Kathmandu vs Peshawar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Peshawar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$419
$346
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1077
$824
🏠 One person rent
$131
$130
🏘️ Family rent
$240
$221
🍽️ Food expenses
$181
$130
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.2
$52
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$238
$190
😷 Air quality
Bad
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
28
48
😀 Quality of life
46
40
🏙️ Population
846K
1.97M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 21% more expensive than in Peshawar. Cities ranked 8918th and 9093rd ($419 vs $346) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 20th in Nepal and Pakistan, respectively. Check Nepal vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Kathmandu compared to 0.5 months in Peshawar. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Peshawar ranked 5th in Pakistan, while ranked 6495th and 6958th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kathmandu vs Peshawar

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Kathmandu Peshawar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.44
$2.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.8
$10.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.47
$3.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.57
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$1.81
$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$162
$106
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$84.7
$47.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$296
$207
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$173
$95.2
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.6
$60.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.8
$92.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.58
$10.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.88%
21.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2191
$177
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1059
$148
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.9
$7.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$6.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$1.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.84
$3.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$3.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.67
$3.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$0.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.76
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.27
$1.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$1.6
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.87
$1.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.24
$0.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.53
$1.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.92
$0.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.5
$10.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.22
$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.1
$11.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.77
$1.87
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.8
$13.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.2
$39.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.2
$30
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3409
$518

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$288
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$300
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$323
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$316
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$292
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$317
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$300
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$282
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$312
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$299
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$297
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$308
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$309
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$900
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$329
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$459
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$308
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$296
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$422
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$314
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$307
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$296
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$366
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$293
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$300
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$299
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$384
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$375
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$274
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$304
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$292
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$370
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$280
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$315
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
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Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Kohat
$379
55 km or 34 mi Mardan
$366
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$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
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$287
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$374
357 km or 222 mi Sahiwal
$305
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$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
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$355
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$356
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$297
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$358
492 km or 306 mi Qurghonteppa
$596