Kabul vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$599
$443
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1271
$1153
🏠 One person rent
$285
$147
🏘️ Family rent
$403
$283
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$188
🚐 Transport expenses
$96.7
$62.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$188
$231
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
29
28
😀 Quality of life
13
45
🏙️ Population
4.27M
846K

The cost of living in Kabul is 35% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 7801st and 8885th ($599 vs $443) 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 9123rd and 6524th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kabul Kathmandu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.69
$1.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.83
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.92
$6.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.75
$2.63
☕ Cappuccino
$1.82
$1.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$180
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$123
$97.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$381
$359
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$182
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.5
$22.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.3
$34.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$99.3
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.36%
12.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$451
$2306
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$274
$1201
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$8.86
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.29
$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.88
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.32
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.5
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.73
$9.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.69
$5.35
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$5.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.56
$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$1.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.81
$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.47
$0.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.3
$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.34
$3.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.99
$2.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.6
$25.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.1
$53.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$23.8
$87.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1452
$4063

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$469
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$358
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$476
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$441
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$457
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$338
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$374
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$467
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$372
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$354
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$323
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$439
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$659
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$376
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$450
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$456
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$655
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$672
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$328
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$341
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$521
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$292
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$373
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$277
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$344
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$380
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$319
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$330
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$273
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$388
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$285
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$371
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$312
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$280
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$358
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$335
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$376
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$308
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$487

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$350
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$311
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$335
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$321
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$377
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$294
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$306
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$339
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$356
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$297
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$331
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$303
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$268
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$314
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$337
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$331
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$316
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$312
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$930
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$365
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$455
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$311
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$293
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$387
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$461
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$311
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$298
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$393
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$285
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$284
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$273
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$396
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$396
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$279
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$309
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$288
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$379
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$282
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$329
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$330