Peshawar vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Peshawar	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$338	$3392
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$820	$8190
🏠 One person rent	$125	$2018
🏘️ Family rent	$220	$3505
🍽️ Food expenses	$127	$880
🚐 Transport expenses	$53	$226
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$193	$6770
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	48	81
😀 Quality of life	40	98
🏙️ Population	1.97M	447K

The cost of living in Peshawar is 90% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 9126th and 41st ($338 vs $3392) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 3rd in Pakistan and Switzerland, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Peshawar compared to 2 months in Zurich. Peshawar ranked 4th best city to live in Pakistan vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 6896th and 6th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Peshawar vs Zurich

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	Peshawar	Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.79	$27.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.5	$71.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.55	$19.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$9.29
☕ Cappuccino	$1.83	$6.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.3	$5.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$98	$2243
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$44.9	$1698
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$211	$3982
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$97.5	$3016
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.2	$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87	$239
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.1	$55.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.47%	2.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$181	$9651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$151	$5769
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.18	$5.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.15	$102
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.53	$44.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$2.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.61	$3.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$3.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.22	$7.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$21.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$26.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$49.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$3.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$2.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$3.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$5.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.38	$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$2.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.85	$3.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.64	$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.8	$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.71	$20.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.22	$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.6	$3.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.58	$3.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$9.61	$84.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.27	$22.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.4	$154
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.9	$48.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$13.4	$132
👟 Brand Sneakers	$34.4	$134
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$28.7	$2756
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$525	$20539

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Cities near Peshawar

Distance	City	Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi	Kohat	$374
55 km or 34 mi	Mardan	$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

Cities near Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3139
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$3129
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$3048
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$3163
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$3057
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$3013
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$3135
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$3145
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3184
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$3015
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3206
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3320
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$3627
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$3011
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2647
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2629
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1559
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2207
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$3020
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2492
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$3068
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$2989
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1636
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1710
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2782
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$1903
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1551
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$2618
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1771
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1468
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3415
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1434
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1531
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1538
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$2741
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1391
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1399
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$1759
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2483
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$2843