Peshawar vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Peshawar	Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$334	$870
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$809	$2091
🏠 One person rent	$119	$430
🏘️ Family rent	$193	$764
🍽️ Food expenses	$136	$306
🚐 Transport expenses	$40.5	$43.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$113	$516
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	47	43
😀 Quality of life	43	61
🏙️ Population	1.97M	1.4M

The cost of living in Peshawar is 62% less expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 9121st and 6373rd ($334 vs $870) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 1st in Pakistan and Mongolia, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Mongolia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Peshawar compared to 0.6 months in Ulaanbaatar. Peshawar ranked 7th best city to live in Pakistan vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 7430th and 5856th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Peshawar vs Ulaanbaatar

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	Peshawar	Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.81	$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.4	$29.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.22	$5.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$1.11	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.32	$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$84.3	$417
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$46.3	$358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$155	$769
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$85.3	$656
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.4	$46
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.3	$70.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.1	$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.9%	6.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$267	$1651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$213	$881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.18	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7	$8.29
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.94	$4.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.94	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.83	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$0.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.21	$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$5.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$5.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$4.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$2.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.38	$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.82	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.74	$9.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.71	$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.77	$1.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.71	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.2	$3.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.59	$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.57	$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$9.69	$70
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.56	$3.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$10.8	$19
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.86	$4.85
👖 Brand Jeans	$13.3	$81.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.7	$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$28.4	$167
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2261	$6621

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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 Ulaanbaatar

Distance	City	Cost of living
268 km or 167 mi	Bulgan	$838
437 km or 272 mi	Ulan-Ude	$676
520 km or 323 mi	Irkutsk	$735
559 km or 347 mi	Angarsk	$725
656 km or 408 mi	Chita	$912
794 km or 493 mi	Manzhouli	$631
798 km or 496 mi	Bayannur	$986
835 km or 519 mi	Xilinhot	$677
840 km or 522 mi	Baotou	$659
875 km or 544 mi	Hohhot	$541
914 km or 568 mi	Ulanqab	$629
917 km or 570 mi	Wuhai	$1365
934 km or 581 mi	Ordos	$655
954 km or 593 mi	Hulunbuir	$638
969 km or 602 mi	Fengzhen	$642
985 km or 612 mi	Bratsk	$518
992 km or 616 mi	Shizuishan	$785
1008 km or 626 mi	Datong	$748
1012 km or 629 mi	Zhangjiakou	$652
1025 km or 637 mi	Yakeshi	$614
1028 km or 639 mi	Huairen	$654
1050 km or 652 mi	Shenmu	$580
1051 km or 653 mi	Yinchuan	$548
1051 km or 653 mi	Shuozhou	$600
1094 km or 680 mi	Lingwu	$564
1103 km or 685 mi	Qingtongxia	$563
1106 km or 687 mi	Wuzhong	$589
1113 km or 692 mi	Jinchang	$480
1124 km or 698 mi	Yuanping	$546
1126 km or 700 mi	Zhangye	$484
1131 km or 703 mi	Chifeng	$615
1131 km or 703 mi	Jiuquan	$470
1156 km or 718 mi	Xinzhou	$553
1164 km or 723 mi	Wuwei	$411
1165 km or 724 mi	Chengde	$694
1166 km or 724 mi	Ulanhot	$532
1166 km or 724 mi	Zhongwei	$597
1169 km or 726 mi	Beijing	$1029
1169 km or 727 mi	Yumen	$439
1176 km or 731 mi	Zalantun	$600