Peshawar vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Peshawar Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$352
$452
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$857
$1081
🏠 One person rent
$137
$164
🏘️ Family rent
$259
$242
🍽️ Food expenses
$134
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.3
$41.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$175
$436
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
48
5
😀 Quality of life
42
36
🏙️ Population
1.97M
79.2K

The cost of living in Peshawar is 22% less expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 9085th and 8761st ($352 vs $452) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2nd in Pakistan and Bhutan, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Peshawar compared to 1 months in Thimphu. Peshawar ranked 6th best city to live in Pakistan vs Thimphu ranked 2nd in Bhutan, while ranked 6943rd and 7674th 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
$2.88
$3.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.4
$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.59
$3.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$7.06
☕ Cappuccino
$1.89
$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.33
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$89.6
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$56.9
$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$237
$243
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$131
$174
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.8
$17.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.8
$27.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
23.93%
10.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$183
$730
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$152
$121
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$1.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.37
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.53
$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.19
$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.41
$4.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$4.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.37
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.19
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.53
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.94
$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.82
$3.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.72
$1.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.21
$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.59
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.52
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$9.11
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.37
$3.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$4.4
$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.87
$3.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.7
$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$34.5
$42.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$31.9
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$457
$701

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$307
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$335
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114 km or 71 mi Wah
$238
117 km or 72 mi Mingora
$311
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$389
152 km or 94 mi Rawalpindi
$331
164 km or 102 mi Khost
$423
215 km or 133 mi Gardez
$449
223 km or 138 mi Kabul
$567
230 km or 143 mi Mirpur
$278
239 km or 149 mi Sargodha
$330
244 km or 151 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$287
262 km or 163 mi Baramulla
$281
287 km or 179 mi Gujrat
$277
289 km or 179 mi Ghazni
$455
289 km or 180 mi Chiniot
$344
296 km or 184 mi Hafizabad
$303
305 km or 189 mi Srinagar
$393
313 km or 195 mi Jhang
$364
323 km or 201 mi Faisalabad
$289
324 km or 201 mi Gujranwala
$240
328 km or 204 mi Sialkot
$298
335 km or 208 mi Puli Khumri
$437
336 km or 209 mi Gojra
$337
340 km or 211 mi Kamoke
$268
341 km or 212 mi Jammu
$399
346 km or 215 mi Sheikhupura
$337
357 km or 222 mi Sahiwal
$260
381 km or 237 mi Lahore
$386
387 km or 240 mi Kunduz
$445
400 km or 248 mi Okara
$290
410 km or 255 mi Amritsar
$508
413 km or 257 mi Khanewal
$328
423 km or 263 mi Multan
$307
432 km or 268 mi Pathankot
$399
442 km or 275 mi Burewala
$338
447 km or 278 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
484 km or 301 mi Jalandhar
$394
492 km or 306 mi Qurghonteppa
$632

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Distance City Cost of living
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$476
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$343
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$325
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$337
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$1014
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$339
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$325
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$376
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$342
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$367
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$319
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1095
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$299
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$315
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$360
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$318
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$290
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$290
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$271
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$293
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$312
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$337
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$311
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$303
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$342
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$455
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$355
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$456
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$387
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$446
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$272
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$390
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$287
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$345
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$310
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$304
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$335
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$312
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$276
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$288