Hyderabad, India vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Hyderabad	Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$462	$473
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1121	$1051
🏠 One person rent	$167	$200
🏘️ Family rent	$283	$280
🍽️ Food expenses	$178	$163
🚐 Transport expenses	$75.9	$75.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$331	$120
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	65	33
😀 Quality of life	64	25
🏙️ Population	9.31M	5.33M

The cost of living in Hyderabad, India is 2% less expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 8848th and 8823rd ($462 vs $473) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 3rd in India and Afghanistan, respectively. Check India vs Afghanistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Hyderabad, India compared to 0.3 months in Kabul. Hyderabad, India ranked 9th best city to live in India vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 5452nd and 8992nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hyderabad, India vs Kabul

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	Hyderabad	Kabul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.06	$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16.6	$9.56
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.99	$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.22	$2.79
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$1.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.51	$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$200	$108
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$117	$72.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$354	$196
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$208	$127
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.1	$35
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.8	$53.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.26	$85.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.22%	12.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1411	$579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$825	$300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.7	$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.09	$6.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$0.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.92	$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.77	$4.77
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.65	$6.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$0.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$0.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$0.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.38	$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.99	$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.87	$2.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.91	$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.72	$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.42	$3.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.98	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.72	$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.2	$11.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.3	$2.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8	$15.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.62	$3.13
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.8	$15.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$44.4	$39.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$104	$20.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2573	$1540

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Cities near Hyderabad, India

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Secunderabad	$391
87 km or 54 mi	Mahbubnagar	$343
92 km or 57 mi	Nalgonda	$266
138 km or 86 mi	Warangal	$337
139 km or 86 mi	Karimnagar	$345
150 km or 93 mi	Nizamabad	$301
173 km or 108 mi	Gulbarga	$254
178 km or 110 mi	Kurnool	$338
179 km or 111 mi	Khammam	$264
190 km or 118 mi	Ramagundam	$329
210 km or 130 mi	Nandyal	$341
230 km or 143 mi	Latur	$385
231 km or 143 mi	Adoni	$376
232 km or 144 mi	Nanded	$321
242 km or 150 mi	Guntur	$276
247 km or 154 mi	Vijayawada	$346
263 km or 163 mi	Tenali	$287
264 km or 164 mi	Chirala	$306
268 km or 166 mi	Ongole	$334
273 km or 169 mi	Solapur	$282
290 km or 180 mi	Eluru	$292
293 km or 182 mi	Proddatur	$359
299 km or 186 mi	Bijapur	$319
312 km or 194 mi	Anantapur	$346
314 km or 195 mi	Machilipatnam	$315
321 km or 200 mi	Hospet	$262
325 km or 202 mi	Kadapa	$367
355 km or 221 mi	Rajahmundry	$295
363 km or 226 mi	Nellore	$533
401 km or 249 mi	Kakinada	$291
404 km or 251 mi	Amravati	$301
405 km or 252 mi	Akola	$286
407 km or 253 mi	Hindupur	$347
418 km or 260 mi	Sangli	$282
422 km or 262 mi	Davanagere	$282
424 km or 264 mi	Madanapalle	$334
426 km or 265 mi	Tirupati	$322
426 km or 265 mi	Nagpur	$548
427 km or 265 mi	Hubli	$349
431 km or 268 mi	Ichalkaranji	$296

Cities near Kabul

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Gardez	$433
119 km or 74 mi	Jalalabad	$368
129 km or 80 mi	Ghazni	$425
150 km or 93 mi	Khost	$423
163 km or 101 mi	Puli Khumri	$429
223 km or 138 mi	Peshawar	$323
235 km or 146 mi	Kohat	$379
246 km or 153 mi	Kunduz	$454
266 km or 166 mi	Mardan	$370
293 km or 182 mi	Mingora	$369
304 km or 189 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$488
336 km or 209 mi	Wah	$360
368 km or 229 mi	Islamabad	$464
369 km or 229 mi	Qurghonteppa	$704
374 km or 232 mi	Rawalpindi	$427
389 km or 242 mi	Sheberghan	$457
425 km or 264 mi	Sargodha	$381
450 km or 280 mi	Tursunzoda	$702
451 km or 280 mi	Dushanbe	$735
451 km or 280 mi	Mirpur	$279
456 km or 284 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$338
458 km or 285 mi	Kandahar	$463
467 km or 290 mi	Jhang	$302
474 km or 294 mi	Chiniot	$378
476 km or 296 mi	Baramulla	$264
499 km or 310 mi	Gojra	$367
501 km or 312 mi	Hafizabad	$371
503 km or 313 mi	Faisalabad	$348
505 km or 314 mi	Gujrat	$330
517 km or 321 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$257
520 km or 323 mi	Srinagar	$353
523 km or 325 mi	Quetta	$298
526 km or 327 mi	Multan	$417
534 km or 332 mi	Sahiwal	$318
536 km or 333 mi	Gujranwala	$308
538 km or 334 mi	Khanewal	$382
546 km or 340 mi	Sialkot	$308
549 km or 341 mi	Sheikhupura	$379
550 km or 342 mi	Kamoke	$326
553 km or 344 mi	Lashkargah	$467