Kabul vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$504
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1114
$998
🏠 One person rent
$211
$158
🏘️ Family rent
$298
$234
🍽️ Food expenses
$177
$164
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.4
$36.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$146
$351
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
33
5
😀 Quality of life
26
43
🏙️ Population
5.33M
115K

The cost of living in Kabul is 22% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 8650th and 8941st ($504 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Afghanistan and Bhutan, respectively. Check Afghanistan vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kabul compared to 0.9 months in Thimphu. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 8929th and 7454th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kabul vs Thimphu

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Kabul Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.18
$2.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.5
$14.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.85
$3.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$1.6
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$126
$166
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$83.1
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$223
$234
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$145
$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.7
$19.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.5
$29.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$88.2
$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.73%
10.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$664
$657
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$346
$762
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.16
$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.2
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.58
$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.28
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.34
$4.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.58
$3.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.05
$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.37
$5.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.78
$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.49
$1.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.19
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$1.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.61
$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.3
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.54
$2.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.29
$2.96
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.5
$29.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.8
$48.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$20.9
$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1302
$600

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150 km or 93 mi Khost
$438
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$447
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$321
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
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$437
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$282
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$307
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$320
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$960
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$303
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$287
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$325
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$303
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$321
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$288
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1034
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$270
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$297
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$336
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$289
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$278
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$264
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$245
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$289
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$327
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$287
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$288
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$357
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$329
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$424
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$336
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$478
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$342
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$348
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$263
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$288
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$272
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$317
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$326
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$285
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$293
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$272
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$268
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$274