Brussels vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brussels	Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2028	$458
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4874	$1016
🏠 One person rent	$1133	$195
🏘️ Family rent	$1958	$267
🍽️ Food expenses	$649	$153
🚐 Transport expenses	$97.4	$76.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3458	$104
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	96	30
😀 Quality of life	91	33
🏙️ Population	196K	4.27M

The cost of living in Brussels is 343% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 1913th and 8842nd ($2028 vs $458) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Belgium and Afghanistan, respectively. Check Belgium vs Afghanistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Brussels compared to 0.2 months in Kabul. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 165th and 8609th 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	$25.6	$2.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.4	$11.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.1	$4.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.38	$2.4
☕ Cappuccino	$4.55	$1.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.18	$0.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1090	$93.7
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$879	$62.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1983	$172
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1587	$111
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$235	$48.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.3	$95.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.23%	12.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4704	$505
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3801	$260
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.93	$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.9	$10.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.7	$7.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.95	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.66	$0.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.9
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.86	$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$4.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$3.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.7	$6.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$0.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$0.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.21	$1.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.34	$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$3.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.07	$3.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.32	$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.7	$10.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.2	$2.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.9	$15.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.8	$3.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$18
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$34.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1055	$19.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22658	$1486

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1854
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1876
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1889
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1931
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1758
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1847
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1858
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1870
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1732
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1845
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1816
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$2025
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1835
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1791
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1863
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1787
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1835
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1801
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1806
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1745
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1823
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1768
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1846
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1867
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1571
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1648
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1746
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1737
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1657
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1830
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1696
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1794
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1722
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1724
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1745
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1671
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1867
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1804
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1666
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1818

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