Kabul vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$473
$434
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1051
$1045
🏠 One person rent
$200
$163
🏘️ Family rent
$280
$267
🍽️ Food expenses
$163
$154
🚐 Transport expenses
$75.2
$72.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$120
$152
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
33
63
😀 Quality of life
25
54
🏙️ Population
5.33M
14.9M

The cost of living in Kabul is 9% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 8823rd and 8914th ($473 vs $434) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Afghanistan and Pakistan, respectively. Check Afghanistan vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kabul compared to 0.4 months in Karachi. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 8992nd and 6414th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kabul vs Karachi

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Kabul Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.79
$1.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.56
$13.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$5.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$1.96
☕ Cappuccino
$1.38
$2.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$108
$122
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$72.2
$71.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$196
$224
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$127
$129
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35
$69.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.5
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$85.8
$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.8%
13.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$579
$659
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$300
$422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.2
$9.03
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.53
$6.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.25
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.57
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$3.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.32
$5.73
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.02
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.07
$1.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$2.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.37
$1.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.97
$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.55
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$11.7
$17.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.45
$4.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.6
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.13
$1.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.1
$15.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$39.8
$62.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$20.2
$58.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1540
$1646

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$365
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$326
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$392
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$337
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$284
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$343
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$327
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$324
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$310
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$378
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$298
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$437
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$401
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$287
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$330
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$317
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$373
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$575
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$326
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$298
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$627
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$382
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$366
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$289
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$693
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$417
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$286
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$463
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$331
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$382
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$269
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$467
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$813
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$351
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$297
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$294
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1135
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$325
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$561