Peshawar vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Peshawar Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$338
$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$820
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$125
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$220
$1237
🍽️ Food expenses
$127
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$53
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$193
$1649
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
48
96
😀 Quality of life
40
79
🏙️ Population
1.97M
17.7M

The cost of living in Peshawar is 65% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 9126th and 5948th ($338 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 13th in Pakistan and China, respectively. Check Pakistan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Peshawar compared to 1.7 months in Shenzhen. Peshawar ranked 4th best city to live in Pakistan vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 6896th and 556th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Peshawar vs Shenzhen

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Peshawar Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.79
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.5
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.55
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$1.83
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.3
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$98
$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$44.9
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$211
$1800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$97.5
$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.2
$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87
$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.1
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.47%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$181
$13100
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$151
$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.15
$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.53
$4.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.22
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.85
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.64
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.8
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.71
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.22
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.6
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.58
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$9.61
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.27
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.4
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.9
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.4
$61.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$34.4
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$28.7
$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$525
$24117

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$374
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$372
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$323
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$354
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$439
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$376
164 km or 102 mi Khost
$441
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$469
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
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$2427
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$2753
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$641
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$678
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1590
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$491
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$629
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$830
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$763
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$602
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1014
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$824
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$801
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$808
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$806
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$895
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$726
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$852
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$795
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$592
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$819
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$783
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$780
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$774
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$774
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$813
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$746
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$794
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$731
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$725
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$807
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$671
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$821
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$538
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$618