Gujranwala vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Gujranwala	Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$240	$567
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$600	$1181
🏠 One person rent	$73.5	$276
🏘️ Family rent	$123	$383
🍽️ Food expenses	$96	$168
🚐 Transport expenses	$39.4	$88.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$115	$175
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	43	29
😀 Quality of life	28	21
🏙️ Population	2.03M	4.27M

The cost of living in Gujranwala is 58% less expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 9287th and 7972nd ($240 vs $567) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 1st 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 10th best city to live in Pakistan vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 8622nd and 8953rd 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	$1.02	$2.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$6.66	$10.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.42	$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$4.97
☕ Cappuccino	$1.39	$1.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.25	$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$64.2	$173
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$33.2	$114
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$102	$295
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$71.3	$182
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$20.3	$51.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.4	$79.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.9	$99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.44%	14.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$626	$424
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$400	$259
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.17	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.97	$18.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.77	$8.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.76	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$0.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.89	$1.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$3.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$3.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$6.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$0.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.33	$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.28	$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.3	$0.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.2	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.55	$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.43	$9.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.68	$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.49	$2.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.39	$2.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.32	$3.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.5	$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.45	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$9.7	$11.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.32	$2.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$7.4	$13.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.25	$2.99
👖 Brand Jeans	$15.8	$14.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$46.7	$41.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$35.9	$22.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1081	$1370

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Cities near Gujranwala

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi	Kamoke	$268
48 km or 30 mi	Hafizabad	$303
48 km or 30 mi	Gujrat	$277
51 km or 32 mi	Sialkot	$298
52 km or 32 mi	Sheikhupura	$337
68 km or 43 mi	Lahore	$386
80 km or 50 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$287
86 km or 54 mi	Amritsar	$508
90 km or 56 mi	Jammu	$399
117 km or 72 mi	Mirpur	$278
123 km or 76 mi	Chiniot	$344
132 km or 82 mi	Faisalabad	$289
139 km or 86 mi	Pathankot	$399
143 km or 89 mi	Sargodha	$330
149 km or 93 mi	Sahiwal	$260
161 km or 100 mi	Jalandhar	$394
164 km or 102 mi	Okara	$290
180 km or 112 mi	Gojra	$337
192 km or 119 mi	Rawalpindi	$331
202 km or 125 mi	Jhang	$364
203 km or 126 mi	Islamabad	$389
210 km or 130 mi	Ludhiana	$448
223 km or 139 mi	Srinagar	$393
228 km or 142 mi	Baramulla	$281
230 km or 143 mi	Wah	$238
264 km or 164 mi	Burewala	$338
292 km or 181 mi	Patiala	$365
293 km or 182 mi	Chandigarh	$401
297 km or 184 mi	Khanewal	$328
302 km or 188 mi	Kohat	$307
304 km or 189 mi	Mardan	$335
306 km or 190 mi	Shimla	$282
324 km or 201 mi	Peshawar	$352
337 km or 209 mi	Mingora	$311
341 km or 212 mi	Multan	$307
365 km or 227 mi	Hisar	$250
389 km or 242 mi	Bahawalpur	$267
402 km or 250 mi	Saharanpur	$255
411 km or 255 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$242
418 km or 260 mi	Bhiwani	$357

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