Bucharest vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bucharest	Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1116	$458
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2864	$1016
🏠 One person rent	$525	$195
🏘️ Family rent	$907	$267
🍽️ Food expenses	$389	$153
🚐 Transport expenses	$80	$76.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1391	$104
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	77	30
😀 Quality of life	81	33
🏙️ Population	1.72M	4.27M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 144% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 4913th and 8842nd ($1116 vs $458) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Romania and Afghanistan, respectively. Check Romania vs Afghanistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Bucharest compared to 0.2 months in Kabul. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 646th and 8609th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Kabul

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	Bucharest	Kabul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.7	$2.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.8	$11.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.27	$4.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.41	$2.4
☕ Cappuccino	$3.45	$1.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.33	$0.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$576	$93.7
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$376	$62.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1044	$172
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$667	$111
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.4	$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$48.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.6	$95.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.28%	12.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3651	$505
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2102	$260
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.15	$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.3	$10.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.02	$7.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.68	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.16	$0.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.9
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.41	$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.89	$4.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.34	$3.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$6.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$0.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$0.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.07	$1.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.39	$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.09	$3.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.47	$3.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.81	$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.18	$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.8	$10.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.84	$2.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.8	$15.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$3.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$79.4	$18
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.7	$34.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$664	$19.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14350	$1486

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Cities near Bucharest

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Voluntari	$970
56 km or 35 mi	Giurgiu	$910
60 km or 37 mi	Ploiesti	$885
62 km or 39 mi	Ruse	$777
77 km or 48 mi	Targoviste	$802
77 km or 48 mi	Alexandria	$692
102 km or 63 mi	Buzau	$857
102 km or 63 mi	Calarasi	$775
103 km or 64 mi	Slobozia	$762
108 km or 67 mi	Pitesti	$873
137 km or 85 mi	Slatina	$675
143 km or 89 mi	Shumen	$681
144 km or 90 mi	Brasov	$1056
151 km or 94 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$752
156 km or 97 mi	Ramnicu Valcea	$835
161 km or 100 mi	Pleven	$667
164 km or 102 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$712
168 km or 104 mi	Dobrich	$789
168 km or 105 mi	Focsani	$898
177 km or 110 mi	Braila	$871
180 km or 112 mi	Craiova	$909
181 km or 112 mi	Gabrovo	$643
192 km or 119 mi	Galati	$895
192 km or 119 mi	Sliven	$591
198 km or 123 mi	Varna	$1039
203 km or 126 mi	Mamaia	$1024
205 km or 127 mi	Constanta	$1103
216 km or 134 mi	Yambol	$618
217 km or 135 mi	Sibiu	$805
223 km or 138 mi	Stara Zagora	$703
232 km or 144 mi	Tulcea	$854
233 km or 145 mi	Targu Jiu	$832
236 km or 146 mi	Cahul	$926
237 km or 147 mi	Barlad	$797
238 km or 148 mi	Medias	$706
239 km or 148 mi	Burgas	$848
243 km or 151 mi	Vratsa	$766
251 km or 156 mi	Bacau	$724
260 km or 161 mi	Vidin	$668
267 km or 166 mi	Targu Mures	$749

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