Kabul vs Lahore - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Kabul	Lahore
🚶 Cost of living one person	$599	$406
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1271	$1031
🏠 One person rent	$285	$161
🏘️ Family rent	$403	$332
🍽️ Food expenses	$182	$142
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.7	$54.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$188	$177
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	29	69
😀 Quality of life	13	46
🏙️ Population	4.27M	11.1M

The cost of living in Kabul is 48% more expensive than in Lahore. Cities ranked 7801st and 8968th ($599 vs $406) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Afghanistan and Pakistan, respectively. Check Afghanistan vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kabul compared to 0.4 months in Lahore. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Lahore ranked 3rd in Pakistan, while ranked 9123rd and 6453rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kabul vs Lahore

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	Kabul	Lahore
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.69	$1.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$8.83	$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.92	$4.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.75	$3.55
☕ Cappuccino	$1.82	$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.38	$0.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$168	$101
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$123	$65.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$381	$279
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$182	$186
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.5	$72.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.3	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$99.3	$16.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.36%	20%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$451	$661
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$274	$588
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.2	$5.71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.29	$4.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.32	$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.5	$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.73	$5.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$2.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.69	$3.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$1.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$0.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$0.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.36	$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.32	$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.24	$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.98	$0.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10	$0.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$0.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.56	$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.24	$2.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.81	$2.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.09	$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.47	$0.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.3	$12.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.34	$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.99	$3.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$13.6	$15.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$46.1	$69.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$23.8	$33.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1452	$1046

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Cities near Kabul

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Gardez	$469
119 km or 74 mi	Jalalabad	$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

Cities near Lahore

Distance	City	Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi	Sheikhupura	$376
49 km or 30 mi	Amritsar	$500
49 km or 30 mi	Kamoke	$308
68 km or 43 mi	Gujranwala	$280
85 km or 53 mi	Hafizabad	$380
107 km or 67 mi	Sialkot	$335
117 km or 72 mi	Gujrat	$330
118 km or 73 mi	Okara	$310
120 km or 74 mi	Jalandhar	$378
120 km or 75 mi	Sahiwal	$312
121 km or 75 mi	Faisalabad	$319
130 km or 81 mi	Chiniot	$373
140 km or 87 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$341
140 km or 87 mi	Jammu	$344
147 km or 91 mi	Pathankot	$407
160 km or 99 mi	Ludhiana	$430
164 km or 102 mi	Gojra	$344
169 km or 105 mi	Sargodha	$456
185 km or 115 mi	Mirpur	$328
195 km or 121 mi	Jhang	$292
222 km or 138 mi	Burewala	$360
244 km or 152 mi	Patiala	$358
250 km or 155 mi	Chandigarh	$397
257 km or 160 mi	Rawalpindi	$376
268 km or 167 mi	Islamabad	$439
269 km or 167 mi	Khanewal	$358
273 km or 170 mi	Shimla	$286
286 km or 178 mi	Srinagar	$388
294 km or 183 mi	Wah	$323
295 km or 183 mi	Baramulla	$277
299 km or 186 mi	Hisar	$252
317 km or 197 mi	Multan	$371
351 km or 218 mi	Bahawalpur	$294
352 km or 219 mi	Bhiwani	$328
353 km or 219 mi	Saharanpur	$284
354 km or 220 mi	Kohat	$374
364 km or 226 mi	Rohtak	$280
366 km or 227 mi	Mardan	$372
377 km or 234 mi	Dehradun	$375
381 km or 237 mi	Peshawar	$338