Kabul vs Lyon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kabul	Lyon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$474	$1570
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1052	$3820
🏠 One person rent	$203	$773
🏘️ Family rent	$302	$1432
🍽️ Food expenses	$158	$544
🚐 Transport expenses	$81.8	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$218	$2651
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	30	93
😀 Quality of life	14	89
🏙️ Population	4.27M	521K

The cost of living in Kabul is 70% less expensive than in Lyon. Cities ranked 8769th and 3152nd ($474 vs $1570) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 34th in Afghanistan and France, respectively. Check Afghanistan vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Kabul compared to 1.7 months in Lyon. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Lyon ranked 5th in France, while ranked 9071st and 195th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kabul vs Lyon

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	Kabul	Lyon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.38	$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.34	$62
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.64	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.11	$6.9
☕ Cappuccino	$1.53	$3.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.32	$2.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$140	$824
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$90	$563
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$312	$1593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$141	$1107
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.2	$129
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.8	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.8	$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.54%	3.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$404	$6408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$202	$4049
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$2.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.8	$74.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.27	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.27	$2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.39	$4.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$20.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.88	$22.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$2.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$2.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$3.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$2.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$2.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.2	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.88	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.12	$8.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$2.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.38	$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.97	$6.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.48	$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.01	$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.37	$3.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12.8	$39.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.15	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.2	$26
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.79	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$16.1	$95.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$34.4	$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$17.2	$584
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1356	$10816

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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 Lyon

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.1 km or 1.9 mi	Villeurbanne	$1567
50 km or 31 mi	Saint-Etienne	$1081
61 km or 38 mi	Macon	$1256
67 km or 42 mi	Roanne	$1348
84 km or 52 mi	Aix-les-Bains	$1470
87 km or 54 mi	Chambery	$1310
92 km or 57 mi	Valence	$1182
94 km or 58 mi	Grenoble	$1434
101 km or 63 mi	Annecy	$1522
109 km or 68 mi	Vernier	$3017
109 km or 68 mi	Meyrin	$2937
110 km or 68 mi	Lancy	$2970
111 km or 69 mi	Carouge	$3028
112 km or 70 mi	Geneva	$3195
114 km or 71 mi	Chalon-sur-Saone	$1247
117 km or 73 mi	Vichy	$1205
118 km or 73 mi	Annemasse	$1352
120 km or 74 mi	Le Creusot	$1050
128 km or 80 mi	Nyon	$3278
136 km or 85 mi	Clermont-Ferrand	$1299
158 km or 98 mi	Chamonix	$1723
159 km or 99 mi	Renens	$2738
163 km or 101 mi	Lausanne	$2732
175 km or 108 mi	Dijon	$1314
177 km or 110 mi	Montreux	$3088
179 km or 111 mi	Yverdon-les-Bains	$2776
184 km or 115 mi	Montlucon	$1485
188 km or 117 mi	Besancon	$1110
188 km or 117 mi	Nevers	$1316
192 km or 120 mi	Aosta	$1474
195 km or 121 mi	Bulle	$2658
201 km or 125 mi	Avignon	$1338
202 km or 125 mi	Sion	$1950
211 km or 131 mi	Neuchatel	$2308
212 km or 132 mi	Fribourg	$2470
213 km or 132 mi	La Chaux-de-Fonds	$2287
217 km or 135 mi	Nimes	$1231
227 km or 141 mi	Manosque	$1338
236 km or 147 mi	Turin	$1424
236 km or 147 mi	Koniz	$2457