Peshawar vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Peshawar	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$334	$551
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$809	$1391
🏠 One person rent	$119	$222
🏘️ Family rent	$193	$373
🍽️ Food expenses	$136	$219
🚐 Transport expenses	$40.5	$49.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$113	$360
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	47	75
😀 Quality of life	43	68
🏙️ Population	1.97M	3.01M

The cost of living in Peshawar is 39% less expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 9121st and 8275th ($334 vs $551) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 14th in Pakistan and Indonesia, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Peshawar compared to 0.7 months in Surabaya. Peshawar ranked 7th best city to live in Pakistan vs Surabaya ranked 1st in Indonesia, while ranked 7430th and 4631st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Peshawar vs Surabaya

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	Peshawar	Surabaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.81	$1.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.4	$13.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.22	$3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$2.41
☕ Cappuccino	$1.11	$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.32	$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$84.3	$230
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$46.3	$138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$155	$410
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$85.3	$251
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.4	$46.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.3	$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.1	$19.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.9%	7.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$267	$2226
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$213	$1338
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.18	$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7	$8.97
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.94	$4.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.94	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.83	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.21	$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$9.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$3.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$8.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$1.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.38	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.82	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.74	$30
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.71	$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.77	$2.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.71	$2.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.2	$2.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.59	$0.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.57	$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$9.69	$21.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.56	$2.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$10.8	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.86	$3.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$13.3	$61
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.7	$76.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$28.4	$185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2261	$9160

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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 Surabaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Mojokerto	$413
48 km or 30 mi	Pasuruan	$457
73 km or 45 mi	Batu	$409
77 km or 48 mi	Probolinggo	$470
83 km or 51 mi	Malang	$384
102 km or 63 mi	Kediri	$447
115 km or 71 mi	Blitar	$440
141 km or 87 mi	Madiun	$456
215 km or 133 mi	Surakarta	$409
247 km or 153 mi	Salatiga	$422
258 km or 160 mi	Semarang	$488
269 km or 167 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
286 km or 177 mi	Bali	$1134
311 km or 194 mi	Ubud	$834
315 km or 196 mi	Denpasar	$489
340 km or 211 mi	Pekalongan	$471
400 km or 249 mi	Tegal	$482
401 km or 249 mi	Mataram	$402
414 km or 257 mi	Cilacap	$478
464 km or 288 mi	Banjar	$488
464 km or 288 mi	Cirebon	$523
476 km or 296 mi	Banjarbaru	$449
481 km or 299 mi	Banjarmasin	$459
501 km or 311 mi	Tasikmalaya	$367
572 km or 355 mi	Bandung	$534
575 km or 357 mi	Palangka Raya	$470
576 km or 358 mi	Cimahi	$490
642 km or 399 mi	Sukabumi	$561
644 km or 400 mi	Bekasi	$555
659 km or 410 mi	Bogor	$480
660 km or 410 mi	Depok	$400
661 km or 411 mi	Jakarta	$699
672 km or 418 mi	Bima	$588
673 km or 418 mi	South Tangerang	$567
685 km or 425 mi	Tangerang	$665
738 km or 459 mi	Serang	$517
756 km or 470 mi	Cilegon	$511
774 km or 481 mi	Makassar	$523
820 km or 510 mi	Balikpapan	$598
842 km or 523 mi	Parepare	$502