Cost of Living Comparison Between Peshawar and Lahore Cost of Living Comparison Between Peshawar and Lahore

🙂 Solo nomad: Peshawar is 2.5% cheaper than Lahore without rent, and 22.4% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Peshawar is 15.3% cheaper than Lahore without rent, and 26.3% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.36 PKR 665

$2.08 PKR 587

13.46%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$10.44 PKR 2,944

$14.36 PKR 4,050

-27.30%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$3.45 PKR 974

$4.29 PKR 1,211

-19.58%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.40 PKR 394

$2.77 PKR 781

-49.46%

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.66 PKR 750

$3.68 PKR 1,039

-27.72%

Cappuccino

$1.85 PKR 522

$2.35 PKR 663

-21.28%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.30 PKR 85.3

$0.36 PKR 100

-16.67%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.20 PKR 55.5

$0.21 PKR 59.0

-4.76%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.81 PKR 228

$0.95 PKR 266

-14.74%

White Bread (500g)

$0.60 PKR 170

$0.56 PKR 158

7.14%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.07 PKR 303

$1.16 PKR 328

-7.76%

Eggs

$1.24 PKR 349

$1.18 PKR 331

5.08%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$3.51 PKR 990

$6.09 PKR 1,718

-42.36%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.13 PKR 884

$3.00 PKR 846

4.33%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$3.61 PKR 1,017

$4.57 PKR 1,287

-21.01%

Apples (1kg)

$1.01 PKR 284

$1.02 PKR 289

-0.98%

Banana (1kg)

$0.60 PKR 169

Oranges (1kg)

$0.92 PKR 259

$0.56 PKR 159

64.29%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.43 PKR 120

$0.44 PKR 125

-2.27%

Potato (1kg)

$0.40 PKR 112

$0.36 PKR 101

11.11%

Onion (1kg)

$0.48 PKR 135

$0.48 PKR 136

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.22 PKR 61.7

$0.44 PKR 124

-50.00%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.34 PKR 96.8

$0.38 PKR 108

-10.53%

Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)

$1.81 PKR 509

$0.68 PKR 192

166.18%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.60 PKR 452

$0.51 PKR 143

213.73%

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.45 PKR 972

$1.12 PKR 315

208.04%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$1.89 PKR 532

$1.99 PKR 561

-5.03%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.20 PKR 55.9

$0.17 PKR 49.29

17.65%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$6.92 PKR 1,951

$6.99 PKR 1,972

-1.00%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.73 PKR 204

$0.73 PKR 206

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.70 PKR 198

$0.49 PKR 137

42.86%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$1.75 PKR 493

$1.79 PKR 503

-2.23%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.91 PKR 258

$0.89 PKR 250

2.25%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$11.8K PKR 3.3M

$17.6K PKR 5.0M

-32.89%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$22.4K PKR 6.3M

$23.2K PKR 6.5M

-3.52%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$96.6 PKR 27.2K

$138 PKR 39.0K

-30.23%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$4.38 PKR 1,235

$5.55 PKR 1,565

-21.08%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$10.59 PKR 2,987

$17.23 PKR 4,858

-38.54%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$10.09 PKR 2,844

$13.24 PKR 3,733

-23.79%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$6.57 PKR 1,854

$6.00 PKR 1,691

9.50%

Cinema Ticket

$4.15 PKR 1,172

$4.21 PKR 1,188

-1.43%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$29.62 PKR 8,352

$34.42 PKR 9,705

-13.95%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$510 PKR 143.8K

$1,237 PKR 348.7K

-58.75%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$13.34 PKR 3,762

$15.28 PKR 4,309

-12.70%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$19.10 PKR 5,385

$23.05 PKR 6,501

-17.14%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$38.62 PKR 10.9K

$73.6 PKR 20.8K

-47.53%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$32.06 PKR 9,042

$29.90 PKR 8,431

7.22%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$117 PKR 33.0K

$118 PKR 33.4K

-1.17%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$52.4 PKR 14.8K

$77.8 PKR 21.9K

-32.63%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$204 PKR 57.6K

$289 PKR 81.6K

-29.43%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$93.8 PKR 26.5K

$188 PKR 53.1K

-50.14%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$770 PKR 217.0K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$620 PKR 174.9K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$173 PKR 48.9K

$171 PKR 48.3K

1.13%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

21.17

19.88

6.49%

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Peshawar: January 11, 2026

Last update for Lahore: January 11, 2026

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