Delhi vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Delhi	Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$510	$474
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1263	$1052
🏠 One person rent	$221	$203
🏘️ Family rent	$445	$302
🍽️ Food expenses	$185	$158
🚐 Transport expenses	$59.4	$81.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$769	$218
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	94	30
😀 Quality of life	61	14
🏙️ Population	26.5M	4.27M

The cost of living in Delhi is 7% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 8558th and 8769th ($510 vs $474) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 3rd in India and Afghanistan, respectively. Check India vs Afghanistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Delhi compared to 0.5 months in Kabul. Delhi ranked 9th best city to live in India vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 5071st and 9071st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Delhi vs Kabul

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	Delhi	Kabul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.47	$2.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.6	$9.34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.89	$4.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.54	$3.11
☕ Cappuccino	$2.15	$1.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$238	$140
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$157	$90
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$580	$312
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$326	$141
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.3	$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61	$66.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.53	$59.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.79%	18.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2062	$404
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1179	$202
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.6	$18.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.66	$7.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.53	$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.1	$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.73	$4.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$3.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.94	$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$0.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$0.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.22	$0.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.9	$8.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.94	$2.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.29	$2.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3	$3.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.38	$1.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.81	$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.8	$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.59	$2.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$13.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.18	$2.79
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.5	$16.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$49.6	$34.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$91.5	$17.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1949	$1356

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Cities near Delhi

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Noida	$425
20 km or 12 mi	Ghaziabad	$386
29 km or 18 mi	Gurgaon	$536
29 km or 18 mi	Faridabad	$368
42 km or 26 mi	Sonipat	$274
59 km or 37 mi	Meerut	$342
68 km or 43 mi	Rohtak	$265
106 km or 66 mi	Bhiwani	$321
122 km or 76 mi	Aligarh	$283
130 km or 81 mi	Sambhal	$307
136 km or 84 mi	Alwar	$289
139 km or 87 mi	Mathura	$292
148 km or 92 mi	Saharanpur	$283
149 km or 92 mi	Moradabad	$309
154 km or 96 mi	Hisar	$251
183 km or 114 mi	Agra	$353
191 km or 119 mi	Rishikesh	$349
200 km or 124 mi	Dehradun	$372
217 km or 135 mi	Bareilly	$288
219 km or 136 mi	Patiala	$365
234 km or 145 mi	Chandigarh	$369
235 km or 146 mi	Sikar	$350
236 km or 146 mi	Jaipur	$376
271 km or 168 mi	Shimla	$272
282 km or 175 mi	Ludhiana	$441
289 km or 180 mi	Gwalior	$328
305 km or 190 mi	Bheemdatta	$370
330 km or 205 mi	Dhangadhi	$384
335 km or 208 mi	Jalandhar	$358
353 km or 219 mi	Ajmer	$279
382 km or 237 mi	Jhansi	$368
388 km or 241 mi	Bikaner	$297
392 km or 244 mi	Kanpur	$315
399 km or 248 mi	Amritsar	$383
411 km or 256 mi	Kota	$339
419 km or 260 mi	Lucknow	$366
423 km or 263 mi	Lahore	$411
428 km or 266 mi	Pathankot	$355
434 km or 270 mi	Okara	$300
449 km or 279 mi	Bhilwara	$340

Cities near Kabul

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Gardez	$386
119 km or 74 mi	Jalalabad	$303
129 km or 80 mi	Ghazni	$389
150 km or 93 mi	Khost	$366
163 km or 101 mi	Puli Khumri	$381
223 km or 138 mi	Peshawar	$346
235 km or 146 mi	Kohat	$379
246 km or 153 mi	Kunduz	$394
266 km or 166 mi	Mardan	$366
293 km or 182 mi	Mingora	$364
304 km or 189 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$408
336 km or 209 mi	Wah	$382
368 km or 229 mi	Islamabad	$442
369 km or 229 mi	Qurghonteppa	$596
374 km or 232 mi	Rawalpindi	$401
389 km or 242 mi	Sheberghan	$414
425 km or 264 mi	Sargodha	$458
450 km or 280 mi	Tursunzoda	$593
451 km or 280 mi	Dushanbe	$605
451 km or 280 mi	Mirpur	$354
456 km or 284 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$355
458 km or 285 mi	Kandahar	$468
467 km or 290 mi	Jhang	$292
474 km or 294 mi	Chiniot	$389
476 km or 296 mi	Baramulla	$273
499 km or 310 mi	Gojra	$342
501 km or 312 mi	Hafizabad	$380
503 km or 313 mi	Faisalabad	$306
505 km or 314 mi	Gujrat	$373
517 km or 321 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$297
520 km or 323 mi	Srinagar	$354
523 km or 325 mi	Quetta	$266
526 km or 327 mi	Multan	$392
534 km or 332 mi	Sahiwal	$305
536 km or 333 mi	Gujranwala	$308
538 km or 334 mi	Khanewal	$361
546 km or 340 mi	Sialkot	$281
549 km or 341 mi	Sheikhupura	$374
550 km or 342 mi	Kamoke	$321
553 km or 344 mi	Lashkargah	$476