Peshawar vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Peshawar	Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$346	$687
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$824	$2052
🏠 One person rent	$130	$297
🏘️ Family rent	$221	$636
🍽️ Food expenses	$130	$244
🚐 Transport expenses	$52	$65.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$190	$958
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	48	90
😀 Quality of life	40	70
🏙️ Population	1.97M	13.9M

The cost of living in Peshawar is 50% less expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 9093rd and 6956th ($346 vs $687) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 64th in Pakistan and China, respectively. Check Pakistan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Peshawar compared to 1.4 months in Tianjin. Peshawar ranked 5th best city to live in Pakistan vs Tianjin ranked 11th in China, while ranked 6958th and 2306th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Peshawar vs Tianjin

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	Peshawar	Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.33	$4.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$10.7	$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.59	$5.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$0.82
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.29	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$106	$351
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$47.1	$213
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$207	$826
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$95.2	$485
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.3	$48.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.3	$74.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.9	$7.97
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.09%	4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$177	$6085
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$148	$2737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.18	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.1	$10.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.36	$4.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.97	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.23	$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$9.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.75	$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.79	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.6	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.85	$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.72	$4.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.21	$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.59	$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.57	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$10.1	$13.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.27	$6.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.4	$56.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.87	$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$13.5	$39
👟 Brand Sneakers	$39.6	$75
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$30	$548
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$518	$18215

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Peshawar

Distance	City	Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi	Kohat	$379
55 km or 34 mi	Mardan	$366
108 km or 67 mi	Jalalabad	$303
114 km or 71 mi	Wah	$382
117 km or 72 mi	Mingora	$364
146 km or 91 mi	Islamabad	$442
152 km or 94 mi	Rawalpindi	$401
164 km or 102 mi	Khost	$366
215 km or 133 mi	Gardez	$386
223 km or 138 mi	Kabul	$474
230 km or 143 mi	Mirpur	$354
239 km or 149 mi	Sargodha	$458
244 km or 151 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$355
262 km or 163 mi	Baramulla	$273
287 km or 179 mi	Gujrat	$373
289 km or 179 mi	Ghazni	$389
289 km or 180 mi	Chiniot	$389
296 km or 184 mi	Hafizabad	$380
305 km or 189 mi	Srinagar	$354
313 km or 195 mi	Jhang	$292
323 km or 201 mi	Faisalabad	$306
324 km or 201 mi	Gujranwala	$308
328 km or 204 mi	Sialkot	$281
335 km or 208 mi	Puli Khumri	$381
336 km or 209 mi	Gojra	$342
340 km or 211 mi	Kamoke	$321
341 km or 212 mi	Jammu	$287
346 km or 215 mi	Sheikhupura	$374
357 km or 222 mi	Sahiwal	$305
381 km or 237 mi	Lahore	$411
387 km or 240 mi	Kunduz	$394
400 km or 248 mi	Okara	$300
410 km or 255 mi	Amritsar	$383
413 km or 257 mi	Khanewal	$361
423 km or 263 mi	Multan	$392
432 km or 268 mi	Pathankot	$355
442 km or 275 mi	Burewala	$356
447 km or 278 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$297
484 km or 301 mi	Jalandhar	$358
492 km or 306 mi	Qurghonteppa	$596

Cities near Tianjin

Distance	City	Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi	Binhai	$665
60 km or 37 mi	Langfang	$716
71 km or 44 mi	Bazhou	$649
87 km or 54 mi	Huanghua	$655
93 km or 58 mi	Sanhe	$756
99 km or 61 mi	Cangzhou	$679
99 km or 62 mi	Tangshan	$702
107 km or 67 mi	Renqiu	$586
109 km or 68 mi	Beijing	$1016
111 km or 69 mi	Zhuozhou	$729
117 km or 73 mi	Gaobeidian	$644
124 km or 77 mi	Hejian	$592
131 km or 82 mi	Botou	$618
133 km or 82 mi	Zunhua	$680
144 km or 90 mi	Luanzhou	$635
152 km or 94 mi	Baoding	$472
157 km or 98 mi	Laoling	$638
160 km or 99 mi	Qian'an	$642
182 km or 113 mi	Anguo	$550
192 km or 119 mi	Shenzhou	$581
204 km or 127 mi	Dezhou	$638
205 km or 127 mi	Dingzhou	$584
205 km or 128 mi	Hengshui	$642
209 km or 130 mi	Binzhou	$815
212 km or 132 mi	Chengde	$711
218 km or 136 mi	Dongying	$689
219 km or 136 mi	Xinji	$564
223 km or 138 mi	Qinhuangdao	$664
225 km or 140 mi	Jinzhou	$544
228 km or 142 mi	Jizhou	$590
237 km or 147 mi	Xinle	$533
241 km or 150 mi	Gaocheng	$524
242 km or 150 mi	Pingquan	$629
251 km or 156 mi	Yucheng	$577
255 km or 158 mi	Nangong	$600
258 km or 161 mi	Zouping	$553
265 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$481
271 km or 168 mi	Zhangjiakou	$634
273 km or 170 mi	Zibo	$504
276 km or 172 mi	Jinan	$616