Brussels vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brussels	Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2030	$504
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4894	$1114
🏠 One person rent	$1166	$211
🏘️ Family rent	$1999	$298
🍽️ Food expenses	$628	$177
🚐 Transport expenses	$88	$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3313	$146
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	96	33
😀 Quality of life	91	26
🏙️ Population	196K	5.33M

The cost of living in Brussels is 303% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 1939th and 8650th ($2030 vs $504) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Belgium and Afghanistan, respectively. Check Belgium vs Afghanistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Brussels compared to 0.3 months in Kabul. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 121st and 8929th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Kabul

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	Brussels	Kabul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.2	$3.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80	$8.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.7	$5.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.64	$3.24
☕ Cappuccino	$4.38	$1.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.4	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1112	$126
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$903	$83.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2002	$223
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1605	$145
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$262	$49.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.2	$88.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.77%	12.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5037	$664
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4002	$346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.5	$14.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.4	$6.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.06	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.7	$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.8	$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$5.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$4.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.4	$6.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$0.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$0.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.5	$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.36	$2.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.55	$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.8	$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$3.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.04	$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.3	$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.1	$13.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.3	$2.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38	$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.2	$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$17.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$45.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1423	$20.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19621	$1302

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1896
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1895
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1926
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1969
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1837
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1870
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1861
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1866
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1844
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1874
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1832
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$1993
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1843
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1833
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1888
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1793
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1848
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1819
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1813
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1769
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1845
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1799
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1881
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1895
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1769
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1703
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1781
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1743
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1686
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1757
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1688
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1799
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1746
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1753
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1742
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1799
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1939
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1829
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1727
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1834

Cities near Kabul

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Gardez	$456
119 km or 74 mi	Jalalabad	$381
129 km or 80 mi	Ghazni	$447
150 km or 93 mi	Khost	$438
163 km or 101 mi	Puli Khumri	$447
223 km or 138 mi	Peshawar	$321
235 km or 146 mi	Kohat	$394
246 km or 153 mi	Kunduz	$468
266 km or 166 mi	Mardan	$373
293 km or 182 mi	Mingora	$373
304 km or 189 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$493
336 km or 209 mi	Wah	$371
368 km or 229 mi	Islamabad	$496
369 km or 229 mi	Qurghonteppa	$734
374 km or 232 mi	Rawalpindi	$446
389 km or 242 mi	Sheberghan	$470
425 km or 264 mi	Sargodha	$391
450 km or 280 mi	Tursunzoda	$737
451 km or 280 mi	Dushanbe	$773
451 km or 280 mi	Mirpur	$280
456 km or 284 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$350
458 km or 285 mi	Kandahar	$473
467 km or 290 mi	Jhang	$306
474 km or 294 mi	Chiniot	$393
476 km or 296 mi	Baramulla	$253
499 km or 310 mi	Gojra	$379
501 km or 312 mi	Hafizabad	$382
503 km or 313 mi	Faisalabad	$359
505 km or 314 mi	Gujrat	$335
517 km or 321 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$278
520 km or 323 mi	Srinagar	$344
523 km or 325 mi	Quetta	$303
526 km or 327 mi	Multan	$440
534 km or 332 mi	Sahiwal	$339
536 km or 333 mi	Gujranwala	$309
538 km or 334 mi	Khanewal	$401
546 km or 340 mi	Sialkot	$313
549 km or 341 mi	Sheikhupura	$396
550 km or 342 mi	Kamoke	$332
553 km or 344 mi	Lashkargah	$469