Peshawar vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Peshawar Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$321
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$758
$998
🏠 One person rent
$126
$158
🏘️ Family rent
$189
$234
🍽️ Food expenses
$121
$164
🚐 Transport expenses
$43.8
$36.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$351
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
48
5
😀 Quality of life
34
43
🏙️ Population
1.97M
115K

The cost of living in Peshawar is 22% less expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 9130th and 8941st ($321 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th 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 0.9 months in Thimphu. Peshawar ranked 8th best city to live in Pakistan vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 8525th and 7454th 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
$2.01
$2.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.99
$14.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.47
$3.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$1.36
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.31
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$110
$166
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$59.9
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$157
$234
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$96
$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45
$19.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.3
$29.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.8
$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.56%
10.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$356
$657
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$279
$762
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.26
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.33
$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.92
$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$4.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$3.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$0.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.27
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.76
$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.28
$5.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.82
$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.71
$1.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.23
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.59
$1.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.57
$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$10.3
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.51
$2.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.4
$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.87
$2.96
👖 Brand Jeans
$12
$29.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.2
$48.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$33.3
$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3008
$600

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$496
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$446
164 km or 102 mi Khost
$438
215 km or 133 mi Gardez
$456
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$504
230 km or 143 mi Mirpur
$280
239 km or 149 mi Sargodha
$391
244 km or 151 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$350
262 km or 163 mi Baramulla
$253
287 km or 179 mi Gujrat
$335
289 km or 179 mi Ghazni
$447
289 km or 180 mi Chiniot
$393
296 km or 184 mi Hafizabad
$382
305 km or 189 mi Srinagar
$344
313 km or 195 mi Jhang
$306
323 km or 201 mi Faisalabad
$359
324 km or 201 mi Gujranwala
$309
328 km or 204 mi Sialkot
$313
335 km or 208 mi Puli Khumri
$447
336 km or 209 mi Gojra
$379
340 km or 211 mi Kamoke
$332
341 km or 212 mi Jammu
$286
346 km or 215 mi Sheikhupura
$396
357 km or 222 mi Sahiwal
$339
381 km or 237 mi Lahore
$450
387 km or 240 mi Kunduz
$468
400 km or 248 mi Okara
$340
410 km or 255 mi Amritsar
$397
413 km or 257 mi Khanewal
$401
423 km or 263 mi Multan
$440
432 km or 268 mi Pathankot
$371
442 km or 275 mi Burewala
$350
447 km or 278 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$278
484 km or 301 mi Jalandhar
$346
492 km or 306 mi Qurghonteppa
$734

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Distance City Cost of living
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$437
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$282
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$307
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$320
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$960
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$303
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$287
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$325
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$303
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$321
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$288
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1034
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$270
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$297
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$336
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$289
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$278
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$264
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$245
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$289
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$327
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$287
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$288
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$357
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$329
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$424
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$336
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$478
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$342
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$348
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$263
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$288
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$272
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$317
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$326
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$285
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$293
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$272
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$268
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$274