Kabul vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Kabul	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$473	$2701
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1051	$6534
🏠 One person rent	$200	$1660
🏘️ Family rent	$280	$2910
🍽️ Food expenses	$163	$651
🚐 Transport expenses	$75.2	$228
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$120	$4686
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	33	92
😀 Quality of life	25	96
🏙️ Population	5.33M	548K

The cost of living in Kabul is 82% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 8823rd and 570th ($473 vs $2701) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 5th in Afghanistan and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Afghanistan vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kabul compared to 1.7 months in The Hague. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs The Hague ranked 1st in the Netherlands, while ranked 8992nd and 7th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kabul vs The Hague

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	Kabul	The Hague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.79	$21.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.56	$95.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.12	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$7.2
☕ Cappuccino	$1.38	$4.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.39	$3.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$108	$1617
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$72.2	$1422
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$196	$2982
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$127	$2545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.5	$228
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$85.8	$50.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.8%	3.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$579	$6522
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$300	$4901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.19	$3.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.2	$126
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.53	$34.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$2.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.25	$2.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.57	$5.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.32	$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$2.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$4.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.25	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.02	$4.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.07	$7.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.87	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.79	$14.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.37	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$4.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.16	$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.55	$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$11.7	$46.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.45	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.6	$38.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.13	$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$15.1	$117
👟 Brand Sneakers	$39.8	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$20.2	$2756
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1540	$13755

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Cities near Kabul

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Gardez	$433
119 km or 74 mi	Jalalabad	$368
129 km or 80 mi	Ghazni	$425
150 km or 93 mi	Khost	$423
163 km or 101 mi	Puli Khumri	$429
223 km or 138 mi	Peshawar	$323
235 km or 146 mi	Kohat	$379
246 km or 153 mi	Kunduz	$454
266 km or 166 mi	Mardan	$370
293 km or 182 mi	Mingora	$369
304 km or 189 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$488
336 km or 209 mi	Wah	$360
368 km or 229 mi	Islamabad	$464
369 km or 229 mi	Qurghonteppa	$704
374 km or 232 mi	Rawalpindi	$427
389 km or 242 mi	Sheberghan	$457
425 km or 264 mi	Sargodha	$381
450 km or 280 mi	Tursunzoda	$702
451 km or 280 mi	Dushanbe	$735
451 km or 280 mi	Mirpur	$279
456 km or 284 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$338
458 km or 285 mi	Kandahar	$463
467 km or 290 mi	Jhang	$302
474 km or 294 mi	Chiniot	$378
476 km or 296 mi	Baramulla	$264
499 km or 310 mi	Gojra	$367
501 km or 312 mi	Hafizabad	$371
503 km or 313 mi	Faisalabad	$348
505 km or 314 mi	Gujrat	$330
517 km or 321 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$257
520 km or 323 mi	Srinagar	$353
523 km or 325 mi	Quetta	$298
526 km or 327 mi	Multan	$417
534 km or 332 mi	Sahiwal	$318
536 km or 333 mi	Gujranwala	$308
538 km or 334 mi	Khanewal	$382
546 km or 340 mi	Sialkot	$308
549 km or 341 mi	Sheikhupura	$379
550 km or 342 mi	Kamoke	$326
553 km or 344 mi	Lashkargah	$467

Cities near The Hague

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Scheveningen	$2471
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Leidschendam	$2481
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Delft	$2389
14 km or 8.5 mi	Oegstgeest	$2258
14 km or 9 mi	Leiden	$2348
21 km or 13 mi	Rotterdam	$2637
31 km or 19 mi	Ridderkerk	$2403
35 km or 22 mi	Zandvoort	$1907
40 km or 25 mi	Haarlem	$2822
43 km or 27 mi	Sliedrecht	$2332
46 km or 29 mi	IJmuiden	$2383
52 km or 32 mi	Amsterdam	$3203
55 km or 34 mi	Utrecht	$2669
61 km or 38 mi	Hilversum	$2636
61 km or 38 mi	Etten-Leur	$2110
62 km or 38 mi	Roosendaal	$2264
63 km or 39 mi	Zeist	$2457
64 km or 40 mi	Purmerend	$2223
64 km or 40 mi	Breda	$2206
65 km or 40 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2295
68 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2383
70 km or 43 mi	Almere	$2440
70 km or 44 mi	Zaltbommel	$2369
71 km or 44 mi	Goes	$2471
75 km or 47 mi	Langedijk	$2338
77 km or 48 mi	Tilburg	$2340
80 km or 49 mi	Tiel	$2721
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2337
81 km or 50 mi	Middelburg	$2132
82 km or 51 mi	Hoogstraten	$1770
85 km or 53 mi	Veenendaal	$1822
92 km or 57 mi	Ede	$1848
93 km or 58 mi	Lelystad	$1512
93 km or 58 mi	Wageningen	$2360
93 km or 58 mi	Harderwijk	$2172
95 km or 59 mi	Turnhout	$1730
97 km or 60 mi	Antwerp	$1857
98 km or 61 mi	Beveren	$1849
101 km or 62 mi	Uden	$2409
102 km or 63 mi	Mortsel	$1734