Kabul vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Kabul	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$473	$2448
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1051	$5605
🏠 One person rent	$200	$1473
🏘️ Family rent	$280	$2303
🍽️ Food expenses	$163	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$75.2	$226
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$120	$4181
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	33	94
😀 Quality of life	25	96
🏙️ Population	5.33M	2.14M

The cost of living in Kabul is 81% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 8823rd and 978th ($473 vs $2448) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 6th in Afghanistan and Australia, respectively. Check Afghanistan vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kabul compared to 1.7 months in Perth. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Perth ranked 4th in Australia, while ranked 8992nd and 10th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kabul vs Perth

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	Kabul	Perth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.79	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.56	$74.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.12	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$8.55
☕ Cappuccino	$1.38	$4.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.39	$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$108	$1621
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$72.2	$1228
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$196	$2691
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$127	$1923
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35	$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.5	$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$85.8	$56.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.8%	5.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$579	$6285
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$300	$4935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.19	$2.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.2	$88
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.53	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.25	$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.57	$5.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$8.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.32	$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$4.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$3.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$3.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.25	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.02	$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.07	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.87	$4.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.79	$22.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.37	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.16	$3.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.55	$2.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$11.7	$47.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.45	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.6	$66.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.13	$24.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$15.1	$81
👟 Brand Sneakers	$39.8	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$20.2	$2141
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1540	$15409

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Cities near Kabul

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Gardez	$433
119 km or 74 mi	Jalalabad	$368
129 km or 80 mi	Ghazni	$425
150 km or 93 mi	Khost	$423
163 km or 101 mi	Puli Khumri	$429
223 km or 138 mi	Peshawar	$323
235 km or 146 mi	Kohat	$379
246 km or 153 mi	Kunduz	$454
266 km or 166 mi	Mardan	$370
293 km or 182 mi	Mingora	$369
304 km or 189 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$488
336 km or 209 mi	Wah	$360
368 km or 229 mi	Islamabad	$464
369 km or 229 mi	Qurghonteppa	$704
374 km or 232 mi	Rawalpindi	$427
389 km or 242 mi	Sheberghan	$457
425 km or 264 mi	Sargodha	$381
450 km or 280 mi	Tursunzoda	$702
451 km or 280 mi	Dushanbe	$735
451 km or 280 mi	Mirpur	$279
456 km or 284 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$338
458 km or 285 mi	Kandahar	$463
467 km or 290 mi	Jhang	$302
474 km or 294 mi	Chiniot	$378
476 km or 296 mi	Baramulla	$264
499 km or 310 mi	Gojra	$367
501 km or 312 mi	Hafizabad	$371
503 km or 313 mi	Faisalabad	$348
505 km or 314 mi	Gujrat	$330
517 km or 321 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$257
520 km or 323 mi	Srinagar	$353
523 km or 325 mi	Quetta	$298
526 km or 327 mi	Multan	$417
534 km or 332 mi	Sahiwal	$318
536 km or 333 mi	Gujranwala	$308
538 km or 334 mi	Khanewal	$382
546 km or 340 mi	Sialkot	$308
549 km or 341 mi	Sheikhupura	$379
550 km or 342 mi	Kamoke	$326
553 km or 344 mi	Lashkargah	$467

Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1838
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2219
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$2016
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$2025
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1618
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$2128
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1590
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2338
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1904
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$527
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$496
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$409
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$822
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1175
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1604
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$593
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1487
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1861
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2217
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$439
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$379
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1906
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1822
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1928
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$408
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$476
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$453
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$459
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2496
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1829
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$514
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1889
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$513
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$419
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1894