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Cost of Living Comparison Between Kollam and Peshawar Cost of Living Comparison Between Kollam and Peshawar

🙂 Solo nomad: Kollam is 9.1% cheaper than Peshawar without rent, and 20.5% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Kollam is 10.5% cheaper than Peshawar without rent, and 9.8% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Kollam
Peshawar
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$1.15 ₹104
$2.36 PKR 664
-51.27%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$6.92 ₹629
$10.44 PKR 2,941
-33.72%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$4.04 ₹367
$3.45 PKR 973
17.10%
Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)
-
$1.40 PKR 393
-
Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
-
$2.66 PKR 750
-
Cappuccino
$1.25 ₹114
$1.85 PKR 521
-32.43%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.37 ₹34.00
$0.30 PKR 85.2
23.33%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.15 ₹13.57
$0.20 PKR 55.5
-25.00%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.78 ₹162
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-
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.94 ₹267
-
-
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Kollam
Peshawar
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$0.59 ₹53.2
$0.81 PKR 228
-27.16%
White Bread (500g)
$0.47 ₹42.62
$0.60 PKR 170
-21.67%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$0.48 ₹43.37
$1.07 PKR 302
-55.14%
Eggs
$0.81 ₹73.3
$1.24 PKR 348
-34.68%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$5.28 ₹480
$3.51 PKR 989
50.43%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$2.23 ₹203
$3.13 PKR 883
-28.75%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
-
$3.61 PKR 1,016
-
Apples (1kg)
$2.15 ₹196
$1.01 PKR 283
112.87%
Banana (1kg)
$0.63 ₹57.2
$0.60 PKR 169
5.00%
Oranges (1kg)
$0.75 ₹68.0
$0.92 PKR 259
-18.48%
Tomato (1kg)
$0.46 ₹41.58
$0.43 PKR 120
6.98%
Potato (1kg)
$0.46 ₹41.66
$0.40 PKR 112
15.00%
Onion (1kg)
$0.39 ₹35.82
$0.48 PKR 135
-18.75%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.40 ₹35.95
$0.22 PKR 61.6
81.82%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.30 ₹27.08
$0.34 PKR 96.7
-11.76%
Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)
-
$1.81 PKR 509
-
Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
-
$1.60 PKR 452
-
Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
-
$3.45 PKR 971
-
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$3.42 ₹310
$1.89 PKR 531
80.95%
Wine (Bottle)
$3.26 ₹296
-
-
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$2.19 ₹199
-
-
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.83 ₹257
-
-
Buffalo Round (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) (1kg)
$4.48 ₹407
-
-
🚌 Getting Around
Kollam
Peshawar
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.12 ₹10.80
$0.20 PKR 55.9
-40.00%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$7.68 ₹697
$6.92 PKR 1,949
10.98%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$1.15 ₹104
$0.73 PKR 204
57.53%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.33 ₹29.53
$0.70 PKR 198
-52.86%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$1.59 ₹145
$1.75 PKR 493
-9.14%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.19 ₹108
$0.91 PKR 257
30.77%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$11.4K ₹1.0M
$11.8K PKR 3.3M
-3.33%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$15.9K ₹1.4M
$22.4K PKR 6.3M
-28.91%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Kollam
Peshawar
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$27.27 ₹2,476
$96.6 PKR 27.2K
-71.77%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$3.32 ₹301
$4.38 PKR 1,234
-24.20%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$5.68 ₹516
$10.59 PKR 2,985
-46.36%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Kollam
Peshawar
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$12.11 ₹1,099
$10.09 PKR 2,841
20.02%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$14.10 ₹1,280
$6.57 PKR 1,852
114.61%
Cinema Ticket
$1.76 ₹160
$4.15 PKR 1,170
-57.59%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Kollam
Peshawar
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$23.44 ₹2,128
$29.62 PKR 8,344
-20.86%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$1,564 ₹141.9K
$510 PKR 143.7K
206.58%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Kollam
Peshawar
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$17.87 ₹1,622
$13.34 PKR 3,758
33.96%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$19.64 ₹1,782
$19.10 PKR 5,380
2.83%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$28.79 ₹2,614
$38.62 PKR 10.9K
-25.45%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$26.82 ₹2,434
$32.06 PKR 9,033
-16.34%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Kollam
Peshawar
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$92.1 ₹8,359
$117 PKR 33.0K
-21.36%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$52.6 ₹4,777
$52.4 PKR 14.8K
0.40%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$200 ₹18.1K
$204 PKR 57.5K
-2.22%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$126 ₹11.4K
$93.8 PKR 26.4K
34.23%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$884 ₹80.3K
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Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$486 ₹44.2K
-
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💵 Salaries & Financials
Kollam
Peshawar
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$546 ₹49.6K
$173 PKR 48.8K
215.33%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
8.97
21.17
-57.63%

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Last update for Kollam: January 11, 2026

Last update for Peshawar: January 11, 2026

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