Cost of Living inPeshawar, Pakistan
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Purchasing Power vs. United States
Based on GDP per capita (PPP). Pakistan: $5,500/capita.
How Far Your Money Goes
Prices are 80% lower than the global benchmark (New York City = 100).
Using the country-level NYC comparison for now. We do not have a defensible city-level aggregate cost index for this city yet.
Income Category
Happiness
4.7 / 10
#106 globally
GDP per Capita
City Population
Child Education
Public-school quality, expat access, instruction language, and homeschool legality for relocating families.
Public schools
Public-schooling rules are set nationally for Pakistan; Peshawar-specific enrollment notes are still being verified.
Quality
Limited public-school fit
Expat access
Usually not practical for expats
not practicalInstruction
Urdu / English
Language fit is more manageable.
PISA / outcomes
Qualitative only
Using curated quality notes for now.
Why this quality rating
Pakistan's public-school path is too uneven to be the default recommendation for relocating expat families.
Why the expat-access rating looks like this
Resident enrollment can be possible, but Urdu-medium instruction, uneven quality, and limited expat-facing support make the public route usually impractical.
❓ Homeschooling
Legal gray areaPakistan has compulsory education laws but limited enforcement of school attendance. Homeschooling exists in a gray area; many families use correspondence or online schools. The British Council and AKU-EB offer remote examination services usable by homeschoolers.
Homeschool legality in Pakistan — check current regulations before committing.
Source: User-curated family relocation research (initial seed) (2026-04-14)
Childcare & Domestic Help
Estimate-only country fallback for the family-support costs we track in Pakistan.
Full-time nanny (5 days)
$200-$300
Estimate-only country fallback
Live-in / 24-7 nanny
$350-$500
Estimate-only country fallback
Source: curated family relocation research(derived country fallback)
Getting Around
Neighborhood mobility profiles are rolling out city by city.Peshawar is still missing a verified walkability, transit, airport, and rideshare profile.
Healthcare
System strength, outcome signals, facility coverage, and self-pay visibility in Pakistan.
Method: country metrics come from public system indicators, facility coverage reflects mapped providers we can inventory, direct pricing only reflects observed self-pay pages, and relative care cost can fall back to broad cost-of-living healthcare indices. Sparse pricing does not imply sparse healthcare availability.
Healthcare system
LimitedCoverage looks thinner, hospital capacity looks tighter, and households still pay a large share themselves weigh on this rating.
Public care
LimitedA visible public hospital footprint help, but public coverage looks thinner and public funding looks lighter.
Private care
MixedA meaningful tracked hospital and clinic network help, but self-pay pricing transparency is still sparse.
UHC coverage
56/100
2023
Physicians
1.16/1k
2021
Hospital beds
0.63/1k
2020
Out of pocket
53%
2023
Outcome signals
Life expectancy
67.8 yrs
2024
Maternal mortality
155/100k
2023
Neonatal mortality
36.1/1k
2024
International patient readiness
LimitedThere is visible specialty depth help, but price transparency is still sparse and headline outcomes are less reassuring.
Pricing transparency
LimitedPublished self-pay prices are scarce weigh on this rating.
Facility coverage
Self-pay pricing visibility
No verified self-pay prices are published for the tracked facilities in Pakistan yet.
This usually reflects low online price transparency rather than a lack of healthcare providers.
Notable facilities
System metrics: World Bank WDI · Updated 2026-06-01
Safety & Governance
Street Safety
Source: Numbeo where a city row is matched; otherwise World Bank WGI and country-level safety context.
Political Stability
World Bank WGI scale: -2.5 to +2.5.
Wages by Sector
| Sector | Median |
|---|---|
| Administrative & Support Services | — |
| Agriculture & Farming | — |
| Arts, Entertainment & Recreation | — |
| Construction | — |
| Education | — |
| Finance & Insurance | — |
| Healthcare & Social Work | — |
| Hospitality & Food Service | — |
| Information & Technology | — |
| Manufacturing | — |
| Mining & Quarrying | — |
| Other Services | — |
| Professional & Scientific Services | — |
| Public Administration & Defence | — |
| Real Estate | — |
| Retail & Wholesale Trade | — |
| Transport & Logistics | — |
| Utilities | — |
2025 annual wages in Peshawar, Pakistan · Source: PBS LFS (region-adjusted)
Price Comparison vs. US
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Quick comparison FAQ
Structured from the deltas already shown on this page — no invented facts, no extra data sources.
How far does your money go in Peshawar compared with the US?
Your money goes about 4.2x further in Peshawar than in the US, based on the current PPP estimate. We are using the country-level cost index for Pakistan here because a defensible city-level aggregate index is not available yet.
Is Peshawar cheaper or more expensive overall than New York City?
Peshawar is cheaper overall than New York City — overall living costs are about 80% cheaper than the global benchmark (New York City) for Peshawar. We are using the country-level cost index for Pakistan here because a defensible city-level aggregate index is not available yet.
How does rent in Peshawar compare with New York City?
Rent in Peshawar is about 97% cheaper than the global benchmark (New York City). We are using the country-level cost index for Pakistan here because a defensible city-level aggregate index is not available yet.
How expensive are groceries and restaurants in Peshawar?
Groceries in Peshawar are about 82% cheaper than the global benchmark (New York City), and restaurant prices are about 83% cheaper than the same benchmark. We are using the country-level cost index for Pakistan here because a defensible city-level aggregate index is not available yet.
About Peshawar
Peshawar is the capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in northwest Pakistan, roughly 50 kilometers from the Khyber Pass and the Afghan border. It is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in South Asia and a major Pashtun cultural center, with an economy built on trade with Afghanistan, agriculture, and government employment. For international relocators it is essentially restricted to diplomatic, NGO, and journalist postings with high-level security arrangements; tourism and business travel are tightly constrained by long-running advisories. Pashto and Urdu dominate daily life with English used in formal settings, the climate is hot semi-arid with cold winter nights, and infrastructure quality varies sharply between cantonment areas and the older city.
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