Kabul vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$473
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1051
$1054
🏠 One person rent
$200
$122
🏘️ Family rent
$280
$207
🍽️ Food expenses
$163
$175
🚐 Transport expenses
$75.2
$67.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$120
$214
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
33
29
😀 Quality of life
25
51
🏙️ Population
5.33M
846K

The cost of living in Kabul is 15% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 8823rd and 8958th ($473 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 8992nd and 6657th 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
$2.79
$1.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.56
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$5.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$2.53
☕ Cappuccino
$1.38
$1.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$108
$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$72.2
$78.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$196
$289
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$127
$141
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35
$18
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.5
$28
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$85.8
$8.24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.8%
10.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$579
$2071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$300
$1335
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.2
$10.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.53
$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.25
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.57
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$7.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$3.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.32
$5.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$0.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.02
$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.07
$6.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.37
$1.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.97
$2.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$0.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.55
$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$11.7
$20
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.45
$3.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.6
$21
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.13
$2.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.1
$21.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$39.8
$58.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$20.2
$69.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1540
$3536

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$433
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$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
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$340
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$285
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$319
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$284
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$395
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$281
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$295
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$315
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$308
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$278
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$310
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$283
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$253
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$293
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$282
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$276
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$267
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$299
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$943
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$273
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$443
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$300
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$320
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$412
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$300
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$299
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$307
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$340
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$288
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$285
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$280
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$363
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$363
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$281
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$298
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$284
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$347
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$293
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$314
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$360