Peshawar vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Peshawar	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$334	$420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$809	$1031
🏠 One person rent	$119	$152
🏘️ Family rent	$193	$236
🍽️ Food expenses	$136	$174
🚐 Transport expenses	$40.5	$39.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$113	$544
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	47	5
😀 Quality of life	43	42
🏙️ Population	1.97M	115K

The cost of living in Peshawar is 20% less expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 9121st and 8940th ($334 vs $420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 2nd in Pakistan and Bhutan, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Peshawar compared to 1.3 months in Thimphu. Peshawar ranked 7th best city to live in Pakistan vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 7430th and 7547th 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	$2.81	$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.4	$17.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.22	$4.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$2.28
☕ Cappuccino	$1.11	$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.32	$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$84.3	$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$46.3	$101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$155	$255
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$85.3	$171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.4	$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.3	$26.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.1	$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.9%	10.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$267	$600
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$213	$947
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.18	$1.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7	$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.94	$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.94	$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.83	$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.21	$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$4.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$4.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$0.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.38	$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.82	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.74	$5.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.71	$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.77	$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.71	$1.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.2	$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.59	$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.57	$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$9.69	$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.56	$3.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$10.8	$27.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.86	$3.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$13.3	$32
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.7	$43.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$28.4	$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2261	$653

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Cities near Peshawar

Distance	City	Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi	Kohat	$364
55 km or 34 mi	Mardan	$354
108 km or 67 mi	Jalalabad	$354
114 km or 71 mi	Wah	$344
117 km or 72 mi	Mingora	$351
146 km or 91 mi	Islamabad	$443
152 km or 94 mi	Rawalpindi	$416
164 km or 102 mi	Khost	$393
215 km or 133 mi	Gardez	$401
223 km or 138 mi	Kabul	$458
230 km or 143 mi	Mirpur	$277
239 km or 149 mi	Sargodha	$376
244 km or 151 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$326
262 km or 163 mi	Baramulla	$265
287 km or 179 mi	Gujrat	$320
289 km or 179 mi	Ghazni	$396
289 km or 180 mi	Chiniot	$372
296 km or 184 mi	Hafizabad	$363
305 km or 189 mi	Srinagar	$340
313 km or 195 mi	Jhang	$294
323 km or 201 mi	Faisalabad	$333
324 km or 201 mi	Gujranwala	$302
328 km or 204 mi	Sialkot	$311
335 km or 208 mi	Puli Khumri	$404
336 km or 209 mi	Gojra	$351
340 km or 211 mi	Kamoke	$316
341 km or 212 mi	Jammu	$284
346 km or 215 mi	Sheikhupura	$368
357 km or 222 mi	Sahiwal	$303
381 km or 237 mi	Lahore	$427
387 km or 240 mi	Kunduz	$428
400 km or 248 mi	Okara	$291
410 km or 255 mi	Amritsar	$380
413 km or 257 mi	Khanewal	$362
423 km or 263 mi	Multan	$403
432 km or 268 mi	Pathankot	$350
442 km or 275 mi	Burewala	$347
447 km or 278 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$254
484 km or 301 mi	Jalandhar	$337
492 km or 306 mi	Qurghonteppa	$684

Cities near Thimphu

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Paro	$450
147 km or 91 mi	Siliguri	$297
196 km or 122 mi	Rangpur	$308
203 km or 126 mi	Saidpur	$311
211 km or 131 mi	Shigatse	$918
214 km or 133 mi	Damak	$316
257 km or 159 mi	Raiganj	$298
257 km or 160 mi	Guwahati	$348
258 km or 160 mi	Biratnagar	$321
259 km or 161 mi	Dispur	$338
266 km or 166 mi	Balurghat	$297
280 km or 174 mi	Lhasa	$981
287 km or 178 mi	Purnia	$284
294 km or 183 mi	Bogra	$287
308 km or 191 mi	Shillong	$354
313 km or 195 mi	Malda	$297
313 km or 195 mi	Mymensingh	$282
350 km or 217 mi	Saharsa	$281
360 km or 224 mi	Bhagalpur	$257
362 km or 225 mi	Rajshahi	$274
364 km or 226 mi	Sylhet	$321
377 km or 234 mi	Janakpur	$293
401 km or 249 mi	Berhampore	$294
413 km or 257 mi	Narsingdi	$352
418 km or 260 mi	Brahmanbaria	$332
421 km or 262 mi	Kathmandu	$427
424 km or 264 mi	Lalitpur	$350
426 km or 265 mi	Dhaka	$464
438 km or 272 mi	Agartala	$362
439 km or 273 mi	Narayanganj	$348
444 km or 276 mi	Muzaffarpur	$284
454 km or 282 mi	Hetauda	$293
468 km or 291 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
474 km or 295 mi	Birgunj	$328
482 km or 299 mi	Jessore	$300
486 km or 302 mi	Shantipur	$286
493 km or 306 mi	Patna	$320
495 km or 308 mi	Durgapur	$289
500 km or 311 mi	Asansol	$286
502 km or 312 mi	Kulti	$289