Kabul vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Kabul	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$504	$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1114	$2856
🏠 One person rent	$211	$538
🏘️ Family rent	$298	$954
🍽️ Food expenses	$177	$331
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.4	$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$146	$843
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	33	96
😀 Quality of life	26	75
🏙️ Population	5.33M	11.5M

The cost of living in Kabul is 55% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 8650th and 4918th ($504 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Afghanistan and Brazil, respectively. Check Afghanistan vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kabul compared to 0.7 months in Sao Paulo. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 8929th and 1670th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kabul vs Sao Paulo

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	Kabul	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.18	$7.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$8.5	$42.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.85	$8.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.24	$2.48
☕ Cappuccino	$1.6	$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.41	$1.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$126	$649
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$83.1	$405
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$223	$1195
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$145	$747
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.7	$64.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.5	$97.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$88.2	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.73%	11.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$664	$2685
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$346	$1939
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.16	$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.2	$44.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.58	$9.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.28	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.61	$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.34	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$5.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.58	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$2.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.05	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.37	$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.78	$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.49	$6.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.19	$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.2	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.61	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.3	$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.54	$9.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.1	$48.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.29	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.5	$60.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$45.8	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$20.9	$486
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1302	$15990

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Cities near Kabul

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Gardez	$456
119 km or 74 mi	Jalalabad	$381
129 km or 80 mi	Ghazni	$447
150 km or 93 mi	Khost	$438
163 km or 101 mi	Puli Khumri	$447
223 km or 138 mi	Peshawar	$321
235 km or 146 mi	Kohat	$394
246 km or 153 mi	Kunduz	$468
266 km or 166 mi	Mardan	$373
293 km or 182 mi	Mingora	$373
304 km or 189 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$493
336 km or 209 mi	Wah	$371
368 km or 229 mi	Islamabad	$496
369 km or 229 mi	Qurghonteppa	$734
374 km or 232 mi	Rawalpindi	$446
389 km or 242 mi	Sheberghan	$470
425 km or 264 mi	Sargodha	$391
450 km or 280 mi	Tursunzoda	$737
451 km or 280 mi	Dushanbe	$773
451 km or 280 mi	Mirpur	$280
456 km or 284 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$350
458 km or 285 mi	Kandahar	$473
467 km or 290 mi	Jhang	$306
474 km or 294 mi	Chiniot	$393
476 km or 296 mi	Baramulla	$253
499 km or 310 mi	Gojra	$379
501 km or 312 mi	Hafizabad	$382
503 km or 313 mi	Faisalabad	$359
505 km or 314 mi	Gujrat	$335
517 km or 321 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$278
520 km or 323 mi	Srinagar	$344
523 km or 325 mi	Quetta	$303
526 km or 327 mi	Multan	$440
534 km or 332 mi	Sahiwal	$339
536 km or 333 mi	Gujranwala	$309
538 km or 334 mi	Khanewal	$401
546 km or 340 mi	Sialkot	$313
549 km or 341 mi	Sheikhupura	$396
550 km or 342 mi	Kamoke	$332
553 km or 344 mi	Lashkargah	$469

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$821
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$759
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$783
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$765
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$700
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$793
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$713
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$664
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$737
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$713
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$761
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$886
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$716
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$715
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$737
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$752
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$717
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$753
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$720
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$848
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$746
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$699
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$747
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$713
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$722
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$752
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$733
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$723
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$706
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$721
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$710
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$794
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$776
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$673
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$728
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$687
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$901
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$700
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$716
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$720