Bangalore vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bangalore	Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$524	$458
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1260	$1016
🏠 One person rent	$221	$195
🏘️ Family rent	$384	$267
🍽️ Food expenses	$189	$153
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.9	$76.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$311	$104
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	76	30
😀 Quality of life	65	33
🏙️ Population	12.3M	4.27M

The cost of living in Bangalore is 15% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 8500th and 8842nd ($524 vs $458) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 3rd in India and Afghanistan, respectively. Check India vs Afghanistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Bangalore compared to 0.2 months in Kabul. Bangalore ranked 6th best city to live in India vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 5281st and 8609th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangalore vs Kabul

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	Bangalore	Kabul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.4	$2.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17	$11.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.27	$4.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.58	$2.4
☕ Cappuccino	$2.27	$1.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$288	$93.7
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$163	$62.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$506	$172
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$295	$111
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.6	$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38	$48.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.1	$95.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.71%	12.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2084	$505
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1082	$260
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.3	$10.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.26	$7.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.58	$0.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$1.9
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.07	$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.17	$4.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$3.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.55	$6.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$0.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$0.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.88	$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$1.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.91	$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.45	$3.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.16	$3.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.41	$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.48	$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.8	$10.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.09	$2.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.2	$15.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.65	$3.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.7	$18
👟 Brand Sneakers	$52.9	$34.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$121	$19.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3795	$1486

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Cities near Bangalore

Distance	City	Cost of living
68 km or 42 mi	Tumkur	$355
96 km or 60 mi	Hindupur	$341
117 km or 73 mi	Madanapalle	$327
126 km or 78 mi	Mysore	$346
159 km or 99 mi	Salem	$295
166 km or 103 mi	Vellore	$235
166 km or 103 mi	Chittoor	$291
182 km or 113 mi	Erode	$286
191 km or 118 mi	Anantapur	$345
198 km or 123 mi	Tiruppur	$347
211 km or 131 mi	Tirupati	$327
212 km or 132 mi	Kadapa	$368
221 km or 137 mi	Proddatur	$367
230 km or 143 mi	Coimbatore	$326
244 km or 151 mi	Shimoga	$340
246 km or 153 mi	Davanagere	$295
266 km or 166 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$300
269 km or 167 mi	Pondicherry	$327
270 km or 168 mi	Cuddalore	$300
271 km or 168 mi	Malappuram	$286
273 km or 169 mi	Kannur	$317
276 km or 172 mi	Kozhikode	$321
286 km or 178 mi	Hospet	$266
290 km or 180 mi	Chennai	$437
294 km or 183 mi	Dindigul	$310
295 km or 183 mi	Thanjavur	$275
295 km or 183 mi	Mangalore	$400
295 km or 183 mi	Nandyal	$347
298 km or 185 mi	Adoni	$383
303 km or 188 mi	Nellore	$535
311 km or 194 mi	Udupi	$283
312 km or 194 mi	Thrissur	$356
321 km or 199 mi	Kurnool	$345
344 km or 214 mi	Madurai	$347
362 km or 225 mi	Ernakulam	$351
363 km or 226 mi	Kochi	$382
386 km or 240 mi	Ongole	$334
390 km or 242 mi	Hubli	$355
394 km or 245 mi	Kottayam	$300
421 km or 261 mi	Mahbubnagar	$353

Cities near Kabul

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Gardez	$401
119 km or 74 mi	Jalalabad	$354
129 km or 80 mi	Ghazni	$396
150 km or 93 mi	Khost	$393
163 km or 101 mi	Puli Khumri	$404
223 km or 138 mi	Peshawar	$334
235 km or 146 mi	Kohat	$364
246 km or 153 mi	Kunduz	$428
266 km or 166 mi	Mardan	$354
293 km or 182 mi	Mingora	$351
304 km or 189 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$470
336 km or 209 mi	Wah	$344
368 km or 229 mi	Islamabad	$443
369 km or 229 mi	Qurghonteppa	$684
374 km or 232 mi	Rawalpindi	$416
389 km or 242 mi	Sheberghan	$432
425 km or 264 mi	Sargodha	$376
450 km or 280 mi	Tursunzoda	$680
451 km or 280 mi	Dushanbe	$712
451 km or 280 mi	Mirpur	$277
456 km or 284 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$326
458 km or 285 mi	Kandahar	$436
467 km or 290 mi	Jhang	$294
474 km or 294 mi	Chiniot	$372
476 km or 296 mi	Baramulla	$265
499 km or 310 mi	Gojra	$351
501 km or 312 mi	Hafizabad	$363
503 km or 313 mi	Faisalabad	$333
505 km or 314 mi	Gujrat	$320
517 km or 321 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$254
520 km or 323 mi	Srinagar	$340
523 km or 325 mi	Quetta	$291
526 km or 327 mi	Multan	$403
534 km or 332 mi	Sahiwal	$303
536 km or 333 mi	Gujranwala	$302
538 km or 334 mi	Khanewal	$362
546 km or 340 mi	Sialkot	$311
549 km or 341 mi	Sheikhupura	$368
550 km or 342 mi	Kamoke	$316
553 km or 344 mi	Lashkargah	$439