Kabul vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Kabul	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$599	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1271	$2565
🏠 One person rent	$285	$481
🏘️ Family rent	$403	$852
🍽️ Food expenses	$182	$285
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.7	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$188	$477
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	29	95
😀 Quality of life	13	63
🏙️ Population	4.27M	11.5M

The cost of living in Kabul is 41% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 7801st and 5616th ($599 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 0.5 months in Sao Paulo. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Sao Paulo ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 9123rd and 4573rd 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	$2.69	$6.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$8.83	$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.92	$7.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.75	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$1.82	$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.38	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$168	$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$123	$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$381	$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$182	$694
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.5	$50.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.3	$77.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$99.3	$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.36%	10.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$451	$2416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$274	$1687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.2	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.29	$8.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.32	$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.5	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.73	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$4.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.69	$7.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.36	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.32	$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.24	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.98	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10	$8.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.56	$2.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.24	$4.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.81	$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.09	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.47	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.3	$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.34	$7.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$57.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.99	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$13.6	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$46.1	$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$23.8	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1452	$13135

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Cities near Kabul

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Gardez	$469
119 km or 74 mi	Jalalabad	$358
129 km or 80 mi	Ghazni	$476
150 km or 93 mi	Khost	$441
163 km or 101 mi	Puli Khumri	$457
223 km or 138 mi	Peshawar	$338
235 km or 146 mi	Kohat	$374
246 km or 153 mi	Kunduz	$467
266 km or 166 mi	Mardan	$372
293 km or 182 mi	Mingora	$354
304 km or 189 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$470
336 km or 209 mi	Wah	$323
368 km or 229 mi	Islamabad	$439
369 km or 229 mi	Qurghonteppa	$659
374 km or 232 mi	Rawalpindi	$376
389 km or 242 mi	Sheberghan	$450
425 km or 264 mi	Sargodha	$456
450 km or 280 mi	Tursunzoda	$655
451 km or 280 mi	Dushanbe	$672
451 km or 280 mi	Mirpur	$328
456 km or 284 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$341
458 km or 285 mi	Kandahar	$521
467 km or 290 mi	Jhang	$292
474 km or 294 mi	Chiniot	$373
476 km or 296 mi	Baramulla	$277
499 km or 310 mi	Gojra	$344
501 km or 312 mi	Hafizabad	$380
503 km or 313 mi	Faisalabad	$319
505 km or 314 mi	Gujrat	$330
517 km or 321 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$273
520 km or 323 mi	Srinagar	$388
523 km or 325 mi	Quetta	$285
526 km or 327 mi	Multan	$371
534 km or 332 mi	Sahiwal	$312
536 km or 333 mi	Gujranwala	$280
538 km or 334 mi	Khanewal	$358
546 km or 340 mi	Sialkot	$335
549 km or 341 mi	Sheikhupura	$376
550 km or 342 mi	Kamoke	$308
553 km or 344 mi	Lashkargah	$487

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$716
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$665
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$691
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$674
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$644
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$686
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$657
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$573
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$663
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$640
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$627
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$738
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$640
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$639
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$640
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$639
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$631
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$633
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$621
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$656
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$606
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$647
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$645
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$679
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$636
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$639
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$661
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$674
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$640
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$698
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$742
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$595
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$630
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$653
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$746
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$650
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$629