Dhaka vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Dhaka	Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$456	$567
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1241	$1181
🏠 One person rent	$106	$276
🏘️ Family rent	$258	$383
🍽️ Food expenses	$220	$168
🚐 Transport expenses	$89	$88.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$309	$175
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	72	29
😀 Quality of life	57	21
🏙️ Population	16.8M	4.27M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 19% less expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 8745th and 7972nd ($456 vs $567) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Bangladesh and Afghanistan, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Afghanistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Dhaka compared to 0.3 months in Kabul. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 5727th and 8953rd 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	$2.5	$2.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.76	$10.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.21	$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.46	$4.97
☕ Cappuccino	$2.19	$1.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.35	$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$106	$173
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$62.5	$114
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$343	$295
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$178	$182
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.3	$51.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.9	$79.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16	$99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.78%	14.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1103	$424
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$577	$259
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.2	$18.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.98	$8.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.69	$0.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.36	$1.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.9	$3.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$3.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$6.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$0.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$0.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.21	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.82	$9.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.65	$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.91	$2.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$2.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$3.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.97	$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.19	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.3	$11.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.53	$2.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.9	$13.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.22	$2.99
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.1	$14.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$45.3	$41.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$57.9	$22.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1449	$1370

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$446
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$303
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$342
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$387
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$324
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$290
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$342
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$310
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$315
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$293
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$287
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$312
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$304
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$362
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$338
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$311
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$347
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$336
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$339
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$356
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$346
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$341
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$348
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$319
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$343
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$520
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$351
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$349
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$355
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$364
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$346
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$342
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$346
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$354
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$399
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$361
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$325
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$360
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$357
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$323

Cities near Kabul

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Gardez	$449
119 km or 74 mi	Jalalabad	$347
129 km or 80 mi	Ghazni	$455
150 km or 93 mi	Khost	$423
163 km or 101 mi	Puli Khumri	$437
223 km or 138 mi	Peshawar	$352
235 km or 146 mi	Kohat	$307
246 km or 153 mi	Kunduz	$445
266 km or 166 mi	Mardan	$335
293 km or 182 mi	Mingora	$311
304 km or 189 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$449
336 km or 209 mi	Wah	$238
368 km or 229 mi	Islamabad	$389
369 km or 229 mi	Qurghonteppa	$632
374 km or 232 mi	Rawalpindi	$331
389 km or 242 mi	Sheberghan	$446
425 km or 264 mi	Sargodha	$330
450 km or 280 mi	Tursunzoda	$629
451 km or 280 mi	Dushanbe	$638
451 km or 280 mi	Mirpur	$278
456 km or 284 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$287
458 km or 285 mi	Kandahar	$513
467 km or 290 mi	Jhang	$364
474 km or 294 mi	Chiniot	$344
476 km or 296 mi	Baramulla	$281
499 km or 310 mi	Gojra	$337
501 km or 312 mi	Hafizabad	$303
503 km or 313 mi	Faisalabad	$289
505 km or 314 mi	Gujrat	$277
517 km or 321 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$242
520 km or 323 mi	Srinagar	$393
523 km or 325 mi	Quetta	$313
526 km or 327 mi	Multan	$307
534 km or 332 mi	Sahiwal	$260
536 km or 333 mi	Gujranwala	$240
538 km or 334 mi	Khanewal	$328
546 km or 340 mi	Sialkot	$298
549 km or 341 mi	Sheikhupura	$337
550 km or 342 mi	Kamoke	$268
553 km or 344 mi	Lashkargah	$484