Peshawar vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Peshawar Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$338
$907
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$820
$2342
🏠 One person rent
$125
$472
🏘️ Family rent
$220
$1015
🍽️ Food expenses
$127
$305
🚐 Transport expenses
$53
$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$193
$408
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
48
43
😀 Quality of life
40
55
🏙️ Population
1.97M
1.4M

The cost of living in Peshawar is 63% less expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 9126th and 6109th ($338 vs $907) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 1st in Pakistan and Mongolia, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Mongolia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Peshawar compared to 0.5 months in Ulaanbaatar. Peshawar ranked 4th best city to live in Pakistan vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 6896th and 5802nd 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
$1.79
$4.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.5
$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.55
$4.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$1.83
$2.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.3
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$98
$507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$44.9
$383
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$211
$1391
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$97.5
$806
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.2
$50.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87
$78.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.1
$13.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.47%
6.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$181
$1637
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$151
$959
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.15
$7.32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.53
$5.34
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$0.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.22
$2.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$4.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$5.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$3.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$4.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$3.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.85
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.64
$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.8
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.71
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.22
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.6
$2.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.58
$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$9.61
$68.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.27
$4.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.4
$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.9
$5.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.4
$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$34.4
$88.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$28.7
$154
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$525
$7750

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$374
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$372
108 km or 67 mi Jalalabad
$358
114 km or 71 mi Wah
$323
117 km or 72 mi Mingora
$354
146 km or 91 mi Islamabad
$439
152 km or 94 mi Rawalpindi
$376
164 km or 102 mi Khost
$441
215 km or 133 mi Gardez
$469
223 km or 138 mi Kabul
$599
230 km or 143 mi Mirpur
$328
239 km or 149 mi Sargodha
$456
244 km or 151 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$341
262 km or 163 mi Baramulla
$277
287 km or 179 mi Gujrat
$330
289 km or 179 mi Ghazni
$476
289 km or 180 mi Chiniot
$373
296 km or 184 mi Hafizabad
$380
305 km or 189 mi Srinagar
$388
313 km or 195 mi Jhang
$292
323 km or 201 mi Faisalabad
$319
324 km or 201 mi Gujranwala
$280
328 km or 204 mi Sialkot
$335
335 km or 208 mi Puli Khumri
$457
336 km or 209 mi Gojra
$344
340 km or 211 mi Kamoke
$308
341 km or 212 mi Jammu
$344
346 km or 215 mi Sheikhupura
$376
357 km or 222 mi Sahiwal
$312
381 km or 237 mi Lahore
$406
387 km or 240 mi Kunduz
$467
400 km or 248 mi Okara
$310
410 km or 255 mi Amritsar
$500
413 km or 257 mi Khanewal
$358
423 km or 263 mi Multan
$371
432 km or 268 mi Pathankot
$407
442 km or 275 mi Burewala
$360
447 km or 278 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$273
484 km or 301 mi Jalandhar
$378
492 km or 306 mi Qurghonteppa
$659

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$875
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$568
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$741
559 km or 347 mi Angarsk
$575
656 km or 408 mi Chita
$617
794 km or 493 mi Manzhouli
$629
798 km or 496 mi Bayannur
$1005
835 km or 519 mi Xilinhot
$677
840 km or 522 mi Baotou
$684
875 km or 544 mi Hohhot
$581
914 km or 568 mi Ulanqab
$644
917 km or 570 mi Wuhai
$1380
934 km or 581 mi Ordos
$676
954 km or 593 mi Hulunbuir
$646
969 km or 602 mi Fengzhen
$637
985 km or 612 mi Bratsk
$447
992 km or 616 mi Shizuishan
$806
1008 km or 626 mi Datong
$729
1012 km or 629 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
1025 km or 637 mi Yakeshi
$605
1028 km or 639 mi Huairen
$648
1050 km or 652 mi Shenmu
$602
1051 km or 653 mi Yinchuan
$561
1051 km or 653 mi Shuozhou
$619
1094 km or 680 mi Lingwu
$574
1103 km or 685 mi Qingtongxia
$573
1106 km or 687 mi Wuzhong
$601
1113 km or 692 mi Jinchang
$603
1124 km or 698 mi Yuanping
$570
1126 km or 700 mi Zhangye
$515
1131 km or 703 mi Chifeng
$628
1131 km or 703 mi Jiuquan
$502
1156 km or 718 mi Xinzhou
$577
1164 km or 723 mi Wuwei
$589
1165 km or 724 mi Chengde
$760
1166 km or 724 mi Ulanhot
$537
1166 km or 724 mi Zhongwei
$623
1169 km or 726 mi Beijing
$1067
1169 km or 727 mi Yumen
$629
1176 km or 731 mi Zalantun
$594