Dhaka vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dhaka	Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$430	$474
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1093	$1052
🏠 One person rent	$118	$203
🏘️ Family rent	$238	$302
🍽️ Food expenses	$194	$158
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.1	$81.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$274	$218
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	72	30
😀 Quality of life	54	14
🏙️ Population	16.8M	4.27M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 9% less expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 8899th and 8769th ($430 vs $474) 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 0.6 months in Dhaka compared to 0.5 months in Kabul. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 5971st and 9071st 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	$1.89	$2.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.4	$9.34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$4.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.23	$3.11
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$1.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.31	$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$123	$140
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$73.8	$90
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$290	$312
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$168	$141
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.6	$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.3	$66.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$59.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.62%	18.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$963	$404
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$528	$202
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.5	$18.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.43	$7.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.3	$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.37	$4.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$3.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$0.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$0.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$0.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.86	$8.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.46	$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.86	$2.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.55	$2.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.89	$3.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$1.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.66	$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.3	$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$2.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$13.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.37	$2.79
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.5	$16.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.3	$34.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$47.4	$17.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1681	$1356

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$309
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$295
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$367
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$287
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$264
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$303
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$289
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$280
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$274
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$281
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$305
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$294
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$351
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$328
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$304
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$337
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$327
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$327
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$347
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$334
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$329
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$337
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$307
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$330
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$478
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$338
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$336
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$345
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$355
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$333
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$327
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$331
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$332
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$404
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$354
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$296
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$408
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$350
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$314

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