Hyderabad, India vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hyderabad	Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$464	$474
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1270	$1052
🏠 One person rent	$165	$203
🏘️ Family rent	$420	$302
🍽️ Food expenses	$182	$158
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.4	$81.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1054	$218
😷 Air quality	Bad	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	65	30
😀 Quality of life	66	14
🏙️ Population	9.31M	4.27M

The cost of living in Hyderabad, India is 2% less expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 8802nd and 8769th ($464 vs $474) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 3rd in India and Afghanistan, respectively. Check India vs Afghanistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Hyderabad, India compared to 0.5 months in Kabul. Hyderabad, India ranked 5th best city to live in India vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 4025th and 9071st 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	$3.48	$2.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16	$9.34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.88	$4.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$3.11
☕ Cappuccino	$1.95	$1.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$201	$140
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$116	$90
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$578	$312
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$325	$141
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.4	$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.7	$66.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.64	$59.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.08%	18.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1302	$404
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$837	$202
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.5	$18.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.99	$7.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.03	$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.83	$4.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$3.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.88	$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$0.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$0.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$0.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.22	$8.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.04	$2.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.49	$2.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.1	$3.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.79	$1.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.92	$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.5	$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.47	$2.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.01	$13.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.84	$2.79
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.6	$16.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$47.4	$34.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$104	$17.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2458	$1356

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Cities near Hyderabad, India

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Secunderabad	$395
87 km or 54 mi	Mahbubnagar	$357
92 km or 57 mi	Nalgonda	$298
138 km or 86 mi	Warangal	$372
139 km or 86 mi	Karimnagar	$388
150 km or 93 mi	Nizamabad	$294
173 km or 108 mi	Gulbarga	$250
178 km or 110 mi	Kurnool	$349
179 km or 111 mi	Khammam	$272
190 km or 118 mi	Ramagundam	$358
210 km or 130 mi	Nandyal	$359
230 km or 143 mi	Latur	$397
231 km or 143 mi	Adoni	$366
232 km or 144 mi	Nanded	$315
242 km or 150 mi	Guntur	$280
247 km or 154 mi	Vijayawada	$354
263 km or 163 mi	Tenali	$292
264 km or 164 mi	Chirala	$311
268 km or 166 mi	Ongole	$338
273 km or 169 mi	Solapur	$293
290 km or 180 mi	Eluru	$304
293 km or 182 mi	Proddatur	$355
299 km or 186 mi	Bijapur	$340
312 km or 194 mi	Anantapur	$304
314 km or 195 mi	Machilipatnam	$316
321 km or 200 mi	Hospet	$272
325 km or 202 mi	Kadapa	$367
355 km or 221 mi	Rajahmundry	$330
363 km or 226 mi	Nellore	$514
401 km or 249 mi	Kakinada	$307
404 km or 251 mi	Amravati	$296
405 km or 252 mi	Akola	$295
407 km or 253 mi	Hindupur	$375
418 km or 260 mi	Sangli	$292
422 km or 262 mi	Davanagere	$292
424 km or 264 mi	Madanapalle	$346
426 km or 265 mi	Tirupati	$315
426 km or 265 mi	Nagpur	$466
427 km or 265 mi	Hubli	$359
431 km or 268 mi	Ichalkaranji	$304

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