Kabul vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Kabul	Male
🚶 Cost of living one person	$458	$1320
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1016	$2817
🏠 One person rent	$195	$818
🏘️ Family rent	$267	$1403
🍽️ Food expenses	$153	$368
🚐 Transport expenses	$76.9	$43.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$104	$988
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	30	7
😀 Quality of life	33	66
🏙️ Population	4.27M	133K

The cost of living in Kabul is 65% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 8842nd and 4439th ($458 vs $1320) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Afghanistan and Maldives, respectively. Check Afghanistan vs Maldives comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Kabul compared to 0.7 months in Male. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 8609th and 5057th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kabul vs Male

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	Kabul	Male
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.45	$5.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.2	$29.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.48	$9.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.4	$4.77
☕ Cappuccino	$1.19	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.36	$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$93.7	$870
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$62.8	$609
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$172	$1575
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$111	$1116
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.9	$75
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.1	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$95.2	$81.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.06%	14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$505	$2585
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$260	$1897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.6	$29.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.78	$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.22	$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.47	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$9.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$6.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.13	$8.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$3.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$4.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$3.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.24	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.98	$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.81	$8.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.75	$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.3	$5.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.88	$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.52	$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$10.2	$80.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.23	$9.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.4	$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.1	$4.39
👖 Brand Jeans	$18	$42.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$34.6	$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$19.7	$166
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1486	$3575

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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 Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1445
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$344
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$308
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$279
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$253
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$270
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$300
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$382
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$351
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$296
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$590
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$646
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$356
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$626
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$512
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$469
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$420
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$479
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$286
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$347
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$321
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$310
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$326
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$440
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$317
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$535
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$347
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$286
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$300
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$275
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$346
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$295
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$400
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$530
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$283
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$524
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$300
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$355
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$340
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$327