Kabul vs Peshawar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Kabul	Peshawar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$458	$334
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1016	$809
🏠 One person rent	$195	$119
🏘️ Family rent	$267	$193
🍽️ Food expenses	$153	$136
🚐 Transport expenses	$76.9	$40.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$104	$113
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	30	47
😀 Quality of life	33	43
🏙️ Population	4.27M	1.97M

The cost of living in Kabul is 37% more expensive than in Peshawar. Cities ranked 8842nd and 9121st ($458 vs $334) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 21st 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 Peshawar. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Peshawar ranked 7th in Pakistan, while ranked 8609th and 7430th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kabul vs Peshawar

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	Kabul	Peshawar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.45	$2.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.2	$12.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.48	$4.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.4	$1.75
☕ Cappuccino	$1.19	$1.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.36	$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$93.7	$84.3
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$62.8	$46.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$172	$155
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$111	$85.3
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.9	$54.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.1	$82.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$95.2	$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.06%	18.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$505	$267
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$260	$213
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.6	$7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.78	$3.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$0.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.22	$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.47	$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$3.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$2.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.13	$3.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$1.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$0.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$0.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$0.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.24	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.98	$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.81	$1.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.75	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$1.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.3	$0.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.88	$1.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$0.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.52	$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$10.2	$9.69
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.23	$3.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.4	$10.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.1	$1.86
👖 Brand Jeans	$18	$13.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$34.6	$61.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$19.7	$28.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1486	$2261

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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 Peshawar

Distance	City	Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi	Kohat	$364
55 km or 34 mi	Mardan	$354
108 km or 67 mi	Jalalabad	$354
114 km or 71 mi	Wah	$344
117 km or 72 mi	Mingora	$351
146 km or 91 mi	Islamabad	$443
152 km or 94 mi	Rawalpindi	$416
164 km or 102 mi	Khost	$393
215 km or 133 mi	Gardez	$401
223 km or 138 mi	Kabul	$458
230 km or 143 mi	Mirpur	$277
239 km or 149 mi	Sargodha	$376
244 km or 151 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$326
262 km or 163 mi	Baramulla	$265
287 km or 179 mi	Gujrat	$320
289 km or 179 mi	Ghazni	$396
289 km or 180 mi	Chiniot	$372
296 km or 184 mi	Hafizabad	$363
305 km or 189 mi	Srinagar	$340
313 km or 195 mi	Jhang	$294
323 km or 201 mi	Faisalabad	$333
324 km or 201 mi	Gujranwala	$302
328 km or 204 mi	Sialkot	$311
335 km or 208 mi	Puli Khumri	$404
336 km or 209 mi	Gojra	$351
340 km or 211 mi	Kamoke	$316
341 km or 212 mi	Jammu	$284
346 km or 215 mi	Sheikhupura	$368
357 km or 222 mi	Sahiwal	$303
381 km or 237 mi	Lahore	$427
387 km or 240 mi	Kunduz	$428
400 km or 248 mi	Okara	$291
410 km or 255 mi	Amritsar	$380
413 km or 257 mi	Khanewal	$362
423 km or 263 mi	Multan	$403
432 km or 268 mi	Pathankot	$350
442 km or 275 mi	Burewala	$347
447 km or 278 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$254
484 km or 301 mi	Jalandhar	$337
492 km or 306 mi	Qurghonteppa	$684