Kabul vs Lahore - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Kabul	Lahore
🚶 Cost of living one person	$458	$427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1016	$1000
🏠 One person rent	$195	$175
🏘️ Family rent	$267	$282
🍽️ Food expenses	$153	$148
🚐 Transport expenses	$76.9	$57.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$104	$85.4
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	30	69
😀 Quality of life	33	48
🏙️ Population	4.27M	11.1M

The cost of living in Kabul is 7% more expensive than in Lahore. Cities ranked 8842nd and 8922nd ($458 vs $427) 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 0.2 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 8609th and 6783rd 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	$2.45	$2.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.2	$16.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.48	$4.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.4	$3.2
☕ Cappuccino	$1.19	$2.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.36	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$93.7	$107
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$62.8	$71.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$172	$192
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$111	$131
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.9	$79
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.1	$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$95.2	$18
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.06%	17.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$505	$622
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$260	$525
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.6	$5.24
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.78	$5.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.22	$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.47	$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$5.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$3.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.13	$4.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$1.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$0.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$0.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$0.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$0.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$0.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.24	$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.98	$0.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.81	$0.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.75	$0.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$1.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.3	$2.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.88	$2.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.52	$0.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$10.2	$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.23	$4.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.4	$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.1	$3.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$18	$15.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$34.6	$65.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$19.7	$36.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1486	$1207

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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 Lahore

Distance	City	Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi	Sheikhupura	$368
49 km or 30 mi	Amritsar	$380
49 km or 30 mi	Kamoke	$316
68 km or 43 mi	Gujranwala	$302
85 km or 53 mi	Hafizabad	$363
107 km or 67 mi	Sialkot	$311
117 km or 72 mi	Gujrat	$320
118 km or 73 mi	Okara	$291
120 km or 74 mi	Jalandhar	$337
120 km or 75 mi	Sahiwal	$303
121 km or 75 mi	Faisalabad	$333
130 km or 81 mi	Chiniot	$372
140 km or 87 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$326
140 km or 87 mi	Jammu	$284
147 km or 91 mi	Pathankot	$350
160 km or 99 mi	Ludhiana	$421
164 km or 102 mi	Gojra	$351
169 km or 105 mi	Sargodha	$376
185 km or 115 mi	Mirpur	$277
195 km or 121 mi	Jhang	$294
222 km or 138 mi	Burewala	$347
244 km or 152 mi	Patiala	$357
250 km or 155 mi	Chandigarh	$373
257 km or 160 mi	Rawalpindi	$416
268 km or 167 mi	Islamabad	$443
269 km or 167 mi	Khanewal	$362
273 km or 170 mi	Shimla	$270
286 km or 178 mi	Srinagar	$340
294 km or 183 mi	Wah	$344
295 km or 183 mi	Baramulla	$265
299 km or 186 mi	Hisar	$262
317 km or 197 mi	Multan	$403
351 km or 218 mi	Bahawalpur	$301
352 km or 219 mi	Bhiwani	$330
353 km or 219 mi	Saharanpur	$285
354 km or 220 mi	Kohat	$364
364 km or 226 mi	Rohtak	$248
366 km or 227 mi	Mardan	$354
377 km or 234 mi	Dehradun	$388
381 km or 237 mi	Peshawar	$334