Kabul vs Khulna - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kabul	Khulna
🚶 Cost of living one person	$474	$303
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1052	$792
🏠 One person rent	$203	$81.8
🏘️ Family rent	$302	$174
🍽️ Food expenses	$158	$151
🚐 Transport expenses	$81.8	$29.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$218	$192
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	57 km
🎓 Higher education	30	38
😀 Quality of life	14	43
🏙️ Population	4.27M	929K

The cost of living in Kabul is 56% more expensive than in Khulna. Cities ranked 8769th and 9203rd ($474 vs $303) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 6th in Afghanistan and Bangladesh, respectively. Check Afghanistan vs Bangladesh comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Kabul compared to 0.6 months in Khulna. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Khulna ranked 3rd in Bangladesh, while ranked 9071st and 6683rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kabul vs Khulna

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	Kabul	Khulna
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.38	$1.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.34	$7.42
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.64	$4.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.11	$1.96
☕ Cappuccino	$1.53	$0.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.32	$0.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$140	$57.3
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$90	$36.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$312	$166
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$141	$110
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.2	$21.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.8	$33.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.8	$19.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.54%	7.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$404	$635
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$202	$244
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.8	$8.17
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.27	$2.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$0.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.27	$0.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$0.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.39	$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$9.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$2.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.88	$5.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$2.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$0.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$0.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.2	$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.88	$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.12	$1.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.38	$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.97	$1.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.48	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.01	$0.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.37	$0.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12.8	$19
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.15	$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.2	$9.24
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.79	$1.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$16.1	$25.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$34.4	$53.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$17.2	$25.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1356	$1380

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Cities near Kabul

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Gardez	$386
119 km or 74 mi	Jalalabad	$303
129 km or 80 mi	Ghazni	$389
150 km or 93 mi	Khost	$366
163 km or 101 mi	Puli Khumri	$381
223 km or 138 mi	Peshawar	$346
235 km or 146 mi	Kohat	$379
246 km or 153 mi	Kunduz	$394
266 km or 166 mi	Mardan	$366
293 km or 182 mi	Mingora	$364
304 km or 189 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$408
336 km or 209 mi	Wah	$382
368 km or 229 mi	Islamabad	$442
369 km or 229 mi	Qurghonteppa	$596
374 km or 232 mi	Rawalpindi	$401
389 km or 242 mi	Sheberghan	$414
425 km or 264 mi	Sargodha	$458
450 km or 280 mi	Tursunzoda	$593
451 km or 280 mi	Dushanbe	$605
451 km or 280 mi	Mirpur	$354
456 km or 284 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$355
458 km or 285 mi	Kandahar	$468
467 km or 290 mi	Jhang	$292
474 km or 294 mi	Chiniot	$389
476 km or 296 mi	Baramulla	$273
499 km or 310 mi	Gojra	$342
501 km or 312 mi	Hafizabad	$380
503 km or 313 mi	Faisalabad	$306
505 km or 314 mi	Gujrat	$373
517 km or 321 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$297
520 km or 323 mi	Srinagar	$354
523 km or 325 mi	Quetta	$266
526 km or 327 mi	Multan	$392
534 km or 332 mi	Sahiwal	$305
536 km or 333 mi	Gujranwala	$308
538 km or 334 mi	Khanewal	$361
546 km or 340 mi	Sialkot	$281
549 km or 341 mi	Sheikhupura	$374
550 km or 342 mi	Kamoke	$321
553 km or 344 mi	Lashkargah	$476

Cities near Khulna

Distance	City	Cost of living
52 km or 32 mi	Jessore	$289
85 km or 53 mi	Barisal	$287
108 km or 67 mi	Rajarhat	$347
114 km or 71 mi	Madhyamgram	$334
116 km or 72 mi	Naihati	$328
116 km or 72 mi	Bhatpara	$337
117 km or 73 mi	North Dumdum	$337
119 km or 74 mi	Bidhannagar	$355
119 km or 74 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$327
120 km or 74 mi	Chandannagar	$327
120 km or 75 mi	South Dumdum	$345
122 km or 76 mi	Barrackpore	$329
122 km or 76 mi	Panihati	$338
122 km or 76 mi	Kamarhati	$336
123 km or 76 mi	Baranagar	$333
124 km or 77 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$354
124 km or 77 mi	Uttarpara	$327
124 km or 77 mi	Serampore	$330
124 km or 77 mi	Shantipur	$294
125 km or 78 mi	Krishnanagar	$281
125 km or 78 mi	Bally	$331
128 km or 80 mi	Kolkata	$404
130 km or 81 mi	Howrah	$332
130 km or 81 mi	Barasat	$350
132 km or 82 mi	Narayanganj	$309
132 km or 82 mi	Dhaka	$430
153 km or 95 mi	Uluberia	$341
159 km or 99 mi	Maheshtala	$360
169 km or 105 mi	Narsingdi	$295
176 km or 110 mi	Haldia	$394
181 km or 112 mi	Bardhaman	$314
195 km or 121 mi	Berhampore	$304
198 km or 123 mi	Rajshahi	$274
203 km or 126 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
209 km or 130 mi	Agartala	$367
227 km or 141 mi	Bogra	$280
231 km or 144 mi	Midnapore	$292
232 km or 144 mi	Mymensingh	$264
235 km or 146 mi	Kharagpur	$283
239 km or 149 mi	Chittagong	$351