Peshawar vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Peshawar Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$352
$809
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$857
$1207
🏠 One person rent
$137
$554
🏘️ Family rent
$259
$485
🍽️ Food expenses
$134
$166
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.3
$49.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$175
$411
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
48
40
😀 Quality of life
42
51
🏙️ Population
1.97M
5.94M

The cost of living in Peshawar is 57% less expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 9085th and 6358th ($352 vs $809) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 0.5 months in Surat. Peshawar ranked 6th best city to live in Pakistan vs Surat ranked 37th in India, while ranked 6943rd and 6236th among best cities to live in the world.

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Peshawar Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.88
$3.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.4
$10.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.59
$3.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$2.4
 Cappuccino
$1.89
$1.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.33
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$89.6
$491
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$56.9
$529
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$237
$1128
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$131
$264
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.8
$26.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.8
$41.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$6.82
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
23.93%
8.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$183
$862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$152
$717
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.37
$6.03
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.53
$2.54
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.19
$0.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.41
$5.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$8.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$0.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.37
$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.19
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.53
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.94
$7.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$3.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.82
$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.72
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.21
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.59
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.52
$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$9.11
$15.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.37
$3.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$4.4
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.87
$2.54
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.7
$27.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$34.5
$41.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$31.9
$70.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$457
$1785

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$423
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$449
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$278
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$330
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$287
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$281
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$277
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$455
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$344
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$303
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$393
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$364
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$289
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$240
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$298
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$437
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$337
340 km or 211 mi Kamoke
$268
341 km or 212 mi Jammu
$399
346 km or 215 mi Sheikhupura
$337
357 km or 222 mi Sahiwal
$260
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$386
387 km or 240 mi Kunduz
$445
400 km or 248 mi Okara
$290
410 km or 255 mi Amritsar
$508
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$328
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$307
432 km or 268 mi Pathankot
$399
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$338
447 km or 278 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
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$394
492 km or 306 mi Qurghonteppa
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Distance City Cost of living
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$301
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$296
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$399
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$377
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$396
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$315
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$345
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$385
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$505
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$368
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$391
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$482
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$339
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$457
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$353
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$706
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$377
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$359
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$379
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$510
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$323
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$358
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$390
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$281
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$338
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$308
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$400
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$375
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$431
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$338
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$345
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$325
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$359
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$336
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$352
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$342
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$334
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$352
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$370
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$361