Kabul vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$567
$331
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1181
$799
🏠 One person rent
$276
$128
🏘️ Family rent
$383
$227
🍽️ Food expenses
$168
$119
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.9
$56.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$175
$138
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
29
67
😀 Quality of life
21
35
🏙️ Population
4.27M
2.1M

The cost of living in Kabul is 71% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 7972nd and 9155th ($567 vs $331) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 11th 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 0.4 months in Rawalpindi. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Rawalpindi ranked 8th in Pakistan, while ranked 8953rd and 7850th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kabul Rawalpindi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.48
$1.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.7
$8.01
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.27
$3.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.97
$1.36
 Cappuccino
$1.75
$1.41
🥤 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
$173
$90.1
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$71.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$295
$222
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$182
$136
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.8
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$60.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$99
$12.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.25%
20.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$424
$714
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$259
$274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.2
$10.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.36
$6.72
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.3
$0.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.4
$1.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$3.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.86
$3.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$3.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$0.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$0.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$0.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.3
$0.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$0.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.24
$7.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.38
$1.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.23
$0.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.67
$1.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$0.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.8
$0.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$11.8
$7.87
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.21
$3.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.5
$4.55
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.99
$1.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$14.2
$12.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$41.8
$43.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.2
$36
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1370
$1496

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Islamabad
$389
40 km or 25 mi Wah
$238
82 km or 51 mi Mirpur
$278
116 km or 72 mi Mardan
$335
120 km or 75 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$287
135 km or 84 mi Baramulla
$281
146 km or 90 mi Mingora
$311
148 km or 92 mi Gujrat
$277
151 km or 94 mi Kohat
$307
152 km or 94 mi Peshawar
$352
170 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$393
173 km or 107 mi Sargodha
$330
180 km or 112 mi Hafizabad
$303
183 km or 114 mi Sialkot
$298
192 km or 119 mi Jammu
$399
192 km or 119 mi Gujranwala
$240
210 km or 130 mi Chiniot
$344
211 km or 131 mi Kamoke
$268
228 km or 142 mi Sheikhupura
$337
243 km or 151 mi Faisalabad
$289
257 km or 160 mi Lahore
$386
258 km or 160 mi Jalalabad
$347
269 km or 167 mi Jhang
$364
275 km or 171 mi Gojra
$337
276 km or 172 mi Sahiwal
$260
277 km or 172 mi Amritsar
$508
283 km or 176 mi Pathankot
$399
294 km or 183 mi Khost
$423
312 km or 194 mi Okara
$290
346 km or 215 mi Jalandhar
$394
355 km or 221 mi Gardez
$449
374 km or 232 mi Kabul
$567
382 km or 238 mi Khanewal
$328
385 km or 239 mi Burewala
$338
397 km or 247 mi Ludhiana
$448
409 km or 254 mi Multan
$307
430 km or 267 mi Ghazni
$455
457 km or 284 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
474 km or 294 mi Chandigarh
$401
475 km or 295 mi Shimla
$282