Kabul vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Kabul	Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$458	$655
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1016	$1696
🏠 One person rent	$195	$218
🏘️ Family rent	$267	$350
🍽️ Food expenses	$153	$251
🚐 Transport expenses	$76.9	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$104	$98
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	30	36
😀 Quality of life	33	50
🏙️ Population	4.27M	2.47M

The cost of living in Kabul is 30% less expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 8842nd and 7398th ($458 vs $655) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 8th in Afghanistan and Zambia, respectively. Check Afghanistan vs Zambia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Kabul compared to 0.1 months in Lusaka. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Lusaka ranked 1st in Zambia, while ranked 8609th and 6625th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kabul vs Lusaka

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	Kabul	Lusaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.45	$7.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.2	$25.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.48	$3.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.4	$0.98
☕ Cappuccino	$1.19	$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.36	$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$93.7	$204
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$62.8	$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$172	$374
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$111	$206
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.9	$42.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.1	$64.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$95.2	$45.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.06%	25.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$505	$2016
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$260	$4812
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.6	$38.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.78	$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.22	$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.47	$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$7.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$3.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.13	$4.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$2.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$2.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$1.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$1.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.24	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.98	$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.81	$6.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.75	$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$3.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.3	$5.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.88	$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.52	$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$10.2	$50.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.23	$4.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.4	$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.1	$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$18	$18.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$34.6	$73.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$19.7	$177
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1486	$11593

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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 Lusaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
166 km or 103 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$748
209 km or 130 mi	Choma	$687
275 km or 171 mi	Ndola	$577
289 km or 179 mi	Kitwe	$1062
297 km or 184 mi	Chinhoyi	$650
318 km or 198 mi	Mufulira	$1278
322 km or 200 mi	Chingola	$1069
370 km or 230 mi	Kadoma	$761
373 km or 232 mi	Livingstone	$653
399 km or 248 mi	Harare	$1021
411 km or 255 mi	Chitungwiza	$751
426 km or 265 mi	Lubumbashi	$1124
429 km or 267 mi	Kwekwe	$716
464 km or 288 mi	Marondera	$779
475 km or 295 mi	Mansa	$912
478 km or 297 mi	Gweru	$587
521 km or 324 mi	Likasi	$1032
529 km or 329 mi	Bulawayo	$658
574 km or 356 mi	Tete	$820
584 km or 363 mi	Masvingo	$873
605 km or 376 mi	Kolwezi	$1045
611 km or 380 mi	Mutare	$755
613 km or 381 mi	Lilongwe	$592
645 km or 401 mi	Francistown	$587
658 km or 409 mi	Kasama	$888
686 km or 426 mi	Chimoio	$916
688 km or 428 mi	Ntcheu	$493
694 km or 431 mi	Mzimba	$565
721 km or 448 mi	Blantyre	$506
729 km or 453 mi	Monkey Bay	$519
756 km or 470 mi	Zomba	$458
757 km or 471 mi	Mangochi	$496
762 km or 474 mi	Mzuzu	$527
775 km or 482 mi	Mulanje	$461
792 km or 492 mi	Serowe	$536
802 km or 499 mi	Palapye	$514
852 km or 529 mi	Beira	$996
869 km or 540 mi	Mahalapye	$577
917 km or 570 mi	Mbeya	$495
956 km or 594 mi	Quelimane	$692