Kabul vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Kabul	London
🚶 Cost of living one person	$458	$3851
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1016	$8597
🏠 One person rent	$195	$2689
🏘️ Family rent	$267	$4575
🍽️ Food expenses	$153	$592
🚐 Transport expenses	$76.9	$400
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$104	$4336
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	30	100
😀 Quality of life	33	99
🏙️ Population	4.27M	8.8M

The cost of living in Kabul is 88% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 8842nd and 8th ($458 vs $3851) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 0.2 months in Kabul compared to 1.1 months in London. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 8609th and 5th 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	$2.45	$22.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.2	$91.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.48	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.4	$9.11
☕ Cappuccino	$1.19	$5.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.36	$3.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$93.7	$3237
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$62.8	$2291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$172	$4710
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$111	$4163
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.9	$170
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.1	$264
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$95.2	$39.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.06%	4.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$505	$21687
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$260	$11040
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$4.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.6	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.78	$31.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.22	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.47	$5.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$9.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.13	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$3.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$3.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$3.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.24	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.98	$3.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.81	$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.75	$3.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$22.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.3	$4.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.88	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$2.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.52	$2.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$10.2	$59
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.23	$18.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.4	$69.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.1	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$18	$110
👟 Brand Sneakers	$34.6	$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$19.7	$2511
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1486	$27583

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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 London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$2960
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2512
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2449
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2514
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2435
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2367
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2352
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2337
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2326
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2633
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2299
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2374
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2456
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2200
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2197
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2273
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2655
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2091
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2176
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2274
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2515
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2224
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2205
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2785
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2206
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2164
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2559
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2275
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2223
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2469
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1780
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2118
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2122
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2132
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2160
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2419
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2000
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2245
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2416
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2165