Peshawar vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Peshawar	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$338	$558
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$820	$1380
🏠 One person rent	$125	$248
🏘️ Family rent	$220	$472
🍽️ Food expenses	$127	$207
🚐 Transport expenses	$53	$45.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$193	$352
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	48	72
😀 Quality of life	40	62
🏙️ Population	1.97M	3.01M

The cost of living in Peshawar is 39% less expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 9126th and 8199th ($338 vs $558) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 20th in Pakistan and Indonesia, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Peshawar compared to 0.6 months in Surabaya. Peshawar ranked 4th best city to live in Pakistan vs Surabaya ranked 2nd in Indonesia, while ranked 6896th and 4937th 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	$1.79	$1.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.5	$13.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.55	$2.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$2.65
☕ Cappuccino	$1.83	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.3	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$98	$249
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$44.9	$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$211	$500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$97.5	$334
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.2	$53.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87	$83.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.1	$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.47%	8.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$181	$2011
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$151	$1268
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.18	$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.15	$9.91
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.53	$3.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.61	$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.22	$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$7.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$2.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$7.02
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.38	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.85	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.64	$23.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.8	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.71	$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.22	$2.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.6	$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.58	$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$9.61	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.27	$2.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.4	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.9	$3.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$13.4	$48.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$34.4	$69
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$28.7	$94.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$525	$5075

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Cities near Peshawar

Distance	City	Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi	Kohat	$374
55 km or 34 mi	Mardan	$372
108 km or 67 mi	Jalalabad	$358
114 km or 71 mi	Wah	$323
117 km or 72 mi	Mingora	$354
146 km or 91 mi	Islamabad	$439
152 km or 94 mi	Rawalpindi	$376
164 km or 102 mi	Khost	$441
215 km or 133 mi	Gardez	$469
223 km or 138 mi	Kabul	$599
230 km or 143 mi	Mirpur	$328
239 km or 149 mi	Sargodha	$456
244 km or 151 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$341
262 km or 163 mi	Baramulla	$277
287 km or 179 mi	Gujrat	$330
289 km or 179 mi	Ghazni	$476
289 km or 180 mi	Chiniot	$373
296 km or 184 mi	Hafizabad	$380
305 km or 189 mi	Srinagar	$388
313 km or 195 mi	Jhang	$292
323 km or 201 mi	Faisalabad	$319
324 km or 201 mi	Gujranwala	$280
328 km or 204 mi	Sialkot	$335
335 km or 208 mi	Puli Khumri	$457
336 km or 209 mi	Gojra	$344
340 km or 211 mi	Kamoke	$308
341 km or 212 mi	Jammu	$344
346 km or 215 mi	Sheikhupura	$376
357 km or 222 mi	Sahiwal	$312
381 km or 237 mi	Lahore	$406
387 km or 240 mi	Kunduz	$467
400 km or 248 mi	Okara	$310
410 km or 255 mi	Amritsar	$500
413 km or 257 mi	Khanewal	$358
423 km or 263 mi	Multan	$371
432 km or 268 mi	Pathankot	$407
442 km or 275 mi	Burewala	$360
447 km or 278 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$273
484 km or 301 mi	Jalandhar	$378
492 km or 306 mi	Qurghonteppa	$659

Cities near Surabaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Mojokerto	$512
48 km or 30 mi	Pasuruan	$495
73 km or 45 mi	Batu	$427
77 km or 48 mi	Probolinggo	$518
83 km or 51 mi	Malang	$388
102 km or 63 mi	Kediri	$487
115 km or 71 mi	Blitar	$470
141 km or 87 mi	Madiun	$507
215 km or 133 mi	Surakarta	$434
247 km or 153 mi	Salatiga	$447
258 km or 160 mi	Semarang	$550
269 km or 167 mi	Yogyakarta	$453
286 km or 177 mi	Bali	$1121
311 km or 194 mi	Ubud	$892
315 km or 196 mi	Denpasar	$530
340 km or 211 mi	Pekalongan	$506
400 km or 249 mi	Tegal	$512
401 km or 249 mi	Mataram	$380
414 km or 257 mi	Cilacap	$508
464 km or 288 mi	Banjar	$517
464 km or 288 mi	Cirebon	$551
476 km or 296 mi	Banjarbaru	$488
481 km or 299 mi	Banjarmasin	$503
501 km or 311 mi	Tasikmalaya	$401
572 km or 355 mi	Bandung	$571
575 km or 357 mi	Palangka Raya	$505
576 km or 358 mi	Cimahi	$530
642 km or 399 mi	Sukabumi	$596
644 km or 400 mi	Bekasi	$541
659 km or 410 mi	Bogor	$553
660 km or 410 mi	Depok	$419
661 km or 411 mi	Jakarta	$757
672 km or 418 mi	Bima	$601
673 km or 418 mi	South Tangerang	$577
685 km or 425 mi	Tangerang	$605
738 km or 459 mi	Serang	$524
756 km or 470 mi	Cilegon	$522
774 km or 481 mi	Makassar	$524
820 km or 510 mi	Balikpapan	$638
842 km or 523 mi	Parepare	$515