Peshawar vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: November 06, 2023

	Peshawar	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$354	$2623
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$848	$6487
🏠 One person rent	$143	$1539
🏘️ Family rent	$264	$2982
🍽️ Food expenses	$135	$560
🚐 Transport expenses	$50.4	$375
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$179	$3983
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	48	100
😀 Quality of life	42	99
🏙️ Population	1.97M	4.84M

The cost of living in Peshawar is 86% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 9035th and 452nd ($354 vs $2623) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Pakistan and Australia, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Peshawar compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Peshawar ranked 4th best city to live in Pakistan vs Sydney ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 6886th 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	$2.85	$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.5	$73
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.58	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$6.66
☕ Cappuccino	$1.85	$3.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.33	$2.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$113	$1770
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$59.8	$1269
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$216	$3721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$143	$2503
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.1	$119
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.4	$184
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.99	$50.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	17.39%	6.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$747	$15552
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$396	$9953
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.18	$3.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$5.42	$142
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.53	$24.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.17	$3.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$9.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$3.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.6	$2.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$2.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.29	$4.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.3	$2.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$2.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.2	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.53	$2.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.93	$14.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$4.57
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.9	$26.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.74	$8.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.24	$3.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.59	$2.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.53	$2.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$9.32	$60.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.34	$15.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$4.47	$45.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.01	$22
👖 Brand Jeans	$11.7	$83
👟 Brand Sneakers	$26	$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$27.6	$1930
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$455	$17216

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Cities near Peshawar

Distance	City	Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi	Kohat	$300
55 km or 34 mi	Mardan	$288
108 km or 67 mi	Jalalabad	$358
114 km or 71 mi	Wah	$277
117 km or 72 mi	Mingora	$298
146 km or 91 mi	Islamabad	$376
152 km or 94 mi	Rawalpindi	$313
164 km or 102 mi	Khost	$448
215 km or 133 mi	Gardez	$439
223 km or 138 mi	Kabul	$517
230 km or 143 mi	Mirpur	$306
239 km or 149 mi	Sargodha	$327
244 km or 151 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$284
262 km or 163 mi	Baramulla	$274
287 km or 179 mi	Gujrat	$290
289 km or 179 mi	Ghazni	$391
289 km or 180 mi	Chiniot	$322
296 km or 184 mi	Hafizabad	$291
305 km or 189 mi	Srinagar	$391
313 km or 195 mi	Jhang	$306
323 km or 201 mi	Faisalabad	$282
324 km or 201 mi	Gujranwala	$258
328 km or 204 mi	Sialkot	$326
335 km or 208 mi	Puli Khumri	$423
336 km or 209 mi	Gojra	$253
340 km or 211 mi	Kamoke	$248
341 km or 212 mi	Jammu	$344
346 km or 215 mi	Sheikhupura	$311
357 km or 222 mi	Sahiwal	$253
381 km or 237 mi	Lahore	$378
387 km or 240 mi	Kunduz	$437
400 km or 248 mi	Okara	$271
410 km or 255 mi	Amritsar	$523
413 km or 257 mi	Khanewal	$318
423 km or 263 mi	Multan	$302
432 km or 268 mi	Pathankot	$383
442 km or 275 mi	Burewala	$315
447 km or 278 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$229
484 km or 301 mi	Jalandhar	$366
492 km or 306 mi	Qurghonteppa	$592

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$1897
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$1950
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1751
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1592
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1524
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1755
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1508
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1662
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1503
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2321
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1524
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1739
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1661
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1361
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1453
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1569
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1391
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2345
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1672
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2079
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$1930
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1714
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1688
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1315
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1602
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1636
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1709
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1726
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1759
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2367
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1702
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1823
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1649
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2363
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1539
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1545
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1880
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1652
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1624
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1834