830
222 km or 138 mi	Welkom	$762
228 km or 142 mi	Mmabatho	$833
249 km or 155 mi	Lobatse	$637
266 km or 165 mi	Gaborone	$668
282 km or 175 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
290 km or 180 mi	Kanye	$637
315 km or 196 mi	Molepolole	$607
321 km or 199 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
329 km or 204 mi	Mbabane	$599
335 km or 208 mi	Vryheid	$827
341 km or 212 mi	Maseru	$650
350 km or 217 mi	Manzini	$469
354 km or 220 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
367 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$577
399 km or 248 mi	Mafeteng	$598
412 km or 256 mi	Kimberley	$861
420 km or 261 mi	Palapye	$514
446 km or 277 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$705
447 km or 278 mi	Serowe	$536
461 km or 286 mi	Matola	$908
472 km or 293 mi	Maputo	$915
506 km or 314 mi	Durban	$892
567 km or 353 mi	Francistown	$587
595 km or 370 mi	Xai-Xai	$915