Kabul vs Multan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Kabul	Multan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$458	$403
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1016	$954
🏠 One person rent	$195	$139
🏘️ Family rent	$267	$224
🍽️ Food expenses	$153	$174
🚐 Transport expenses	$76.9	$49.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$104	$124
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	0 km
🎓 Higher education	30	28
😀 Quality of life	33	25
🏙️ Population	4.27M	1.87M

The cost of living in Kabul is 14% more expensive than in Multan. Cities ranked 8842nd and 8968th ($458 vs $403) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 5th in Afghanistan and Pakistan, respectively. Check Afghanistan vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Kabul compared to 0.3 months in Multan. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Multan ranked 22nd in Pakistan, while ranked 8609th and 8960th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kabul vs Multan

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	Kabul	Multan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.45	$2.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.2	$15.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.48	$6.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.4	$3.49
☕ Cappuccino	$1.19	$2.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.36	$0.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$93.7	$98.6
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$62.8	$63.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$172	$177
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$111	$115
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.9	$53.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.1	$82.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$95.2	$15.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.06%	23.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$505	$1420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$260	$610
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.6	$7.72
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.78	$6.03
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$0.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.22	$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.47	$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$7.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.13	$3.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$1.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$0.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$0.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$0.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$0.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$0.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.24	$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.98	$0.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.81	$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.75	$2.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$1.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.3	$1.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.88	$1.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$0.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.52	$0.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$10.2	$11.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.23	$2.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.4	$7.97
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.1	$2.04
👖 Brand Jeans	$18	$14.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$34.6	$73.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$19.7	$39.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1486	$1267

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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 Multan

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Khanewal	$362
77 km or 48 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$254
93 km or 58 mi	Bahawalpur	$301
122 km or 76 mi	Burewala	$347
147 km or 91 mi	Jhang	$294
161 km or 100 mi	Gojra	$351
197 km or 123 mi	Sahiwal	$303
207 km or 129 mi	Okara	$291
209 km or 130 mi	Faisalabad	$333
225 km or 140 mi	Chiniot	$372
241 km or 150 mi	Sargodha	$376
298 km or 185 mi	Sheikhupura	$368
299 km or 186 mi	Hafizabad	$363
305 km or 189 mi	Bikaner	$290
317 km or 197 mi	Lahore	$427
331 km or 205 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$326
332 km or 206 mi	Kamoke	$316
341 km or 212 mi	Gujranwala	$302
358 km or 223 mi	Jacobabad	$322
363 km or 226 mi	Amritsar	$380
365 km or 227 mi	Gujrat	$320
373 km or 232 mi	Sukkur	$340
376 km or 234 mi	Khost	$393
377 km or 234 mi	Kohat	$364
391 km or 243 mi	Sialkot	$311
394 km or 245 mi	Mirpur	$277
409 km or 254 mi	Rawalpindi	$416
417 km or 259 mi	Jalandhar	$337
418 km or 260 mi	Islamabad	$443
420 km or 261 mi	Wah	$344
423 km or 263 mi	Peshawar	$334
424 km or 263 mi	Quetta	$291
427 km or 266 mi	Larkana	$336
430 km or 267 mi	Gardez	$401
431 km or 268 mi	Jammu	$284
432 km or 268 mi	Ludhiana	$421
433 km or 269 mi	Hisar	$262
444 km or 276 mi	Jodhpur	$322
450 km or 279 mi	Mardan	$354
463 km or 288 mi	Sikar	$335