Peshawar vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Peshawar	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$323	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$780	$6700
🏠 One person rent	$121	$1749
🏘️ Family rent	$198	$3002
🍽️ Food expenses	$129	$597
🚐 Transport expenses	$38.7	$337
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$129	$4145
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	48	99
😀 Quality of life	34	98
🏙️ Population	1.97M	5.45M

The cost of living in Peshawar is 89% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 9160th and 348th ($323 vs $2844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 1st in Pakistan and Australia, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Peshawar compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Peshawar ranked 9th best city to live in Pakistan vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 8618th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Peshawar vs Sydney

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	Peshawar	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.38	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$10.6	$79.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.45	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$7.36
☕ Cappuccino	$1.27	$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.3	$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$96.2	$2123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$52.7	$1437
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$178	$3835
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$96.3	$2492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.8	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.4	$190
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.9	$51.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.01%	6.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$309	$13218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$244	$7866
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.18	$3.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.05	$118
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.8	$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.54	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.04	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$9.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.09	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$3.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.32	$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.37	$2.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.76	$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.99	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$4.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.79	$24.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.72	$9.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.22	$4.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.59	$3.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.57	$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$9.83	$63.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.99	$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$10.5	$70.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.87	$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$13.1	$80.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$52.2	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$32.5	$2281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2608	$21946

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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	$370
108 km or 67 mi	Jalalabad	$368
114 km or 71 mi	Wah	$360
117 km or 72 mi	Mingora	$369
146 km or 91 mi	Islamabad	$464
152 km or 94 mi	Rawalpindi	$427
164 km or 102 mi	Khost	$423
215 km or 133 mi	Gardez	$433
223 km or 138 mi	Kabul	$473
230 km or 143 mi	Mirpur	$279
239 km or 149 mi	Sargodha	$381
244 km or 151 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$338
262 km or 163 mi	Baramulla	$264
287 km or 179 mi	Gujrat	$330
289 km or 179 mi	Ghazni	$425
289 km or 180 mi	Chiniot	$378
296 km or 184 mi	Hafizabad	$371
305 km or 189 mi	Srinagar	$353
313 km or 195 mi	Jhang	$302
323 km or 201 mi	Faisalabad	$348
324 km or 201 mi	Gujranwala	$308
328 km or 204 mi	Sialkot	$308
335 km or 208 mi	Puli Khumri	$429
336 km or 209 mi	Gojra	$367
340 km or 211 mi	Kamoke	$326
341 km or 212 mi	Jammu	$295
346 km or 215 mi	Sheikhupura	$379
357 km or 222 mi	Sahiwal	$318
381 km or 237 mi	Lahore	$432
387 km or 240 mi	Kunduz	$454
400 km or 248 mi	Okara	$315
410 km or 255 mi	Amritsar	$391
413 km or 257 mi	Khanewal	$382
423 km or 263 mi	Multan	$417
432 km or 268 mi	Pathankot	$364
442 km or 275 mi	Burewala	$351
447 km or 278 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$257
484 km or 301 mi	Jalandhar	$352
492 km or 306 mi	Qurghonteppa	$704

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2379
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2482
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2050
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1710
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1997
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1699
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1821
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1477
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2223
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1867
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1288
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1824
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1815
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1979
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2352
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1896
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1860
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1487
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1894
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1813
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1829
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2496
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1928
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1906
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2269
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1822
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1988
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2217
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1604
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1864