Kabul vs Khulna - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Kabul	Khulna
🚶 Cost of living one person	$504	$287
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1114	$688
🏠 One person rent	$211	$82.4
🏘️ Family rent	$298	$126
🍽️ Food expenses	$177	$146
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.4	$26.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$146	$145
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	57 km
🎓 Higher education	33	40
😀 Quality of life	26	33
🏙️ Population	5.33M	929K

The cost of living in Kabul is 75% more expensive than in Khulna. Cities ranked 8650th and 9212th ($504 vs $287) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 14th in Afghanistan and Bangladesh, respectively. Check Afghanistan vs Bangladesh comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kabul compared to 0.5 months in Khulna. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Khulna ranked 11th in Bangladesh, while ranked 8929th and 8627th 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	$3.18	$1.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$8.5	$6.24
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.85	$3.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.24	$2.55
☕ Cappuccino	$1.6	$0.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.41	$0.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$126	$63.7
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$83.1	$35.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$223	$115
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$145	$63.7
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.7	$21.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.5	$33.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$88.2	$19.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.73%	9.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$664	$538
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$346	$365
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.16	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.2	$9.14
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.58	$1.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.28	$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$0.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.61	$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.34	$8.56
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$2.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.58	$6.29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$0.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$2.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$0.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.05	$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.37	$9.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.78	$2.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.49	$1.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.19	$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.2	$0.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.61	$0.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.3	$11.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.54	$3.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.1	$9.46
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.29	$1.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.5	$23.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$45.8	$32.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$20.9	$21.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1302	$1374

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Cities near Kabul

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Gardez	$456
119 km or 74 mi	Jalalabad	$381
129 km or 80 mi	Ghazni	$447
150 km or 93 mi	Khost	$438
163 km or 101 mi	Puli Khumri	$447
223 km or 138 mi	Peshawar	$321
235 km or 146 mi	Kohat	$394
246 km or 153 mi	Kunduz	$468
266 km or 166 mi	Mardan	$373
293 km or 182 mi	Mingora	$373
304 km or 189 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$493
336 km or 209 mi	Wah	$371
368 km or 229 mi	Islamabad	$496
369 km or 229 mi	Qurghonteppa	$734
374 km or 232 mi	Rawalpindi	$446
389 km or 242 mi	Sheberghan	$470
425 km or 264 mi	Sargodha	$391
450 km or 280 mi	Tursunzoda	$737
451 km or 280 mi	Dushanbe	$773
451 km or 280 mi	Mirpur	$280
456 km or 284 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$350
458 km or 285 mi	Kandahar	$473
467 km or 290 mi	Jhang	$306
474 km or 294 mi	Chiniot	$393
476 km or 296 mi	Baramulla	$253
499 km or 310 mi	Gojra	$379
501 km or 312 mi	Hafizabad	$382
503 km or 313 mi	Faisalabad	$359
505 km or 314 mi	Gujrat	$335
517 km or 321 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$278
520 km or 323 mi	Srinagar	$344
523 km or 325 mi	Quetta	$303
526 km or 327 mi	Multan	$440
534 km or 332 mi	Sahiwal	$339
536 km or 333 mi	Gujranwala	$309
538 km or 334 mi	Khanewal	$401
546 km or 340 mi	Sialkot	$313
549 km or 341 mi	Sheikhupura	$396
550 km or 342 mi	Kamoke	$332
553 km or 344 mi	Lashkargah	$469

Cities near Khulna

Distance	City	Cost of living
52 km or 32 mi	Jessore	$326
85 km or 53 mi	Barisal	$321
108 km or 67 mi	Rajarhat	$327
114 km or 71 mi	Madhyamgram	$318
116 km or 72 mi	Naihati	$313
116 km or 72 mi	Bhatpara	$319
117 km or 73 mi	North Dumdum	$321
119 km or 74 mi	Bidhannagar	$333
119 km or 74 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$311
120 km or 74 mi	Chandannagar	$311
120 km or 75 mi	South Dumdum	$326
122 km or 76 mi	Barrackpore	$314
122 km or 76 mi	Panihati	$324
122 km or 76 mi	Kamarhati	$321
123 km or 76 mi	Baranagar	$318
124 km or 77 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$331
124 km or 77 mi	Uttarpara	$313
124 km or 77 mi	Serampore	$315
124 km or 77 mi	Shantipur	$285
125 km or 78 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
125 km or 78 mi	Bally	$319
128 km or 80 mi	Kolkata	$362
130 km or 81 mi	Howrah	$321
130 km or 81 mi	Barasat	$328
132 km or 82 mi	Narayanganj	$348
132 km or 82 mi	Dhaka	$478
153 km or 95 mi	Uluberia	$322
159 km or 99 mi	Maheshtala	$339
169 km or 105 mi	Narsingdi	$357
176 km or 110 mi	Haldia	$362
181 km or 112 mi	Bardhaman	$296
195 km or 121 mi	Berhampore	$288
198 km or 123 mi	Rajshahi	$289
203 km or 126 mi	Brahmanbaria	$329
209 km or 130 mi	Agartala	$342
227 km or 141 mi	Bogra	$297
231 km or 144 mi	Midnapore	$276
232 km or 144 mi	Mymensingh	$278
235 km or 146 mi	Kharagpur	$267
239 km or 149 mi	Chittagong	$358