Peshawar vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Peshawar Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$323
$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$780
$2561
🏠 One person rent
$121
$348
🏘️ Family rent
$198
$601
🍽️ Food expenses
$129
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$38.7
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$129
$1411
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
48
85
😀 Quality of life
34
86
🏙️ Population
1.97M
2.87M

The cost of living in Peshawar is 66% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 9160th and 5984th ($323 vs $957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 5th in Pakistan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Peshawar compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Peshawar ranked 9th best city to live in Pakistan vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 8618th and 409th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Peshawar vs Taichung

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Peshawar Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.38
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.6
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.45
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$1.27
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.3
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$96.2
$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$52.7
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$178
$593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$96.3
$464
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.8
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.4
$90.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.9
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.01%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$309
$6960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$244
$7979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.05
$31.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.8
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$3.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.54
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.04
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$7.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.37
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.76
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.99
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.79
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.72
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.22
$6.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.59
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.57
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$9.83
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.99
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.5
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.87
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.1
$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.2
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$32.5
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2608
$17495

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$888
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$879
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$709
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$889
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$910
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$937
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$882
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$941
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1108
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$796
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1257
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$910
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$997
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$841
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$999
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$668
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$634
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$903
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$723
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$654
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1067
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$682
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$698
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$634
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$705
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$602
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$465
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$763
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$464
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$673
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$589
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1064
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$610
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$697
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$665