Kabul vs Lucknow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Lucknow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$504
$326
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1114
$789
🏠 One person rent
$211
$113
🏘️ Family rent
$298
$190
🍽️ Food expenses
$177
$132
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.4
$45.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$146
$257
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
33
63
😀 Quality of life
26
59
🏙️ Population
5.33M
3.38M

The cost of living in Kabul is 54% more expensive than in Lucknow. Cities ranked 8650th and 9120th ($504 vs $326) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 85th in Afghanistan and India, respectively. Check Afghanistan vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kabul compared to 0.8 months in Lucknow. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Lucknow ranked 18th in India, while ranked 8929th and 5952nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kabul vs Lucknow

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Kabul Lucknow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.18
$1.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.5
$10.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.85
$3.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$1.56
☕ Cappuccino
$1.6
$1.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$126
$116
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$83.1
$64.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$223
$213
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$145
$117
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.7
$30.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.5
$46.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$88.2
$7.51
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.73%
8.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$664
$1173
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$346
$530
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.16
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.2
$7.63
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.58
$2.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.28
$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$0.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$0.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.34
$3.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$2.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.58
$5.53
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$0.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.05
$0.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.37
$8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.78
$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.49
$1.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.19
$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.61
$0.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.3
$14.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.54
$3.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.29
$2.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.5
$23
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.8
$38.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$20.9
$39.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1302
$975

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi Kanpur
$308
180 km or 112 mi Allahabad
$291
207 km or 129 mi Dhangadhi
$348
213 km or 132 mi Jaunpur
$266
226 km or 141 mi Bareilly
$271
238 km or 148 mi Bheemdatta
$330
243 km or 151 mi Gorakhpur
$295
249 km or 155 mi Mirzapur
$264
267 km or 166 mi Varanasi
$255
283 km or 176 mi Gwalior
$339
284 km or 176 mi Jhansi
$299
292 km or 182 mi Agra
$352
299 km or 186 mi Satna
$291
305 km or 189 mi Sambhal
$284
306 km or 190 mi Aligarh
$286
311 km or 193 mi Moradabad
$273
331 km or 205 mi Mathura
$276
336 km or 209 mi Pokhara
$386
389 km or 242 mi Birgunj
$317
398 km or 247 mi Meerut
$335
399 km or 248 mi Faridabad
$344
402 km or 250 mi Ghaziabad
$368
405 km or 252 mi Noida
$404
409 km or 254 mi Hetauda
$288
419 km or 260 mi Delhi
$479
422 km or 262 mi Jabalpur
$270
425 km or 264 mi Gurgaon
$509
436 km or 271 mi Alwar
$245
440 km or 274 mi Patna
$293
443 km or 276 mi Lalitpur
$336
445 km or 276 mi Rishikesh
$369
447 km or 278 mi Kathmandu
$424
454 km or 282 mi Sonipat
$256
456 km or 284 mi Muzaffarpur
$263
469 km or 292 mi Gaya
$274
480 km or 298 mi Dehradun
$395
480 km or 298 mi Saharanpur
$270
486 km or 302 mi Vidisha
$309
487 km or 303 mi Rohtak
$239
494 km or 307 mi Janakpur
$287