Dhaka vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dhaka	Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$464	$458
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1123	$1016
🏠 One person rent	$141	$195
🏘️ Family rent	$240	$267
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$153
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.7	$76.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$181	$104
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	73	30
😀 Quality of life	57	33
🏙️ Population	16.8M	4.27M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 1% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 8829th and 8842nd ($464 vs $458) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Bangladesh and Afghanistan, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Afghanistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dhaka compared to 0.2 months in Kabul. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 6151st and 8609th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Kabul

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	Dhaka	Kabul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.14	$2.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.2	$11.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.03	$4.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.09	$2.4
☕ Cappuccino	$2.34	$1.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$0.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$149	$93.7
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$95.5	$62.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$274	$172
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$172	$111
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.7	$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.1	$48.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$95.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.01%	12.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$939	$505
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$535	$260
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.3	$10.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.36	$7.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$0.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$1.9
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.2	$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.02	$4.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$3.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.6	$6.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$0.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$0.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$1.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.92	$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.15	$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.3	$3.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.47	$3.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.88	$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.7	$10.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$2.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$15.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.15	$3.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.7	$18
👟 Brand Sneakers	$46.2	$34.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$57.7	$19.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1844	$1486

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$348
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$352
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$332
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$362
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$312
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$282
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$301
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$300
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$287
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$274
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$321
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$286
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$358
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$313
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$294
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$320
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$312
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$313
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$328
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$317
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$315
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$320
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$297
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$315
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$456
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$324
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$320
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$327
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$335
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$318
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$312
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$318
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$323
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$366
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$332
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$308
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$354
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$333
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$302

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