Kabul vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kabul	London
🚶 Cost of living one person	$474	$3296
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1052	$7841
🏠 One person rent	$203	$2211
🏘️ Family rent	$302	$4100
🍽️ Food expenses	$158	$551
🚐 Transport expenses	$81.8	$375
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$218	$4153
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	30	100
😀 Quality of life	14	99
🏙️ Population	4.27M	8.8M

The cost of living in Kabul is 86% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 8769th and 58th ($474 vs $3296) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd 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 0.5 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 9071st 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	$2.38	$21.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.34	$84
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.64	$9.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.11	$8.03
☕ Cappuccino	$1.53	$4.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.32	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$140	$2704
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$90	$1831
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$312	$5123
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$141	$3478
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.2	$167
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.8	$255
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.8	$38.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.54%	5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$404	$20412
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$202	$10524
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$3.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.8	$91.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.27	$30.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.27	$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.39	$4.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$8.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.88	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$2.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$2.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$3.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.2	$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.88	$2.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.12	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.38	$20.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.97	$3.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.48	$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.01	$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.37	$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12.8	$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.15	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.2	$69.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.79	$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$16.1	$97.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$34.4	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$17.2	$2250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1356	$26090

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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 London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$2868
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2332
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2273
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2414
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2209
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2207
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2214
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2185
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2470
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2136
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2217
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2261
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2076
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2112
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2433
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2199
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2035
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2122
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2429
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2052
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2048
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2623
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2052
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$1924
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2422
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2092
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$1987
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2248
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1973
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2063
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2089
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2062
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$1885
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2263
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$1948
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2135
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2344
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2009