Gujranwala vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Gujranwala	Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$308	$474
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$744	$1052
🏠 One person rent	$103	$203
🏘️ Family rent	$162	$302
🍽️ Food expenses	$122	$158
🚐 Transport expenses	$39.6	$81.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$182	$218
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	43	30
😀 Quality of life	26	14
🏙️ Population	2.03M	4.27M

The cost of living in Gujranwala is 35% less expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 9184th and 8769th ($308 vs $474) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th and 3rd in Pakistan and Afghanistan, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Afghanistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Gujranwala compared to 0.5 months in Kabul. Gujranwala ranked 9th best city to live in Pakistan vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 8475th and 9071st 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	$1.62	$2.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.9	$9.34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.09	$4.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$3.11
☕ Cappuccino	$1.18	$1.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.21	$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$54.6	$140
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$35	$90
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$106	$312
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$61.5	$141
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.3	$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76	$66.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.3	$59.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.64%	18.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$783	$404
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$590	$202
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.18	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.94	$18.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.92	$7.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.73	$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.54	$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.96	$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.45	$4.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$3.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.15	$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$0.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.31	$0.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.25	$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.68	$0.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.02	$8.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.56	$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.08	$2.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.93	$2.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.32	$3.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.51	$1.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.45	$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$6.38	$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.78	$2.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$9.03	$13.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.42	$2.79
👖 Brand Jeans	$12.4	$16.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$34.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$16.9	$17.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$850	$1356

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Gujranwala

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi	Kamoke	$321
48 km or 30 mi	Hafizabad	$380
48 km or 30 mi	Gujrat	$373
51 km or 32 mi	Sialkot	$281
52 km or 32 mi	Sheikhupura	$374
68 km or 43 mi	Lahore	$411
80 km or 50 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$355
86 km or 54 mi	Amritsar	$383
90 km or 56 mi	Jammu	$287
117 km or 72 mi	Mirpur	$354
123 km or 76 mi	Chiniot	$389
132 km or 82 mi	Faisalabad	$306
139 km or 86 mi	Pathankot	$355
143 km or 89 mi	Sargodha	$458
149 km or 93 mi	Sahiwal	$305
161 km or 100 mi	Jalandhar	$358
164 km or 102 mi	Okara	$300
180 km or 112 mi	Gojra	$342
192 km or 119 mi	Rawalpindi	$401
202 km or 125 mi	Jhang	$292
203 km or 126 mi	Islamabad	$442
210 km or 130 mi	Ludhiana	$441
223 km or 139 mi	Srinagar	$354
228 km or 142 mi	Baramulla	$273
230 km or 143 mi	Wah	$382
264 km or 164 mi	Burewala	$356
292 km or 181 mi	Patiala	$365
293 km or 182 mi	Chandigarh	$369
297 km or 184 mi	Khanewal	$361
302 km or 188 mi	Kohat	$379
304 km or 189 mi	Mardan	$366
306 km or 190 mi	Shimla	$272
324 km or 201 mi	Peshawar	$346
337 km or 209 mi	Mingora	$364
341 km or 212 mi	Multan	$392
365 km or 227 mi	Hisar	$251
389 km or 242 mi	Bahawalpur	$342
402 km or 250 mi	Saharanpur	$283
411 km or 255 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$297
418 km or 260 mi	Bhiwani	$321

Cities near Kabul

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Gardez	$386
119 km or 74 mi	Jalalabad	$303
129 km or 80 mi	Ghazni	$389
150 km or 93 mi	Khost	$366
163 km or 101 mi	Puli Khumri	$381
223 km or 138 mi	Peshawar	$346
235 km or 146 mi	Kohat	$379
246 km or 153 mi	Kunduz	$394
266 km or 166 mi	Mardan	$366
293 km or 182 mi	Mingora	$364
304 km or 189 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$408
336 km or 209 mi	Wah	$382
368 km or 229 mi	Islamabad	$442
369 km or 229 mi	Qurghonteppa	$596
374 km or 232 mi	Rawalpindi	$401
389 km or 242 mi	Sheberghan	$414
425 km or 264 mi	Sargodha	$458
450 km or 280 mi	Tursunzoda	$593
451 km or 280 mi	Dushanbe	$605
451 km or 280 mi	Mirpur	$354
456 km or 284 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$355
458 km or 285 mi	Kandahar	$468
467 km or 290 mi	Jhang	$292
474 km or 294 mi	Chiniot	$389
476 km or 296 mi	Baramulla	$273
499 km or 310 mi	Gojra	$342
501 km or 312 mi	Hafizabad	$380
503 km or 313 mi	Faisalabad	$306
505 km or 314 mi	Gujrat	$373
517 km or 321 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$297
520 km or 323 mi	Srinagar	$354
523 km or 325 mi	Quetta	$266
526 km or 327 mi	Multan	$392
534 km or 332 mi	Sahiwal	$305
536 km or 333 mi	Gujranwala	$308
538 km or 334 mi	Khanewal	$361
546 km or 340 mi	Sialkot	$281
549 km or 341 mi	Sheikhupura	$374
550 km or 342 mi	Kamoke	$321
553 km or 344 mi	Lashkargah	$476