Bandung vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bandung	Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$545	$474
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1341	$1052
🏠 One person rent	$218	$203
🏘️ Family rent	$368	$302
🍽️ Food expenses	$193	$158
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.1	$81.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$251	$218
😷 Air quality	Bad	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	81	30
😀 Quality of life	40	14
🏙️ Population	2.88M	4.27M

The cost of living in Bandung is 15% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 8276th and 8769th ($545 vs $474) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 3rd in Indonesia and Afghanistan, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Afghanistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bandung compared to 0.5 months in Kabul. Bandung ranked 20th best city to live in Indonesia vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 6910th and 9071st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bandung vs Kabul

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	Bandung	Kabul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.59	$2.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.19	$9.34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.05	$4.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.76	$3.11
☕ Cappuccino	$1.78	$1.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$221	$140
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$158	$90
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$452	$312
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$270	$141
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.8	$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.8	$66.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.4	$59.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.17%	18.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$874	$404
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$412	$202
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28	$18.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.3	$7.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.77	$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.01	$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.5	$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.07	$4.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$3.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.58	$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$0.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$0.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.17	$0.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20	$8.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.22	$2.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.62	$2.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.76	$3.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.92	$1.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.63	$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.4	$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.91	$2.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.1	$13.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.09	$2.79
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.5	$16.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$63.3	$34.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$109	$17.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7595	$1356

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Cities near Bandung

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.3 km or 5.1 mi	Cimahi	$500
71 km or 44 mi	Sukabumi	$563
82 km or 51 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
93 km or 58 mi	Bogor	$513
101 km or 63 mi	Bekasi	$518
103 km or 64 mi	Depok	$385
113 km or 70 mi	Cirebon	$521
114 km or 71 mi	Jakarta	$701
116 km or 72 mi	Banjar	$490
119 km or 74 mi	South Tangerang	$536
134 km or 83 mi	Tangerang	$558
173 km or 108 mi	Tegal	$480
181 km or 113 mi	Cilacap	$474
182 km or 113 mi	Serang	$492
202 km or 125 mi	Cilegon	$488
233 km or 145 mi	Pekalongan	$471
306 km or 190 mi	Bandar Lampung	$374
315 km or 195 mi	Semarang	$493
323 km or 201 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
323 km or 201 mi	Metro	$432
327 km or 203 mi	Salatiga	$421
365 km or 227 mi	Surakarta	$417
443 km or 275 mi	Madiun	$486
500 km or 310 mi	Kediri	$464
521 km or 324 mi	Blitar	$453
538 km or 334 mi	Prabumulih	$417
539 km or 335 mi	Palembang	$395
540 km or 336 mi	Mojokerto	$505
556 km or 346 mi	Batu	$410
569 km or 353 mi	Malang	$365
572 km or 355 mi	Surabaya	$549
578 km or 359 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
594 km or 369 mi	Pasuruan	$510
629 km or 391 mi	Probolinggo	$614
661 km or 411 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
684 km or 425 mi	Bengkulu	$500
740 km or 460 mi	Jambi	$458
795 km or 494 mi	Pontianak	$427
837 km or 520 mi	Bali	$1267
864 km or 537 mi	Denpasar	$497

Cities near Kabul

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Gardez	$386
119 km or 74 mi	Jalalabad	$303
129 km or 80 mi	Ghazni	$389
150 km or 93 mi	Khost	$366
163 km or 101 mi	Puli Khumri	$381
223 km or 138 mi	Peshawar	$346
235 km or 146 mi	Kohat	$379
246 km or 153 mi	Kunduz	$394
266 km or 166 mi	Mardan	$366
293 km or 182 mi	Mingora	$364
304 km or 189 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$408
336 km or 209 mi	Wah	$382
368 km or 229 mi	Islamabad	$442
369 km or 229 mi	Qurghonteppa	$596
374 km or 232 mi	Rawalpindi	$401
389 km or 242 mi	Sheberghan	$414
425 km or 264 mi	Sargodha	$458
450 km or 280 mi	Tursunzoda	$593
451 km or 280 mi	Dushanbe	$605
451 km or 280 mi	Mirpur	$354
456 km or 284 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$355
458 km or 285 mi	Kandahar	$468
467 km or 290 mi	Jhang	$292
474 km or 294 mi	Chiniot	$389
476 km or 296 mi	Baramulla	$273
499 km or 310 mi	Gojra	$342
501 km or 312 mi	Hafizabad	$380
503 km or 313 mi	Faisalabad	$306
505 km or 314 mi	Gujrat	$373
517 km or 321 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$297
520 km or 323 mi	Srinagar	$354
523 km or 325 mi	Quetta	$266
526 km or 327 mi	Multan	$392
534 km or 332 mi	Sahiwal	$305
536 km or 333 mi	Gujranwala	$308
538 km or 334 mi	Khanewal	$361
546 km or 340 mi	Sialkot	$281
549 km or 341 mi	Sheikhupura	$374
550 km or 342 mi	Kamoke	$321
553 km or 344 mi	Lashkargah	$476