Kabul vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Kabul	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$458	$2338
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1016	$5128
🏠 One person rent	$195	$1431
🏘️ Family rent	$267	$2096
🍽️ Food expenses	$153	$545
🚐 Transport expenses	$76.9	$216
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$104	$3927
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	30	93
😀 Quality of life	33	98
🏙️ Population	4.27M	2.14M

The cost of living in Kabul is 80% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 8842nd and 1191st ($458 vs $2338) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 3rd in Afghanistan and Australia, respectively. Check Afghanistan vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 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 8609th and 12th 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	$2.45	$14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.2	$75.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.48	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.4	$8.17
☕ Cappuccino	$1.19	$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.36	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$93.7	$1454
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$62.8	$1242
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$172	$2492
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$111	$1749
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.9	$94.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.1	$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$95.2	$51.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.06%	6.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$505	$5455
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$260	$4695
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$3.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.6	$77
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.78	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.22	$2.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.88
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.47	$5.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$8.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.13	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$3.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$2.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$3.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$4.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.24	$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.98	$2.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.81	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.75	$4.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$21.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.3	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.88	$5.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.52	$2.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$10.2	$41.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.23	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.4	$58
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.1	$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$18	$73.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$34.6	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$19.7	$1856
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1486	$13377

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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 Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1701
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2051
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1853
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$1857
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1490
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$1911
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1455
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2117
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1753
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1771
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1718
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$531
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$489
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$402
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$834
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1134
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1464
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$588
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1362
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1647
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2058
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$440
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$384
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1738
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1673
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1768
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$409
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$470
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$447
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$457
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2308
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1681
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$512
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1728
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$513
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$456
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$413
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1736