Peshawar vs Vientiane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Peshawar	Vientiane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$352	$1233
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$857	$3122
🏠 One person rent	$137	$843
🏘️ Family rent	$259	$1851
🍽️ Food expenses	$134	$228
🚐 Transport expenses	$51.3	$83.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$175	$375
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	48	13
😀 Quality of life	42	26
🏙️ Population	1.97M	948K

The cost of living in Peshawar is 71% less expensive than in Vientiane. Cities ranked 9085th and 4354th ($352 vs $1233) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Pakistan and Laos, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Laos comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Peshawar compared to 0.3 months in Vientiane. Peshawar ranked 6th best city to live in Pakistan vs Vientiane ranked 1st in Laos, while ranked 6943rd and 8730th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Peshawar vs Vientiane

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	Peshawar	Vientiane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.88	$1.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.4	$30.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.59	$3.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.08	$1.02
☕ Cappuccino	$1.89	$1.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.33	$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$89.6	$656
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$56.9	$806
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$237	$2170
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$131	$1651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.8	$52.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.8	$81.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.6	$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	23.93%	10.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$183	$3479
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$152	$817
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.18	$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$5.37	$15.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.53	$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.64	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.19	$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.41	$16.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$6.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$5.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$0.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$2.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.33	$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.37	$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$1.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.53	$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.94	$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.82	$1.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.72	$3.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.21	$3.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.59	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.52	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$9.11	$50.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.37	$2.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$4.4	$16.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.87	$1.87
👖 Brand Jeans	$11.7	$96.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$34.5	$74.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$31.9	$356
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$457	$10038

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Cities near Peshawar

Distance	City	Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi	Kohat	$307
55 km or 34 mi	Mardan	$335
108 km or 67 mi	Jalalabad	$347
114 km or 71 mi	Wah	$238
117 km or 72 mi	Mingora	$311
146 km or 91 mi	Islamabad	$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

Cities near Vientiane

Distance	City	Cost of living
63 km or 39 mi	Udon Thani	$500
109 km or 68 mi	Vang Vieng	$1195
172 km or 107 mi	Khon Kaen	$532
220 km or 136 mi	Luang Prabang	$1212
241 km or 150 mi	Thakhek	$1184
279 km or 173 mi	Phitsanulok	$496
336 km or 209 mi	Vinh	$575
337 km or 210 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$518
352 km or 219 mi	Ha Tinh	$554
363 km or 225 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$615
363 km or 225 mi	Chiang Rai	$462
388 km or 241 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$534
392 km or 243 mi	Thanh Hoa	$566
392 km or 244 mi	Chiang Mai	$659
427 km or 265 mi	Dong Hoi	$513
463 km or 288 mi	Nam Dinh	$504
465 km or 289 mi	Pai	$577
475 km or 295 mi	Viet Tri	$549
480 km or 298 mi	Thai Binh	$517
480 km or 298 mi	Tha Khlong	$617
481 km or 299 mi	Hanoi	$631
487 km or 303 mi	Jinghong	$588
489 km or 304 mi	Serei Saophoan	$579
491 km or 305 mi	Rangsit	$594
503 km or 313 mi	Sa Pa	$543
504 km or 313 mi	Pak Kret	$677
507 km or 315 mi	Nonthaburi	$704
508 km or 316 mi	Bac Ninh	$524
512 km or 318 mi	Hai Duong	$557
519 km or 323 mi	Bangkok	$902
527 km or 328 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$714
528 km or 328 mi	Thai Nguyen	$562
529 km or 329 mi	Siem Reap	$587
530 km or 329 mi	Haiphong	$605
530 km or 330 mi	Lat Luang	$716
535 km or 333 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$481
540 km or 336 mi	Hpa-an	$605
545 km or 338 mi	Battambang	$539
553 km or 344 mi	Mawlamyine	$566
555 km or 345 mi	Hue	$422