Kabul vs Lahore - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Lahore
🚶 Cost of living one person
$473
$432
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1051
$1020
🏠 One person rent
$200
$174
🏘️ Family rent
$280
$280
🍽️ Food expenses
$163
$155
🚐 Transport expenses
$75.2
$56.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$120
$98.9
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
33
71
😀 Quality of life
25
49
🏙️ Population
5.33M
11.1M

The cost of living in Kabul is 10% more expensive than in Lahore. Cities ranked 8823rd and 8919th ($473 vs $432) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 3rd 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 0.2 months in Lahore. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Lahore ranked 4th in Pakistan, while ranked 8992nd and 6762nd 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
$2.79
$2.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.56
$18
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$3.6
☕ Cappuccino
$1.38
$2.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$108
$115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$72.2
$68.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$196
$210
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$127
$126
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35
$78.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.5
$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$85.8
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.8%
15.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$579
$720
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$300
$602
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.2
$4.44
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.53
$4.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.25
$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.57
$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$6.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$3.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.32
$5.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$0.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.02
$0.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.07
$0.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$0.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$1.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.37
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.97
$2.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.55
$0.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$11.7
$16.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.45
$4.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.6
$10
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.13
$2.88
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.1
$16.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$39.8
$72.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$20.2
$42.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1540
$1393

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Distance City Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi Gardez
$433
119 km or 74 mi Jalalabad
$368
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$425
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$423
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$429
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$323
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$379
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$454
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$370
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$369
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$488
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$360
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$464
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$704
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$427
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$457
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$381
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$702
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$735
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$279
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$338
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$463
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$302
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$378
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$264
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$367
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$371
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$348
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$330
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$353
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$298
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$417
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$318
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$308
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$382
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$308
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$379
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$326
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$467

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Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Sheikhupura
$379
49 km or 30 mi Amritsar
$391
49 km or 30 mi Kamoke
$326
68 km or 43 mi Gujranwala
$308
85 km or 53 mi Hafizabad
$371
107 km or 67 mi Sialkot
$308
117 km or 72 mi Gujrat
$330
118 km or 73 mi Okara
$315
120 km or 74 mi Jalandhar
$352
120 km or 75 mi Sahiwal
$318
121 km or 75 mi Faisalabad
$348
130 km or 81 mi Chiniot
$378
140 km or 87 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$338
140 km or 87 mi Jammu
$295
147 km or 91 mi Pathankot
$364
160 km or 99 mi Ludhiana
$414
164 km or 102 mi Gojra
$367
169 km or 105 mi Sargodha
$381
185 km or 115 mi Mirpur
$279
195 km or 121 mi Jhang
$302
222 km or 138 mi Burewala
$351
244 km or 152 mi Patiala
$352
250 km or 155 mi Chandigarh
$379
257 km or 160 mi Rawalpindi
$427
268 km or 167 mi Islamabad
$464
269 km or 167 mi Khanewal
$382
273 km or 170 mi Shimla
$265
286 km or 178 mi Srinagar
$353
294 km or 183 mi Wah
$360
295 km or 183 mi Baramulla
$264
299 km or 186 mi Hisar
$263
317 km or 197 mi Multan
$417
351 km or 218 mi Bahawalpur
$298
352 km or 219 mi Bhiwani
$325
353 km or 219 mi Saharanpur
$285
354 km or 220 mi Kohat
$379
364 km or 226 mi Rohtak
$250
366 km or 227 mi Mardan
$370
377 km or 234 mi Dehradun
$383
381 km or 237 mi Peshawar
$323