Kaohsiung vs Peshawar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Peshawar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$956
$346
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2684
$824
🏠 One person rent
$361
$130
🏘️ Family rent
$819
$221
🍽️ Food expenses
$390
$130
🚐 Transport expenses
$96.8
$52
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1264
$190
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
80
48
😀 Quality of life
83
40
🏙️ Population
2.73M
1.97M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 176% more expensive than in Peshawar. Cities ranked 5750th and 9093rd ($956 vs $346) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 20th in Taiwan and Pakistan, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Kaohsiung compared to 0.5 months in Peshawar. Kaohsiung ranked 4th best city to live in Taiwan vs Peshawar ranked 5th in Pakistan, while ranked 417th and 6958th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kaohsiung vs Peshawar

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Kaohsiung Peshawar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.82
$2.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.6
$10.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.9
$3.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$2.84
$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$0.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$363
$106
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$47.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$876
$207
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$623
$95.2
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.7
$60.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$92.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.8
$10.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.19%
21.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4370
$177
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2797
$148
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.8
$7.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.72
$6.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.25
$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.97
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.05
$1.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$3.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.6
$3.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$3.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.33
$1.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$0.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$0.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.68
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.06
$1.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$1.6
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.85
$1.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$0.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.83
$1.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.25
$0.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$10.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.18
$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.3
$11.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.75
$1.87
👖 Brand Jeans
$83
$13.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.1
$39.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$378
$30
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10905
$518

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$814
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$788
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$747
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$770
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$796
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$813
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$894
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$728
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$897
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$821
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$875
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$731
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$823
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1073
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1181
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$627
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$688
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$644
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$967
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$625
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$664
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$581
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$451
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$669
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$443
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$569
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$649
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1155
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$648
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$655
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$603
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$630
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$936
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1154
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$681
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$431
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$764
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$726
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$601
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$601

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