Peshawar vs Vientiane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Peshawar	Vientiane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$346	$1163
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$824	$2803
🏠 One person rent	$130	$769
🏘️ Family rent	$221	$1561
🍽️ Food expenses	$130	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$52	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$190	$231
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	48	13
😀 Quality of life	40	36
🏙️ Population	1.97M	948K

The cost of living in Peshawar is 70% less expensive than in Vientiane. Cities ranked 9093rd and 4590th ($346 vs $1163) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 3rd 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 0.2 months in Vientiane. Peshawar ranked 5th best city to live in Pakistan vs Vientiane ranked 1st in Laos, while ranked 6958th and 7436th 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	$2.33	$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$10.7	$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.59	$4.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$1.2
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$1.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.29	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$106	$784
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$47.1	$697
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$207	$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$95.2	$1623
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.3	$43.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.3	$67.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.9	$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.09%	10.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$177	$1858
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$148	$938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.18	$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.1	$49.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.36	$11.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.97	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.23	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$6.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$6.15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.75	$0.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.79	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.6	$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.85	$1.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.72	$3.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.21	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.59	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.57	$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$10.1	$50.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.27	$3.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.4	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.87	$1.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$13.5	$88.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$39.6	$57.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$30	$337
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$518	$9354

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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 Vientiane

Distance	City	Cost of living
63 km or 39 mi	Udon Thani	$543
109 km or 68 mi	Vang Vieng	$1183
172 km or 107 mi	Khon Kaen	$568
220 km or 136 mi	Luang Prabang	$1253
241 km or 150 mi	Thakhek	$1161
279 km or 173 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
336 km or 209 mi	Vinh	$579
337 km or 210 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
352 km or 219 mi	Ha Tinh	$558
363 km or 225 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
363 km or 225 mi	Chiang Rai	$584
388 km or 241 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$545
392 km or 243 mi	Thanh Hoa	$563
392 km or 244 mi	Chiang Mai	$691
427 km or 265 mi	Dong Hoi	$500
463 km or 288 mi	Nam Dinh	$496
465 km or 289 mi	Pai	$633
475 km or 295 mi	Viet Tri	$592
480 km or 298 mi	Thai Binh	$513
480 km or 298 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
481 km or 299 mi	Hanoi	$647
487 km or 303 mi	Jinghong	$604
489 km or 304 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
491 km or 305 mi	Rangsit	$595
503 km or 313 mi	Sa Pa	$553
504 km or 313 mi	Pak Kret	$715
507 km or 315 mi	Nonthaburi	$717
508 km or 316 mi	Bac Ninh	$513
512 km or 318 mi	Hai Duong	$554
519 km or 323 mi	Bangkok	$941
527 km or 328 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$748
528 km or 328 mi	Thai Nguyen	$570
529 km or 329 mi	Siem Reap	$644
530 km or 329 mi	Haiphong	$591
530 km or 330 mi	Lat Luang	$753
535 km or 333 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
540 km or 336 mi	Hpa-an	$610
545 km or 338 mi	Battambang	$573
553 km or 344 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
555 km or 345 mi	Hue	$393