Kabul vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Kabul	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$473	$3378
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1051	$7707
🏠 One person rent	$200	$2168
🏘️ Family rent	$280	$3725
🍽️ Food expenses	$163	$743
🚐 Transport expenses	$75.2	$257
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$120	$4258
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	33	99
😀 Quality of life	25	93
🏙️ Population	5.33M	3.9M

The cost of living in Kabul is 86% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 8823rd and 72nd ($473 vs $3378) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 52nd in Afghanistan and the United States, respectively. Check Afghanistan vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kabul compared to 1.3 months in Los Angeles. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Los Angeles ranked 8th in the United States, while ranked 8992nd and 55th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kabul vs Los Angeles

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	Kabul	Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.79	$21.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.56	$91
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.12	$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$8.85
☕ Cappuccino	$1.38	$6.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.39	$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$108	$2352
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$72.2	$1867
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$196	$4129
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$127	$3274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.5	$214
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$85.8	$65.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.8%	6.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$579	$7811
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$300	$7110
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.19	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.2	$94
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.53	$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.25	$4.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$4.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.57	$7.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$15.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.32	$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$5.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$2.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$4.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$2.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.25	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.02	$3.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.07	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.87	$3.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.79	$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.37	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$7.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.16	$5.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.55	$2.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$11.7	$77.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.45	$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.6	$144
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.13	$32.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$15.1	$70.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$39.8	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$20.2	$1715
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1540	$28004

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Cities near Kabul

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

Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2879
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2850
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2917
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2847
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2749
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2976
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2993
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2810
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3159
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2775
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3086
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2769
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2820
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3695
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3020
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2912
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2835
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2850
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3020
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3768
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2796
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3328
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2698
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2880
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3157
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3057
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2894
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2842
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2789
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2770
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3051
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2847
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3193
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3019
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2702
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2688
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3588
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2815
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3262
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2974