Kabul vs Konya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kabul	Konya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$474	$697
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1052	$1681
🏠 One person rent	$203	$361
🏘️ Family rent	$302	$634
🍽️ Food expenses	$158	$218
🚐 Transport expenses	$81.8	$60.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$218	$774
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	30	39
😀 Quality of life	14	59
🏙️ Population	4.27M	2.23M

The cost of living in Kabul is 32% less expensive than in Konya. Cities ranked 8769th and 6914th ($474 vs $697) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 30th in Afghanistan and Turkey, respectively. Check Afghanistan vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Kabul compared to 1.1 months in Konya. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Konya ranked 12th in Turkey, while ranked 9071st and 5394th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kabul vs Konya

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	Kabul	Konya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.38	$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.34	$20.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.64	$6.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.11	$1.87
☕ Cappuccino	$1.53	$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.32	$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$140	$388
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$90	$293
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$312	$719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$141	$526
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.2	$37.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.8	$57.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.8	$11.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.54%	23.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$404	$646
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$202	$498
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.8	$12.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.27	$5.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.27	$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.39	$1.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$9.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$4.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.88	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$0.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$0.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.2	$0.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.88	$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.12	$7.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.38	$1.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.97	$0.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.48	$1.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.01	$0.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.37	$0.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12.8	$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.15	$3.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.2	$13
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.79	$2.18
👖 Brand Jeans	$16.1	$37.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$34.4	$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$17.2	$410
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1356	$4284

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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 Konya

Distance	City	Cost of living
100 km or 62 mi	Karaman	$490
144 km or 89 mi	Eregli	$618
146 km or 91 mi	Aksaray	$406
154 km or 96 mi	Alanya	$745
160 km or 100 mi	Mut	$611
170 km or 106 mi	Isparta	$474
173 km or 107 mi	Bucak	$608
183 km or 114 mi	Bor	$664
191 km or 119 mi	Antalya	$928
193 km or 120 mi	Polatli	$691
193 km or 120 mi	Nigde	$699
194 km or 121 mi	Burdur	$554
196 km or 122 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$464
203 km or 126 mi	Kirsehir	$663
212 km or 132 mi	Nevsehir	$698
223 km or 139 mi	Mersin	$759
231 km or 144 mi	Ankara	$959
237 km or 147 mi	Kirikkale	$655
238 km or 148 mi	Tarsus	$688
269 km or 167 mi	Adana	$712
272 km or 169 mi	Eskisehir	$691
277 km or 172 mi	Kutahya	$568
279 km or 173 mi	Kayseri	$672
284 km or 176 mi	Talas	$645
284 km or 176 mi	Usak	$629
291 km or 181 mi	Kyrenia	$1136
296 km or 184 mi	Yozgat	$723
297 km or 184 mi	Kozan	$585
299 km or 186 mi	Denizli	$477
308 km or 192 mi	Ceyhan	$575
310 km or 193 mi	Nicosia	$1302
313 km or 195 mi	Kas	$752
319 km or 198 mi	Cankiri	$650
323 km or 201 mi	Kadirli	$535
327 km or 203 mi	Bolu	$616
328 km or 204 mi	Dali	$1243
329 km or 205 mi	Fethiye	$843
333 km or 207 mi	Bilecik	$755
333 km or 207 mi	Famagusta	$1252
340 km or 211 mi	Aradippou	$1134