Peshawar vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Peshawar	Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person	$334	$580
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$809	$1519
🏠 One person rent	$119	$225
🏘️ Family rent	$193	$382
🍽️ Food expenses	$136	$213
🚐 Transport expenses	$40.5	$70.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$113	$675
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	49 km
🎓 Higher education	47	19
😀 Quality of life	43	44
🏙️ Population	1.97M	7.01M

The cost of living in Peshawar is 42% less expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 9121st and 7987th ($334 vs $580) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 243rd in Pakistan and China, respectively. Check Pakistan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Peshawar compared to 1.2 months in Zhumadian. Peshawar ranked 7th best city to live in Pakistan vs Zhumadian ranked 315th in China, while ranked 7430th and 7223rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Peshawar vs Zhumadian

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	Peshawar	Zhumadian
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.81	$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.4	$21
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.22	$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$0.78
☕ Cappuccino	$1.11	$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.32	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$84.3	$207
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$46.3	$152
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$155	$374
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$85.3	$276
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.4	$49.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.3	$74.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.1	$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.9%	3.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$267	$3219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$213	$1646
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.18	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7	$16.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.94	$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.94	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.83	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.21	$1.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$2.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$0.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.38	$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$0.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.82	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.74	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.71	$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.77	$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.71	$4.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.2	$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.59	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.57	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$9.69	$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.56	$5.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$10.8	$24.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.86	$5.17
👖 Brand Jeans	$13.3	$41.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.7	$75.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$28.4	$319
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2261	$7830

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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 Zhumadian

Distance	City	Cost of living
59 km or 36 mi	Wugang	$526
67 km or 42 mi	Luohe	$553
92 km or 57 mi	Zhoukou	$582
95 km or 59 mi	Xinyang	$583
96 km or 60 mi	Xiangcheng	$567
108 km or 67 mi	Pingdingshan	$544
118 km or 73 mi	Xuchang	$507
128 km or 80 mi	Jieshou	$563
140 km or 87 mi	Nanyang	$581
140 km or 87 mi	Changge	$517
140 km or 87 mi	Yuzhou	$523
152 km or 94 mi	Zaoyang	$552
152 km or 95 mi	Guangshui	$574
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$582
160 km or 100 mi	Xinzheng	$522
166 km or 103 mi	Fuyang	$595
173 km or 107 mi	Ruzhou	$525
184 km or 114 mi	Xinmi	$518
185 km or 115 mi	Dengzhou	$553
189 km or 117 mi	Dengfeng	$517
194 km or 121 mi	Anlu	$579
200 km or 124 mi	Zhengzhou	$504
203 km or 126 mi	Xiangyang	$555
204 km or 127 mi	Kaifeng	$478
210 km or 130 mi	Xingyang	$513
218 km or 135 mi	Yicheng	$542
219 km or 136 mi	Gongyi	$516
220 km or 137 mi	Shangqiu	$598
221 km or 137 mi	Macheng	$592
226 km or 140 mi	Yanshi	$510
228 km or 142 mi	Xiaogan	$629
230 km or 143 mi	Laohekou	$535
230 km or 143 mi	Yingcheng	$585
234 km or 145 mi	Jingshan	$570
238 km or 148 mi	Luoyang	$513
240 km or 149 mi	Danjiangkou	$533
243 km or 151 mi	Zhongxiang	$561
244 km or 151 mi	Mengzhou	$503
248 km or 154 mi	Yongcheng	$570
256 km or 159 mi	Qinyang	$506