Peshawar vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Peshawar Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$338
$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$820
$1240
🏠 One person rent
$125
$533
🏘️ Family rent
$220
$534
🍽️ Food expenses
$127
$167
🚐 Transport expenses
$53
$46.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$193
$456
😷 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 57% less expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 9126th and 6501st ($338 vs $785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 1st in Pakistan and India, respectively. Check Pakistan vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Peshawar compared to 0.6 months in Surat. Peshawar ranked 4th best city to live in Pakistan vs Surat ranked 41st in India, while ranked 6896th and 6339th among best cities to live in the world.

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Peshawar Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.79
$3.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.5
$9.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.55
$3.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$2.37
 Cappuccino
$1.83
$1.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.3
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$98
$476
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$44.9
$509
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$211
$1088
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$97.5
$341
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.2
$24.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87
$37.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.1
$6.53
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.47%
8.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$181
$881
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$151
$664
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.15
$5.92
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.53
$2.05
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.22
$0.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$4.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$8.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$0.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.85
$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.64
$8.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$3.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.8
$4.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.71
$2.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.22
$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.6
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.58
$0.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$9.61
$14.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.27
$2.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.4
$14.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.9
$2.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.4
$24.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$34.4
$42.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$28.7
$55.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$525
$1527

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$441
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$469
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$328
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$456
244 km or 151 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$341
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$277
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$330
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$476
289 km or 180 mi Chiniot
$373
296 km or 184 mi Hafizabad
$380
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$388
313 km or 195 mi Jhang
$292
323 km or 201 mi Faisalabad
$319
324 km or 201 mi Gujranwala
$280
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$335
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$457
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$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
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$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
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Distance City Cost of living
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$284
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$297
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$406
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$346
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$399
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$288
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$394
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$391
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$471
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$368
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$396
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$484
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$424
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$480
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$326
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$716
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$402
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$357
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$406
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$519
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$327
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$344
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$379
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$285
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$347
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$295
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$312
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$304
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$409
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$360
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$294
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$283
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$310
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$338
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$332
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$335
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$367
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$321
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$368
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$348