Kabul vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Kabul	London
🚶 Cost of living one person	$504	$3662
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1114	$8238
🏠 One person rent	$211	$2434
🏘️ Family rent	$298	$4002
🍽️ Food expenses	$177	$632
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.4	$409
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$146	$4720
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	33	100
😀 Quality of life	26	97
🏙️ Population	5.33M	8.8M

The cost of living in Kabul is 86% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 8650th and 28th ($504 vs $3662) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Afghanistan and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Afghanistan vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kabul compared to 1.3 months in London. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 8929th and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kabul vs London

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	Kabul	London
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.18	$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$8.5	$98.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.85	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.24	$9.64
☕ Cappuccino	$1.6	$5.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.41	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$126	$2743
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$83.1	$2091
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$223	$4437
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$145	$3517
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.7	$171
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.5	$260
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$88.2	$40.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.73%	4.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$664	$20829
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$346	$9663
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.16	$4.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.2	$106
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.58	$31.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.28	$2.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.61	$5.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.34	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.58	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$2.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$2.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$3.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$1.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.05	$3.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.37	$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$3.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.78	$23.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.49	$4.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.19	$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.2	$3.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.61	$3.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.3	$79.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.54	$18.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.1	$91.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.29	$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.5	$114
👟 Brand Sneakers	$45.8	$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$20.9	$2713
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1302	$25686

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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 London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3042
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2520
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2447
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2563
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2399
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2382
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2396
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2349
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2326
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2630
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2308
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2384
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2451
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2205
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2214
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2290
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2627
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2117
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2253
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2294
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2545
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2244
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2234
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2820
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2234
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2159
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2634
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2289
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2235
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2309
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1842
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2188
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2200
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2164
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2196
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2559
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2109
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2363
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2476
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2178