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Beijing vs. Peshawar Cost of Living Summary

Beijing is 8.0 times more expensive than Peshawar.

Restaurants: pay 38.5% more in Beijing
Groceries: pay 2.3 times more in Beijing
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in Beijing
Housing: pay 5.4 times more in Beijing
Childcare: pay 39.1 times more in Beijing
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.8 times more in Beijing
Clothing: pay 2.6 times more in Beijing

The cost of childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, clothing, groceries, and transportation in Beijing are more expensive than in Peshawar. Notably, childcare, housing, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Beijing.

Beijing vs. Peshawar Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Beijing instead of Peshawar, you would:

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pay 38.5% more for restaurants

	Peshawar	Beijing
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.83 PKR797.05	$4.21 CN¥29.76	+48.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.24 PKR1,195.57	$4.91 CN¥34.72	+15.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.32 PKR89.67	$0.48 CN¥3.39	+50.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.22 PKR62.27	$0.31 CN¥2.17	+38.9%
Average			+38.5%

Peshawar vs. Beijing - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.3 times more for groceries

	Peshawar	Beijing
Bread 1 loaf	$0.64 PKR180.76	$1.71 CN¥12.07	+166.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.69 PKR477.40	$7.47 CN¥52.84	+340.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.15 PKR888.65	$6.64 CN¥46.99	+110.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.20 PKR338.18	$1.78 CN¥12.57	+48.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.32 PKR372.83	$1.53 CN¥10.83	+15.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.47 PKR131.81	$0.98 CN¥6.95	+110.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.30 PKR85.86	$0.77 CN¥5.44	+152.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.40 PKR113.19	$0.80 CN¥5.66	+99.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.20 PKR57.24	$0.60 CN¥4.26	+196.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.17 PKR48.67	$0.35 CN¥2.47	+101.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.20 PKR56.49	$0.41 CN¥2.92	+105.7%
Average			+131.5%

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Peshawar	Beijing
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.56 PKR1,003.00	$4.21 CN¥29.80	+18.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.07 PKR1,992.62	$31.54 CN¥223.19	+346.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$11,316.80 PKR3,188,190.77	$18,225.66 CN¥128,952.02	+61.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.10 PKR1,155.72	$4.63 CN¥32.73	+12.8%
Average			+109.5%

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pay 5.4 times more for housing

	Peshawar	Beijing
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.03 PKR3,108.49	$12.93 CN¥91.49	+17.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$94.60 PKR26,651.28	$935.23 CN¥6,617.06	+888.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$51.28 PKR14,446.49	$504.41 CN¥3,568.82	+883.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$67.61 PKR19,047.10	$39.27 CN¥277.81	-41.9%
Average			+436.9%

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pay 39.1 times more for childcare

	Peshawar	Beijing
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$28.65 PKR8,070.11	$710.76 CN¥5,028.87	+2381.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$434.99 PKR122,546.08	$23,242.73 CN¥164,449.26	+5243.3%
Average			+3812.2%

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pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports

	Peshawar	Beijing
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.77 PKR498.15	$1.12 CN¥7.94	-36.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.12 PKR315.50	$2.90 CN¥20.53	+159.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.77 PKR498.15	$4.21 CN¥29.76	+137.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$9.73 PKR2,739.85	$57.84 CN¥409.21	+494.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.54 PKR996.31	$8.41 CN¥59.52	+137.9%
Average			+178.6%

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pay 2.6 times more for clothing

	Peshawar	Beijing
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$13.26 PKR3,736.16	$62.30 CN¥440.79	+369.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$19.45 PKR5,479.70	$36.37 CN¥257.35	+87.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$61.89 PKR17,435.42	$81.74 CN¥578.34	+32.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$40.09 PKR11,293.96	$105.53 CN¥746.66	+163.2%
Average			+163.0%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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