Kabul vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Kabul	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$458	$1052
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1016	$2682
🏠 One person rent	$195	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$267	$872
🍽️ Food expenses	$153	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$76.9	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$104	$701
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	30	95
😀 Quality of life	33	69
🏙️ Population	4.27M	11.5M

The cost of living in Kabul is 56% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 8842nd and 5192nd ($458 vs $1052) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Afghanistan and Brazil, respectively. Check Afghanistan vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 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 8609th and 4142nd 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	$2.45	$7.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.2	$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.48	$7.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.4	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$1.19	$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.36	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$93.7	$622
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$62.8	$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$172	$1124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$111	$691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.9	$48.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.1	$75
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$95.2	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.06%	12.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$505	$2855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$260	$1938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.6	$48.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.78	$7.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.22	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.47	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$4.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.13	$9.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.24	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.98	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.81	$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.75	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$2.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.3	$6.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.88	$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.52	$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$10.2	$27.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.23	$7.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.4	$65.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.1	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$18	$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$34.6	$92.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$19.7	$475
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1486	$15428

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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 Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$737
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$701
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$697
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$698
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$690
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$712
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$656
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$605
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$691
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$687
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$704
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$830
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$671
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$699
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$699
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$665
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$706
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$639
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$780
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$671
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$654
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$689
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$702
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$666
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$693
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$678
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$664
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$685
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$687
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$657
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$741
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$737
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$618
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$673
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$648
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$816
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$659
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$666