Kabul vs Multan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Kabul	Multan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$599	$371
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1271	$946
🏠 One person rent	$285	$126
🏘️ Family rent	$403	$276
🍽️ Food expenses	$182	$161
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.7	$46.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$188	$196
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	0 km
🎓 Higher education	29	29
😀 Quality of life	13	21
🏙️ Population	4.27M	1.87M

The cost of living in Kabul is 61% more expensive than in Multan. Cities ranked 7801st and 9056th ($599 vs $371) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th in Afghanistan and Pakistan, respectively. Check Afghanistan vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kabul compared to 0.5 months in Multan. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Multan ranked 14th in Pakistan, while ranked 9123rd and 8809th 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	$2.69	$2.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$8.83	$14.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.92	$5.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.75	$2.22
☕ Cappuccino	$1.82	$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.38	$0.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$168	$109
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$123	$63
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$381	$245
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$182	$186
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.5	$42.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.3	$66.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$99.3	$11.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.36%	16.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$451	$1057
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$274	$902
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.2	$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.29	$3.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$0.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.32	$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.5	$1.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.73	$6.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$3.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.69	$3.03
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$1.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$0.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$0.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.36	$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.32	$0.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.24	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.98	$0.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10	$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.56	$1.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.24	$1.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.81	$1.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.09	$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.47	$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.3	$10.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.34	$2.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$7.92
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.99	$2.06
👖 Brand Jeans	$13.6	$14.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$46.1	$63.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$23.8	$23.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1452	$1034

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Cities near Kabul

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Gardez	$469
119 km or 74 mi	Jalalabad	$358
129 km or 80 mi	Ghazni	$476
150 km or 93 mi	Khost	$441
163 km or 101 mi	Puli Khumri	$457
223 km or 138 mi	Peshawar	$338
235 km or 146 mi	Kohat	$374
246 km or 153 mi	Kunduz	$467
266 km or 166 mi	Mardan	$372
293 km or 182 mi	Mingora	$354
304 km or 189 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$470
336 km or 209 mi	Wah	$323
368 km or 229 mi	Islamabad	$439
369 km or 229 mi	Qurghonteppa	$659
374 km or 232 mi	Rawalpindi	$376
389 km or 242 mi	Sheberghan	$450
425 km or 264 mi	Sargodha	$456
450 km or 280 mi	Tursunzoda	$655
451 km or 280 mi	Dushanbe	$672
451 km or 280 mi	Mirpur	$328
456 km or 284 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$341
458 km or 285 mi	Kandahar	$521
467 km or 290 mi	Jhang	$292
474 km or 294 mi	Chiniot	$373
476 km or 296 mi	Baramulla	$277
499 km or 310 mi	Gojra	$344
501 km or 312 mi	Hafizabad	$380
503 km or 313 mi	Faisalabad	$319
505 km or 314 mi	Gujrat	$330
517 km or 321 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$273
520 km or 323 mi	Srinagar	$388
523 km or 325 mi	Quetta	$285
526 km or 327 mi	Multan	$371
534 km or 332 mi	Sahiwal	$312
536 km or 333 mi	Gujranwala	$280
538 km or 334 mi	Khanewal	$358
546 km or 340 mi	Sialkot	$335
549 km or 341 mi	Sheikhupura	$376
550 km or 342 mi	Kamoke	$308
553 km or 344 mi	Lashkargah	$487

Cities near Multan

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Khanewal	$358
77 km or 48 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$273
93 km or 58 mi	Bahawalpur	$294
122 km or 76 mi	Burewala	$360
147 km or 91 mi	Jhang	$292
161 km or 100 mi	Gojra	$344
197 km or 123 mi	Sahiwal	$312
207 km or 129 mi	Okara	$310
209 km or 130 mi	Faisalabad	$319
225 km or 140 mi	Chiniot	$373
241 km or 150 mi	Sargodha	$456
298 km or 185 mi	Sheikhupura	$376
299 km or 186 mi	Hafizabad	$380
305 km or 189 mi	Bikaner	$268
317 km or 197 mi	Lahore	$406
331 km or 205 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$341
332 km or 206 mi	Kamoke	$308
341 km or 212 mi	Gujranwala	$280
358 km or 223 mi	Jacobabad	$313
363 km or 226 mi	Amritsar	$500
365 km or 227 mi	Gujrat	$330
373 km or 232 mi	Sukkur	$325
376 km or 234 mi	Khost	$441
377 km or 234 mi	Kohat	$374
391 km or 243 mi	Sialkot	$335
394 km or 245 mi	Mirpur	$328
409 km or 254 mi	Rawalpindi	$376
417 km or 259 mi	Jalandhar	$378
418 km or 260 mi	Islamabad	$439
420 km or 261 mi	Wah	$323
423 km or 263 mi	Peshawar	$338
424 km or 263 mi	Quetta	$285
427 km or 266 mi	Larkana	$327
430 km or 267 mi	Gardez	$469
431 km or 268 mi	Jammu	$344
432 km or 268 mi	Ludhiana	$430
433 km or 269 mi	Hisar	$252
444 km or 276 mi	Jodhpur	$375
450 km or 279 mi	Mardan	$372
463 km or 288 mi	Sikar	$371