Hyderabad, India vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Hyderabad	Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$470	$458
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1151	$1016
🏠 One person rent	$170	$195
🏘️ Family rent	$294	$267
🍽️ Food expenses	$185	$153
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.6	$76.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$290	$104
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	64	30
😀 Quality of life	64	33
🏙️ Population	9.31M	4.27M

The cost of living in Hyderabad, India is 3% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 8810th and 8842nd ($470 vs $458) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 3rd in India and Afghanistan, respectively. Check India vs Afghanistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Hyderabad, India compared to 0.2 months in Kabul. Hyderabad, India ranked 7th best city to live in India vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 5455th and 8609th 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	$3.39	$2.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.1	$11.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.59	$4.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$2.4
☕ Cappuccino	$2.05	$1.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$0.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$214	$93.7
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$121	$62.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$380	$172
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$221	$111
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.8	$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.1	$48.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.06	$95.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.45%	12.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1440	$505
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$832	$260
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.6	$10.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.82	$7.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$0.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.9
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.95	$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.15	$4.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$3.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.12	$6.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$0.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$0.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.05	$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.07	$1.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.89	$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.95	$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.45	$3.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.06	$3.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.77	$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.89	$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.8	$10.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.38	$2.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.02	$15.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.66	$3.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.5	$18
👟 Brand Sneakers	$47.1	$34.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$112	$19.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2504	$1486

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Cities near Hyderabad, India

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Secunderabad	$398
87 km or 54 mi	Mahbubnagar	$353
92 km or 57 mi	Nalgonda	$266
138 km or 86 mi	Warangal	$358
139 km or 86 mi	Karimnagar	$361
150 km or 93 mi	Nizamabad	$305
173 km or 108 mi	Gulbarga	$251
178 km or 110 mi	Kurnool	$345
179 km or 111 mi	Khammam	$265
190 km or 118 mi	Ramagundam	$343
210 km or 130 mi	Nandyal	$347
230 km or 143 mi	Latur	$396
231 km or 143 mi	Adoni	$383
232 km or 144 mi	Nanded	$328
242 km or 150 mi	Guntur	$277
247 km or 154 mi	Vijayawada	$339
263 km or 163 mi	Tenali	$290
264 km or 164 mi	Chirala	$304
268 km or 166 mi	Ongole	$334
273 km or 169 mi	Solapur	$285
290 km or 180 mi	Eluru	$298
293 km or 182 mi	Proddatur	$367
299 km or 186 mi	Bijapur	$333
312 km or 194 mi	Anantapur	$345
314 km or 195 mi	Machilipatnam	$307
321 km or 200 mi	Hospet	$266
325 km or 202 mi	Kadapa	$368
355 km or 221 mi	Rajahmundry	$301
363 km or 226 mi	Nellore	$535
401 km or 249 mi	Kakinada	$291
404 km or 251 mi	Amravati	$310
405 km or 252 mi	Akola	$297
407 km or 253 mi	Hindupur	$341
418 km or 260 mi	Sangli	$290
422 km or 262 mi	Davanagere	$295
424 km or 264 mi	Madanapalle	$327
426 km or 265 mi	Tirupati	$327
426 km or 265 mi	Nagpur	$545
427 km or 265 mi	Hubli	$355
431 km or 268 mi	Ichalkaranji	$302

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