Gujranwala vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Gujranwala	Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$309	$504
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$751	$1114
🏠 One person rent	$97.5	$211
🏘️ Family rent	$152	$298
🍽️ Food expenses	$129	$177
🚐 Transport expenses	$42.8	$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$150	$146
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	44	33
😀 Quality of life	34	26
🏙️ Population	2.03M	5.33M

The cost of living in Gujranwala is 39% less expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 9171st and 8650th ($309 vs $504) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 2nd in Pakistan and Afghanistan, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Afghanistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Gujranwala compared to 0.3 months in Kabul. Gujranwala ranked 9th best city to live in Pakistan vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 8578th and 8929th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gujranwala vs Kabul

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	Gujranwala	Kabul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.92	$3.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$10	$8.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.21	$5.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$3.24
☕ Cappuccino	$1.06	$1.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.31	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$54.4	$126
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$35.5	$83.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$97.8	$223
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$62.6	$145
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.3	$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.2	$49.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14	$88.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.48%	12.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$901	$664
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$509	$346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.18	$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.95	$14.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.45	$6.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.53	$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.04	$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.04	$5.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$4.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.98	$6.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$0.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$0.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.27	$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.63	$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.02	$2.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.88	$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.94	$3.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.33	$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.51	$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.45	$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$7.97	$13.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.16	$2.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$7.92	$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.27	$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$13.6	$17.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.2	$45.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$21.9	$20.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$956	$1302

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Cities near Gujranwala

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi	Kamoke	$332
48 km or 30 mi	Hafizabad	$382
48 km or 30 mi	Gujrat	$335
51 km or 32 mi	Sialkot	$313
52 km or 32 mi	Sheikhupura	$396
68 km or 43 mi	Lahore	$450
80 km or 50 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$350
86 km or 54 mi	Amritsar	$397
90 km or 56 mi	Jammu	$286
117 km or 72 mi	Mirpur	$280
123 km or 76 mi	Chiniot	$393
132 km or 82 mi	Faisalabad	$359
139 km or 86 mi	Pathankot	$371
143 km or 89 mi	Sargodha	$391
149 km or 93 mi	Sahiwal	$339
161 km or 100 mi	Jalandhar	$346
164 km or 102 mi	Okara	$340
180 km or 112 mi	Gojra	$379
192 km or 119 mi	Rawalpindi	$446
202 km or 125 mi	Jhang	$306
203 km or 126 mi	Islamabad	$496
210 km or 130 mi	Ludhiana	$391
223 km or 139 mi	Srinagar	$344
228 km or 142 mi	Baramulla	$253
230 km or 143 mi	Wah	$371
264 km or 164 mi	Burewala	$350
292 km or 181 mi	Patiala	$334
293 km or 182 mi	Chandigarh	$379
297 km or 184 mi	Khanewal	$401
302 km or 188 mi	Kohat	$394
304 km or 189 mi	Mardan	$373
306 km or 190 mi	Shimla	$252
324 km or 201 mi	Peshawar	$321
337 km or 209 mi	Mingora	$373
341 km or 212 mi	Multan	$440
365 km or 227 mi	Hisar	$256
389 km or 242 mi	Bahawalpur	$310
402 km or 250 mi	Saharanpur	$270
411 km or 255 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$278
418 km or 260 mi	Bhiwani	$326

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