Peshawar vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Peshawar Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$346
$771
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$824
$1163
🏠 One person rent
$130
$519
🏘️ Family rent
$221
$463
🍽️ Food expenses
$130
$166
🚐 Transport expenses
$52
$44.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$190
$444
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
48
40
😀 Quality of life
40
48
🏙️ Population
1.97M
5.94M

The cost of living in Peshawar is 55% less expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 9093rd and 6559th ($346 vs $771) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 1st in Pakistan and India, respectively. Check Pakistan vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Peshawar compared to 0.6 months in Surat. Peshawar ranked 5th best city to live in Pakistan vs Surat ranked 48th in India, while ranked 6958th and 6336th among best cities to live in the world.

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Peshawar Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.33
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.7
$11.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.59
$3.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$2.87
 Cappuccino
$1.84
$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.29
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$106
$454
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$47.1
$498
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$207
$1021
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$95.2
$271
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.3
$22.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.3
$34.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.9
$7.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.09%
8.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$177
$864
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$148
$637
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.1
$5.71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.36
$2.06
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.23
$0.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$4.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$3.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$8.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$0.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.79
$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.6
$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.85
$3.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.72
$2.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.21
$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.59
$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.57
$0.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$10.1
$18.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.27
$2.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.4
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.87
$2.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.5
$25.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$39.6
$46.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$30
$49.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$518
$1261

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$366
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$386
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$354
239 km or 149 mi Sargodha
$458
244 km or 151 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$355
262 km or 163 mi Baramulla
$273
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$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
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Distance City Cost of living
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$286
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$298
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$376
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$333
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$382
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$284
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$378
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$371
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$452
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$362
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$381
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$501
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$415
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$480
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$311
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$716
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$389
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$348
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$350
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$513
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$311
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$333
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$367
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$298
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$310
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$288
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$304
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$295
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$397
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$340
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$293
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$296
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$292
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$324
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$307
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$315
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$363
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$304
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$339
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$340