Kabul vs Peshawar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Kabul	Peshawar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$567	$352
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1181	$857
🏠 One person rent	$276	$137
🏘️ Family rent	$383	$259
🍽️ Food expenses	$168	$134
🚐 Transport expenses	$88.9	$51.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$175	$175
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	29	48
😀 Quality of life	21	42
🏙️ Population	4.27M	1.97M

The cost of living in Kabul is 61% more expensive than in Peshawar. Cities ranked 7972nd and 9085th ($567 vs $352) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Afghanistan and Pakistan, respectively. Check Afghanistan vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kabul compared to 0.5 months in Peshawar. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Peshawar ranked 6th in Pakistan, while ranked 8953rd and 6943rd 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	$2.48	$2.88
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$10.7	$14.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.27	$3.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.97	$1.08
☕ Cappuccino	$1.75	$1.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.38	$0.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$173	$89.6
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$114	$56.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$295	$237
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$182	$131
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.8	$62.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.7	$96.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$99	$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.25%	23.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$424	$183
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$259	$152
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.2	$5.37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.36	$6.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.92	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.3	$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.4	$1.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$4.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.86	$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.19	$3.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$0.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$0.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$0.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$0.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.3	$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.94	$0.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.24	$1.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.38	$1.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.23	$0.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.67	$1.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.03	$0.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.8	$0.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$11.8	$9.11
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.21	$4.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.5	$4.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.99	$2.87
👖 Brand Jeans	$14.2	$11.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$41.8	$34.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$22.2	$31.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1370	$457

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Cities near Kabul

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Gardez	$449
119 km or 74 mi	Jalalabad	$347
129 km or 80 mi	Ghazni	$455
150 km or 93 mi	Khost	$423
163 km or 101 mi	Puli Khumri	$437
223 km or 138 mi	Peshawar	$352
235 km or 146 mi	Kohat	$307
246 km or 153 mi	Kunduz	$445
266 km or 166 mi	Mardan	$335
293 km or 182 mi	Mingora	$311
304 km or 189 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$449
336 km or 209 mi	Wah	$238
368 km or 229 mi	Islamabad	$389
369 km or 229 mi	Qurghonteppa	$632
374 km or 232 mi	Rawalpindi	$331
389 km or 242 mi	Sheberghan	$446
425 km or 264 mi	Sargodha	$330
450 km or 280 mi	Tursunzoda	$629
451 km or 280 mi	Dushanbe	$638
451 km or 280 mi	Mirpur	$278
456 km or 284 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$287
458 km or 285 mi	Kandahar	$513
467 km or 290 mi	Jhang	$364
474 km or 294 mi	Chiniot	$344
476 km or 296 mi	Baramulla	$281
499 km or 310 mi	Gojra	$337
501 km or 312 mi	Hafizabad	$303
503 km or 313 mi	Faisalabad	$289
505 km or 314 mi	Gujrat	$277
517 km or 321 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$242
520 km or 323 mi	Srinagar	$393
523 km or 325 mi	Quetta	$313
526 km or 327 mi	Multan	$307
534 km or 332 mi	Sahiwal	$260
536 km or 333 mi	Gujranwala	$240
538 km or 334 mi	Khanewal	$328
546 km or 340 mi	Sialkot	$298
549 km or 341 mi	Sheikhupura	$337
550 km or 342 mi	Kamoke	$268
553 km or 344 mi	Lashkargah	$484

Cities near Peshawar

Distance	City	Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi	Kohat	$307
55 km or 34 mi	Mardan	$335
108 km or 67 mi	Jalalabad	$347
114 km or 71 mi	Wah	$238
117 km or 72 mi	Mingora	$311
146 km or 91 mi	Islamabad	$389
152 km or 94 mi	Rawalpindi	$331
164 km or 102 mi	Khost	$423
215 km or 133 mi	Gardez	$449
223 km or 138 mi	Kabul	$567
230 km or 143 mi	Mirpur	$278
239 km or 149 mi	Sargodha	$330
244 km or 151 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$287
262 km or 163 mi	Baramulla	$281
287 km or 179 mi	Gujrat	$277
289 km or 179 mi	Ghazni	$455
289 km or 180 mi	Chiniot	$344
296 km or 184 mi	Hafizabad	$303
305 km or 189 mi	Srinagar	$393
313 km or 195 mi	Jhang	$364
323 km or 201 mi	Faisalabad	$289
324 km or 201 mi	Gujranwala	$240
328 km or 204 mi	Sialkot	$298
335 km or 208 mi	Puli Khumri	$437
336 km or 209 mi	Gojra	$337
340 km or 211 mi	Kamoke	$268
341 km or 212 mi	Jammu	$399
346 km or 215 mi	Sheikhupura	$337
357 km or 222 mi	Sahiwal	$260
381 km or 237 mi	Lahore	$386
387 km or 240 mi	Kunduz	$445
400 km or 248 mi	Okara	$290
410 km or 255 mi	Amritsar	$508
413 km or 257 mi	Khanewal	$328
423 km or 263 mi	Multan	$307
432 km or 268 mi	Pathankot	$399
442 km or 275 mi	Burewala	$338
447 km or 278 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$242
484 km or 301 mi	Jalandhar	$394
492 km or 306 mi	Qurghonteppa	$632