Kabul vs Khulna - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Kabul	Khulna
🚶 Cost of living one person	$458	$301
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1016	$724
🏠 One person rent	$195	$85.2
🏘️ Family rent	$267	$131
🍽️ Food expenses	$153	$154
🚐 Transport expenses	$76.9	$26.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$104	$147
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	57 km
🎓 Higher education	30	39
😀 Quality of life	33	47
🏙️ Population	4.27M	929K

The cost of living in Kabul is 52% more expensive than in Khulna. Cities ranked 8842nd and 9202nd ($458 vs $301) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 11th in Afghanistan and Bangladesh, respectively. Check Afghanistan vs Bangladesh comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Kabul compared to 0.5 months in Khulna. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Khulna ranked 3rd in Bangladesh, while ranked 8609th and 6845th 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	$2.45	$1.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.2	$7.42
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.48	$4.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.4	$2.23
☕ Cappuccino	$1.19	$0.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.36	$0.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$93.7	$59.2
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$62.8	$38
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$172	$108
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$111	$68
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.9	$21.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.1	$33.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$95.2	$21.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.06%	9.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$505	$635
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$260	$311
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.6	$8.31
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.78	$1.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.22	$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$0.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.47	$1.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$9.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$2.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.13	$6.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$0.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$2.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$0.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.24	$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.98	$0.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.81	$8.29
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.75	$2.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.3	$1.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.88	$2.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$0.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.52	$0.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$10.2	$13.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.23	$4.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.4	$9.26
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.1	$1.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$18	$27.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$34.6	$32.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$19.7	$26.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1486	$1374

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Cities near Kabul

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Gardez	$401
119 km or 74 mi	Jalalabad	$354
129 km or 80 mi	Ghazni	$396
150 km or 93 mi	Khost	$393
163 km or 101 mi	Puli Khumri	$404
223 km or 138 mi	Peshawar	$334
235 km or 146 mi	Kohat	$364
246 km or 153 mi	Kunduz	$428
266 km or 166 mi	Mardan	$354
293 km or 182 mi	Mingora	$351
304 km or 189 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$470
336 km or 209 mi	Wah	$344
368 km or 229 mi	Islamabad	$443
369 km or 229 mi	Qurghonteppa	$684
374 km or 232 mi	Rawalpindi	$416
389 km or 242 mi	Sheberghan	$432
425 km or 264 mi	Sargodha	$376
450 km or 280 mi	Tursunzoda	$680
451 km or 280 mi	Dushanbe	$712
451 km or 280 mi	Mirpur	$277
456 km or 284 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$326
458 km or 285 mi	Kandahar	$436
467 km or 290 mi	Jhang	$294
474 km or 294 mi	Chiniot	$372
476 km or 296 mi	Baramulla	$265
499 km or 310 mi	Gojra	$351
501 km or 312 mi	Hafizabad	$363
503 km or 313 mi	Faisalabad	$333
505 km or 314 mi	Gujrat	$320
517 km or 321 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$254
520 km or 323 mi	Srinagar	$340
523 km or 325 mi	Quetta	$291
526 km or 327 mi	Multan	$403
534 km or 332 mi	Sahiwal	$303
536 km or 333 mi	Gujranwala	$302
538 km or 334 mi	Khanewal	$362
546 km or 340 mi	Sialkot	$311
549 km or 341 mi	Sheikhupura	$368
550 km or 342 mi	Kamoke	$316
553 km or 344 mi	Lashkargah	$439

Cities near Khulna

Distance	City	Cost of living
52 km or 32 mi	Jessore	$300
85 km or 53 mi	Barisal	$312
108 km or 67 mi	Rajarhat	$328
114 km or 71 mi	Madhyamgram	$317
116 km or 72 mi	Naihati	$313
116 km or 72 mi	Bhatpara	$320
117 km or 73 mi	North Dumdum	$320
119 km or 74 mi	Bidhannagar	$335
119 km or 74 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$312
120 km or 74 mi	Chandannagar	$313
120 km or 75 mi	South Dumdum	$327
122 km or 76 mi	Barrackpore	$315
122 km or 76 mi	Panihati	$324
122 km or 76 mi	Kamarhati	$320
123 km or 76 mi	Baranagar	$318
124 km or 77 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$332
124 km or 77 mi	Uttarpara	$312
124 km or 77 mi	Serampore	$315
124 km or 77 mi	Shantipur	$286
125 km or 78 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
125 km or 78 mi	Bally	$318
128 km or 80 mi	Kolkata	$366
130 km or 81 mi	Howrah	$323
130 km or 81 mi	Barasat	$333
132 km or 82 mi	Narayanganj	$348
132 km or 82 mi	Dhaka	$464
153 km or 95 mi	Uluberia	$324
159 km or 99 mi	Maheshtala	$344
169 km or 105 mi	Narsingdi	$352
176 km or 110 mi	Haldia	$376
181 km or 112 mi	Bardhaman	$302
195 km or 121 mi	Berhampore	$294
198 km or 123 mi	Rajshahi	$274
203 km or 126 mi	Brahmanbaria	$332
209 km or 130 mi	Agartala	$362
227 km or 141 mi	Bogra	$287
231 km or 144 mi	Midnapore	$287
232 km or 144 mi	Mymensingh	$282
235 km or 146 mi	Kharagpur	$277
239 km or 149 mi	Chittagong	$358