Chennai vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chennai	Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$437	$458
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1065	$1016
🏠 One person rent	$159	$195
🏘️ Family rent	$272	$267
🍽️ Food expenses	$164	$153
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.2	$76.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$321	$104
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	78	30
😀 Quality of life	65	33
🏙️ Population	6.6M	4.27M

The cost of living in Chennai is 4% less expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 8898th and 8842nd ($437 vs $458) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 3rd in India and Afghanistan, respectively. Check India vs Afghanistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chennai compared to 0.2 months in Kabul. Chennai ranked 5th best city to live in India vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 5272nd and 8609th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs Kabul

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	Chennai	Kabul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.25	$2.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.1	$11.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.91	$4.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.97	$2.4
☕ Cappuccino	$1.95	$1.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$0.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$173	$93.7
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$108	$62.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$172
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$194	$111
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.5	$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.9	$48.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.96	$95.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.55%	12.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1914	$505
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$746	$260
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.3	$10.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.73	$7.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$0.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$1.9
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.87	$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$4.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$3.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$6.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$0.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$0.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.15	$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.05	$1.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.82	$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.8	$3.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.47	$3.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1	$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.78	$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.4	$10.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.79	$2.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.9	$15.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.7	$3.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.8	$18
👟 Brand Sneakers	$50.4	$34.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$70.8	$19.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1729	$1486

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Cities near Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$327
124 km or 77 mi	Vellore	$235
125 km or 78 mi	Chittoor	$291
138 km or 85 mi	Pondicherry	$327
153 km or 95 mi	Nellore	$535
159 km or 99 mi	Cuddalore	$300
198 km or 123 mi	Madanapalle	$327
219 km or 136 mi	Kadapa	$368
260 km or 162 mi	Proddatur	$367
269 km or 167 mi	Ongole	$334
279 km or 173 mi	Salem	$295
282 km or 175 mi	Thanjavur	$275
290 km or 180 mi	Bangalore	$524
304 km or 189 mi	Chirala	$304
305 km or 189 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$300
312 km or 194 mi	Hindupur	$341
328 km or 204 mi	Nandyal	$347
338 km or 210 mi	Anantapur	$345
339 km or 211 mi	Erode	$286
344 km or 214 mi	Tumkur	$355
353 km or 219 mi	Tenali	$290
354 km or 220 mi	Machilipatnam	$307
357 km or 222 mi	Guntur	$277
361 km or 224 mi	Tiruppur	$347
383 km or 238 mi	Vijayawada	$339
388 km or 241 mi	Kurnool	$345
396 km or 246 mi	Dindigul	$310
402 km or 250 mi	Mysore	$346
411 km or 256 mi	Eluru	$298
423 km or 263 mi	Madurai	$347
428 km or 266 mi	Coimbatore	$326
428 km or 266 mi	Adoni	$383
453 km or 282 mi	Nalgonda	$266
462 km or 287 mi	Rajahmundry	$301
463 km or 288 mi	Khammam	$265
474 km or 294 mi	Mahbubnagar	$353
476 km or 296 mi	Kakinada	$291
482 km or 300 mi	Hospet	$266
494 km or 307 mi	Davanagere	$295
509 km or 317 mi	Malappuram	$286

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