Peshawar vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Peshawar	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$346	$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$824	$1336
🏠 One person rent	$130	$245
🏘️ Family rent	$221	$448
🍽️ Food expenses	$130	$206
🚐 Transport expenses	$52	$42.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$190	$326
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	48	74
😀 Quality of life	40	63
🏙️ Population	1.97M	3.01M

The cost of living in Peshawar is 37% less expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 9093rd and 8233rd ($346 vs $549) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 15th in Pakistan and Indonesia, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Peshawar compared to 0.6 months in Surabaya. Peshawar ranked 5th best city to live in Pakistan vs Surabaya ranked 2nd in Indonesia, while ranked 6958th and 4691st 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	$2.33	$1.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$10.7	$12.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.59	$3.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$2.43
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.29	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$106	$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$47.1	$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$207	$456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$95.2	$311
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.3	$57.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.3	$89.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.9	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.09%	8.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$177	$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$148	$1248
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.18	$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.1	$9.18
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.36	$2.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.97	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.23	$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$6.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.75	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.79	$27.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.6	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.85	$2.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.72	$2.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.21	$2.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.59	$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.57	$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$10.1	$26.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.27	$2.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.4	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.87	$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$13.5	$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$39.6	$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$30	$79.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$518	$5490

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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 Surabaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Mojokerto	$505
48 km or 30 mi	Pasuruan	$510
73 km or 45 mi	Batu	$410
77 km or 48 mi	Probolinggo	$614
83 km or 51 mi	Malang	$365
102 km or 63 mi	Kediri	$464
115 km or 71 mi	Blitar	$453
141 km or 87 mi	Madiun	$486
215 km or 133 mi	Surakarta	$417
247 km or 153 mi	Salatiga	$421
258 km or 160 mi	Semarang	$493
269 km or 167 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
286 km or 177 mi	Bali	$1267
311 km or 194 mi	Ubud	$845
315 km or 196 mi	Denpasar	$497
340 km or 211 mi	Pekalongan	$471
400 km or 249 mi	Tegal	$480
401 km or 249 mi	Mataram	$355
414 km or 257 mi	Cilacap	$474
464 km or 288 mi	Banjar	$490
464 km or 288 mi	Cirebon	$521
476 km or 296 mi	Banjarbaru	$460
481 km or 299 mi	Banjarmasin	$469
501 km or 311 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
572 km or 355 mi	Bandung	$545
575 km or 357 mi	Palangka Raya	$475
576 km or 358 mi	Cimahi	$500
642 km or 399 mi	Sukabumi	$563
644 km or 400 mi	Bekasi	$518
659 km or 410 mi	Bogor	$513
660 km or 410 mi	Depok	$385
661 km or 411 mi	Jakarta	$701
672 km or 418 mi	Bima	$597
673 km or 418 mi	South Tangerang	$536
685 km or 425 mi	Tangerang	$558
738 km or 459 mi	Serang	$492
756 km or 470 mi	Cilegon	$488
774 km or 481 mi	Makassar	$525
820 km or 510 mi	Balikpapan	$606
842 km or 523 mi	Parepare	$508