Dhaka vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dhaka	Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$428	$599
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1078	$1271
🏠 One person rent	$121	$285
🏘️ Family rent	$235	$403
🍽️ Food expenses	$191	$182
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.7	$96.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$282	$188
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	72	29
😀 Quality of life	54	13
🏙️ Population	16.8M	4.27M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 28% less expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 8916th and 7801st ($428 vs $599) 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 5968th and 9123rd 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	$1.9	$2.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.5	$8.83
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.57	$6.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.18	$3.75
☕ Cappuccino	$2.07	$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.29	$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$137	$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$77.4	$123
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$293	$381
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$167	$182
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.5	$53.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.7	$82.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$99.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.48%	21.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1008	$451
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$531	$274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.8	$19.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.51	$9.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.68	$0.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.22	$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.18	$4.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.58	$6.69
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$0.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$0.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$0.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.68	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.4	$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$2.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.65	$3.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.79	$1.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.67	$1.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.1	$13.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.13	$2.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.4	$2.99
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.2	$13.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.4	$46.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$45.9	$23.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1444	$1452

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$301
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$271
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$290
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$380
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$295
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$256
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$339
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$290
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$282
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$279
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$294
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$296
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$307
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$312
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$335
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$309
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$342
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$332
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$335
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$353
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$341
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$336
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$343
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$311
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$336
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$461
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$344
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$343
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$351
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$360
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$340
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$334
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$338
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$338
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$408
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$360
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$298
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$390
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$356
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$317

Cities near Kabul

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Gardez	$469
119 km or 74 mi	Jalalabad	$358
129 km or 80 mi	Ghazni	$476
150 km or 93 mi	Khost	$441
163 km or 101 mi	Puli Khumri	$457
223 km or 138 mi	Peshawar	$338
235 km or 146 mi	Kohat	$374
246 km or 153 mi	Kunduz	$467
266 km or 166 mi	Mardan	$372
293 km or 182 mi	Mingora	$354
304 km or 189 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$470
336 km or 209 mi	Wah	$323
368 km or 229 mi	Islamabad	$439
369 km or 229 mi	Qurghonteppa	$659
374 km or 232 mi	Rawalpindi	$376
389 km or 242 mi	Sheberghan	$450
425 km or 264 mi	Sargodha	$456
450 km or 280 mi	Tursunzoda	$655
451 km or 280 mi	Dushanbe	$672
451 km or 280 mi	Mirpur	$328
456 km or 284 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$341
458 km or 285 mi	Kandahar	$521
467 km or 290 mi	Jhang	$292
474 km or 294 mi	Chiniot	$373
476 km or 296 mi	Baramulla	$277
499 km or 310 mi	Gojra	$344
501 km or 312 mi	Hafizabad	$380
503 km or 313 mi	Faisalabad	$319
505 km or 314 mi	Gujrat	$330
517 km or 321 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$273
520 km or 323 mi	Srinagar	$388
523 km or 325 mi	Quetta	$285
526 km or 327 mi	Multan	$371
534 km or 332 mi	Sahiwal	$312
536 km or 333 mi	Gujranwala	$280
538 km or 334 mi	Khanewal	$358
546 km or 340 mi	Sialkot	$335
549 km or 341 mi	Sheikhupura	$376
550 km or 342 mi	Kamoke	$308
553 km or 344 mi	Lashkargah	$487