Peshawar vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Peshawar Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$323
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$780
$1010
🏠 One person rent
$121
$152
🏘️ Family rent
$198
$235
🍽️ Food expenses
$129
$169
🚐 Transport expenses
$38.7
$38.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$129
$462
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
48
5
😀 Quality of life
34
45
🏙️ Population
1.97M
115K

The cost of living in Peshawar is 22% less expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 9160th and 8957th ($323 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 2nd in Pakistan and Bhutan, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Peshawar compared to 1.1 months in Thimphu. Peshawar ranked 9th best city to live in Pakistan vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 8618th and 7238th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Peshawar vs Thimphu

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Peshawar Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.38
$2.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.6
$16.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.45
$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$2.2
☕ Cappuccino
$1.27
$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.3
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$96.2
$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$52.7
$100
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$178
$251
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$96.3
$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.8
$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.4
$26.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.9
$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.01%
10.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$309
$577
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$244
$895
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.05
$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.8
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.54
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.04
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$4.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$4.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$0.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.37
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.76
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.99
$5.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.79
$3.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.72
$1.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.22
$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.59
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.57
$0.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$9.83
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.99
$3.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.5
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.87
$3.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.1
$30.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.2
$42.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$32.5
$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2608
$633

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$279
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$381
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$338
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$264
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$330
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$425
289 km or 180 mi Chiniot
$378
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$371
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$353
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$302
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$348
324 km or 201 mi Gujranwala
$308
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$308
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$429
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$367
340 km or 211 mi Kamoke
$326
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$295
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$379
357 km or 222 mi Sahiwal
$318
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$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
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$417
432 km or 268 mi Pathankot
$364
442 km or 275 mi Burewala
$351
447 km or 278 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
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$352
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$443
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$293
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$307
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$320
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$943
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$310
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$299
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$339
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$315
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$335
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$299
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1012
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$283
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$293
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$344
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$300
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$287
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$278
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$253
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$281
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$327
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$284
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$298
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$350
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$325
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$412
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$340
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$481
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$355
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$351
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$281
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$285
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$275
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$319
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$314
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$290
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$308
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$284
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$280
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$285