Kabul vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$567
$455
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1181
$1152
🏠 One person rent
$276
$156
🏘️ Family rent
$383
$284
🍽️ Food expenses
$168
$194
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.9
$58.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$175
$236
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
29
28
😀 Quality of life
21
48
🏙️ Population
4.27M
846K

The cost of living in Kabul is 25% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 7972nd and 8752nd ($567 vs $455) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 0.5 months in Kathmandu. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 8953rd and 6452nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Kabul Kathmandu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.48
$1.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.7
$23.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.27
$7.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.97
$2.62
☕ Cappuccino
$1.75
$1.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$182
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$295
$350
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$182
$209
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.8
$23.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$36.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$99
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.25%
13.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$424
$2062
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$259
$1180
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.2
$9.41
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.36
$9.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.3
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.4
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$8.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.86
$3.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$5.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$2.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.3
$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.24
$6.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$2.26
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.38
$3.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.23
$1.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.67
$2.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$0.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.8
$0.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$11.8
$24.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.21
$3.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.5
$16
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.99
$3.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$14.2
$25.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$41.8
$52.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.2
$94.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1370
$3189

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150 km or 93 mi Khost
$423
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
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235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$307
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$445
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$335
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$311
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$449
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$238
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$389
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$632
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$331
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$446
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$330
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$629
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$638
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$278
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$287
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$513
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$364
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$344
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$281
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$337
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$303
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$289
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$277
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$393
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$313
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$307
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$260
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$240
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$328
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$298
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$337
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$268
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$484

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Distance City Cost of living
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$355
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$390
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$345
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$337
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$386
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$272
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$310
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$342
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$335
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$290
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$339
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$299
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$271
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$343
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$291
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$329
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$306
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$325
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$1014
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$363
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$476
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$318
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$337
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$452
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$471
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$319
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$325
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$374
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$322
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$288
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$276
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$414
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$375
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$293
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$311
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$312
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$400
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$315
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$301
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$328