Dhaka vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Dhaka	Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$478	$504
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1155	$1114
🏠 One person rent	$150	$211
🏘️ Family rent	$256	$298
🍽️ Food expenses	$209	$177
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.9	$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$238	$146
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	76	33
😀 Quality of life	58	26
🏙️ Population	16.8M	5.33M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 5% less expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 8770th and 8650th ($478 vs $504) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Bangladesh and Afghanistan, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Afghanistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 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 6105th and 8929th 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	$2.19	$3.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.2	$8.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.9	$5.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.87	$3.24
☕ Cappuccino	$2.25	$1.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.3	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$166	$126
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$101	$83.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$300	$223
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$181	$145
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.5	$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40	$49.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.8	$88.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.58%	12.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1249	$664
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$700	$346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.4	$14.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.35	$6.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.82	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.17	$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.47	$5.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$4.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.54	$6.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$0.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$0.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.3	$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$2.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.91	$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.2	$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.25	$3.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.49	$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.88	$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.9	$13.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.08	$2.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.12	$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$17	$17.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$47	$45.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$77.5	$20.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2391	$1302

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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	$357
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$329
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$342
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$321
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$278
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$287
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$326
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$297
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$289
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$327
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$285
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$358
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$313
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$288
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$319
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$311
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$311
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$327
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$318
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$314
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$321
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$288
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$315
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$435
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$324
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$321
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$326
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$333
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$318
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$313
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$319
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$321
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$362
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$331
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$307
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$336
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$328
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$296

Cities near Kabul

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Gardez	$456
119 km or 74 mi	Jalalabad	$381
129 km or 80 mi	Ghazni	$447
150 km or 93 mi	Khost	$438
163 km or 101 mi	Puli Khumri	$447
223 km or 138 mi	Peshawar	$321
235 km or 146 mi	Kohat	$394
246 km or 153 mi	Kunduz	$468
266 km or 166 mi	Mardan	$373
293 km or 182 mi	Mingora	$373
304 km or 189 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$493
336 km or 209 mi	Wah	$371
368 km or 229 mi	Islamabad	$496
369 km or 229 mi	Qurghonteppa	$734
374 km or 232 mi	Rawalpindi	$446
389 km or 242 mi	Sheberghan	$470
425 km or 264 mi	Sargodha	$391
450 km or 280 mi	Tursunzoda	$737
451 km or 280 mi	Dushanbe	$773
451 km or 280 mi	Mirpur	$280
456 km or 284 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$350
458 km or 285 mi	Kandahar	$473
467 km or 290 mi	Jhang	$306
474 km or 294 mi	Chiniot	$393
476 km or 296 mi	Baramulla	$253
499 km or 310 mi	Gojra	$379
501 km or 312 mi	Hafizabad	$382
503 km or 313 mi	Faisalabad	$359
505 km or 314 mi	Gujrat	$335
517 km or 321 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$278
520 km or 323 mi	Srinagar	$344
523 km or 325 mi	Quetta	$303
526 km or 327 mi	Multan	$440
534 km or 332 mi	Sahiwal	$339
536 km or 333 mi	Gujranwala	$309
538 km or 334 mi	Khanewal	$401
546 km or 340 mi	Sialkot	$313
549 km or 341 mi	Sheikhupura	$396
550 km or 342 mi	Kamoke	$332
553 km or 344 mi	Lashkargah	$469