Kabul vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$504
$424
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1114
$1080
🏠 One person rent
$211
$134
🏘️ Family rent
$298
$232
🍽️ Food expenses
$177
$181
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.4
$60.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$146
$148
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
33
29
😀 Quality of life
26
47
🏙️ Population
5.33M
846K

The cost of living in Kabul is 19% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 8650th and 8916th ($504 vs $424) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Afghanistan and Nepal, respectively. Check Afghanistan vs Nepal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kabul compared to 0.3 months in Kathmandu. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 8929th and 6934th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kabul vs Kathmandu

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Kabul Kathmandu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.18
$1.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.5
$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.85
$6.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$2.94
☕ Cappuccino
$1.6
$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$126
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$83.1
$86.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$223
$332
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$145
$156
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.7
$20.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.5
$32
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$88.2
$7.99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.73%
10.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$664
$2304
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$346
$1340
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.16
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.2
$9.78
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.58
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$0.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.28
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.34
$6.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.58
$5.31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$2.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.05
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.37
$7.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$2.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.78
$2.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.49
$1.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.19
$2.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$0.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.61
$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.3
$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.54
$2.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.29
$2.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.5
$24.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.8
$62.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$20.9
$66.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1302
$4078

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$456
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$381
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$447
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$438
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$447
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$321
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$394
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$468
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$373
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$373
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$493
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$371
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$496
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$734
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$446
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$470
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$391
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$737
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$773
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$280
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$350
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$473
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$306
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$393
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$253
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$379
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$382
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$359
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$335
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$278
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$344
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$303
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$440
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$339
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$309
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$401
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$313
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$396
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$332
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$469

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$336
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$288
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$317
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$287
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$386
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$263
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$295
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$303
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$293
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$264
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$303
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$270
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$245
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$282
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$274
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$266
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$255
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$287
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$960
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$264
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$437
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$289
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$320
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$412
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$291
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$288
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$307
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$326
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$273
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$274
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$268
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$348
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$354
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$289
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$288
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$272
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$330
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$297
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$308
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$339