Peshawar vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Peshawar	Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$346	$923
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$824	$1686
🏠 One person rent	$130	$540
🏘️ Family rent	$221	$553
🍽️ Food expenses	$130	$231
🚐 Transport expenses	$52	$88.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$190	$1598
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	29 km
🎓 Higher education	48	63
😀 Quality of life	40	38
🏙️ Population	1.97M	1.27M

The cost of living in Peshawar is 62% less expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 9093rd and 5917th ($346 vs $923) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 6th in Pakistan and South Africa, respectively. Check Pakistan vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Peshawar compared to 1.7 months in Soweto. Peshawar ranked 5th best city to live in Pakistan vs Soweto ranked 10th in South Africa, while ranked 6958th and 7204th 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	$2.33	$6.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$10.7	$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.59	$3.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$2
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.29	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$106	$827
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$47.1	$346
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$207	$511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$95.2	$396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.3	$64.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.3	$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.9	$33.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.09%	11.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$177	$850
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$148	$691
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.18	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.1	$31
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.36	$8.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.97	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.23	$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$7.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$6.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.75	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.79	$7.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.6	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.85	$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.72	$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.21	$2.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.59	$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.57	$0.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$10.1	$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.27	$5.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.4	$21.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.87	$3
👖 Brand Jeans	$13.5	$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$39.6	$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$30	$200
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$518	$3805

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Cities near Peshawar

Distance	City	Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi	Kohat	$379
55 km or 34 mi	Mardan	$366
108 km or 67 mi	Jalalabad	$303
114 km or 71 mi	Wah	$382
117 km or 72 mi	Mingora	$364
146 km or 91 mi	Islamabad	$442
152 km or 94 mi	Rawalpindi	$401
164 km or 102 mi	Khost	$366
215 km or 133 mi	Gardez	$386
223 km or 138 mi	Kabul	$474
230 km or 143 mi	Mirpur	$354
239 km or 149 mi	Sargodha	$458
244 km or 151 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$355
262 km or 163 mi	Baramulla	$273
287 km or 179 mi	Gujrat	$373
289 km or 179 mi	Ghazni	$389
289 km or 180 mi	Chiniot	$389
296 km or 184 mi	Hafizabad	$380
305 km or 189 mi	Srinagar	$354
313 km or 195 mi	Jhang	$292
323 km or 201 mi	Faisalabad	$306
324 km or 201 mi	Gujranwala	$308
328 km or 204 mi	Sialkot	$281
335 km or 208 mi	Puli Khumri	$381
336 km or 209 mi	Gojra	$342
340 km or 211 mi	Kamoke	$321
341 km or 212 mi	Jammu	$287
346 km or 215 mi	Sheikhupura	$374
357 km or 222 mi	Sahiwal	$305
381 km or 237 mi	Lahore	$411
387 km or 240 mi	Kunduz	$394
400 km or 248 mi	Okara	$300
410 km or 255 mi	Amritsar	$383
413 km or 257 mi	Khanewal	$361
423 km or 263 mi	Multan	$392
432 km or 268 mi	Pathankot	$355
442 km or 275 mi	Burewala	$356
447 km or 278 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$297
484 km or 301 mi	Jalandhar	$358
492 km or 306 mi	Qurghonteppa	$596

Cities near Soweto

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Johannesburg	$993
24 km or 15 mi	Randburg	$837
26 km or 16 mi	Sandton	$953
46 km or 28 mi	Vereeniging	$672
46 km or 29 mi	Benoni	$785
48 km or 30 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
56 km or 34 mi	Centurion	$807
58 km or 36 mi	Springs	$678
66 km or 41 mi	Pretoria	$906
73 km or 45 mi	Brits	$820
91 km or 56 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
92 km or 57 mi	Rustenburg	$889
137 km or 85 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
159 km or 99 mi	Bethal	$784
166 km or 103 mi	Kroonstad	$768
170 km or 106 mi	Middelburg	$795
222 km or 138 mi	Welkom	$748
228 km or 142 mi	Mmabatho	$780
249 km or 155 mi	Lobatse	$665
266 km or 165 mi	Gaborone	$691
282 km or 175 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
290 km or 180 mi	Kanye	$664
315 km or 196 mi	Molepolole	$628
321 km or 199 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
329 km or 204 mi	Mbabane	$562
335 km or 208 mi	Vryheid	$763
341 km or 212 mi	Maseru	$621
350 km or 217 mi	Manzini	$442
354 km or 220 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
367 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$631
399 km or 248 mi	Mafeteng	$567
412 km or 256 mi	Kimberley	$814
420 km or 261 mi	Palapye	$540
446 km or 277 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
447 km or 278 mi	Serowe	$583
461 km or 286 mi	Matola	$964
472 km or 293 mi	Maputo	$1068
506 km or 314 mi	Durban	$809
567 km or 353 mi	Francistown	$624
595 km or 370 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003