Gujranwala vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Gujranwala	Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$302	$458
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$729	$1016
🏠 One person rent	$98	$195
🏘️ Family rent	$152	$267
🍽️ Food expenses	$124	$153
🚐 Transport expenses	$38.6	$76.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$131	$104
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	43	30
😀 Quality of life	30	33
🏙️ Population	2.03M	4.27M

The cost of living in Gujranwala is 34% less expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 9199th and 8842nd ($302 vs $458) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 3rd in Pakistan and Afghanistan, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Afghanistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Gujranwala compared to 0.2 months in Kabul. Gujranwala ranked 10th best city to live in Pakistan vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 8772nd and 8609th 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	$2.41	$2.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$10.3	$11.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.04	$4.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.41	$2.4
☕ Cappuccino	$1.04	$1.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.38	$0.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$53.7	$93.7
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$34.9	$62.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$95.4	$172
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$60	$111
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.1	$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.6	$48.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.3	$95.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.92%	12.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$761	$505
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$522	$260
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.18	$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9	$10.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.71	$7.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.72	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.54	$0.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.9
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.94	$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.37	$4.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$3.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$6.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$0.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.6	$0.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.32	$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.62	$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.02	$1.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.87	$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.04	$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.94	$3.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.32	$3.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.5	$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.44	$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$5.97	$10.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.83	$2.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.71	$15.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.36	$3.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$10.1	$18
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.2	$34.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$16.7	$19.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$843	$1486

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Cities near Gujranwala

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi	Kamoke	$316
48 km or 30 mi	Hafizabad	$363
48 km or 30 mi	Gujrat	$320
51 km or 32 mi	Sialkot	$311
52 km or 32 mi	Sheikhupura	$368
68 km or 43 mi	Lahore	$427
80 km or 50 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$326
86 km or 54 mi	Amritsar	$380
90 km or 56 mi	Jammu	$284
117 km or 72 mi	Mirpur	$277
123 km or 76 mi	Chiniot	$372
132 km or 82 mi	Faisalabad	$333
139 km or 86 mi	Pathankot	$350
143 km or 89 mi	Sargodha	$376
149 km or 93 mi	Sahiwal	$303
161 km or 100 mi	Jalandhar	$337
164 km or 102 mi	Okara	$291
180 km or 112 mi	Gojra	$351
192 km or 119 mi	Rawalpindi	$416
202 km or 125 mi	Jhang	$294
203 km or 126 mi	Islamabad	$443
210 km or 130 mi	Ludhiana	$421
223 km or 139 mi	Srinagar	$340
228 km or 142 mi	Baramulla	$265
230 km or 143 mi	Wah	$344
264 km or 164 mi	Burewala	$347
292 km or 181 mi	Patiala	$357
293 km or 182 mi	Chandigarh	$373
297 km or 184 mi	Khanewal	$362
302 km or 188 mi	Kohat	$364
304 km or 189 mi	Mardan	$354
306 km or 190 mi	Shimla	$270
324 km or 201 mi	Peshawar	$334
337 km or 209 mi	Mingora	$351
341 km or 212 mi	Multan	$403
365 km or 227 mi	Hisar	$262
389 km or 242 mi	Bahawalpur	$301
402 km or 250 mi	Saharanpur	$285
411 km or 255 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$254
418 km or 260 mi	Bhiwani	$330

Cities near Kabul

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Gardez	$401
119 km or 74 mi	Jalalabad	$354
129 km or 80 mi	Ghazni	$396
150 km or 93 mi	Khost	$393
163 km or 101 mi	Puli Khumri	$404
223 km or 138 mi	Peshawar	$334
235 km or 146 mi	Kohat	$364
246 km or 153 mi	Kunduz	$428
266 km or 166 mi	Mardan	$354
293 km or 182 mi	Mingora	$351
304 km or 189 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$470
336 km or 209 mi	Wah	$344
368 km or 229 mi	Islamabad	$443
369 km or 229 mi	Qurghonteppa	$684
374 km or 232 mi	Rawalpindi	$416
389 km or 242 mi	Sheberghan	$432
425 km or 264 mi	Sargodha	$376
450 km or 280 mi	Tursunzoda	$680
451 km or 280 mi	Dushanbe	$712
451 km or 280 mi	Mirpur	$277
456 km or 284 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$326
458 km or 285 mi	Kandahar	$436
467 km or 290 mi	Jhang	$294
474 km or 294 mi	Chiniot	$372
476 km or 296 mi	Baramulla	$265
499 km or 310 mi	Gojra	$351
501 km or 312 mi	Hafizabad	$363
503 km or 313 mi	Faisalabad	$333
505 km or 314 mi	Gujrat	$320
517 km or 321 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$254
520 km or 323 mi	Srinagar	$340
523 km or 325 mi	Quetta	$291
526 km or 327 mi	Multan	$403
534 km or 332 mi	Sahiwal	$303
536 km or 333 mi	Gujranwala	$302
538 km or 334 mi	Khanewal	$362
546 km or 340 mi	Sialkot	$311
549 km or 341 mi	Sheikhupura	$368
550 km or 342 mi	Kamoke	$316
553 km or 344 mi	Lashkargah	$439