Kabul vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$473
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1051
$1010
🏠 One person rent
$200
$152
🏘️ Family rent
$280
$235
🍽️ Food expenses
$163
$169
🚐 Transport expenses
$75.2
$38.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$120
$462
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
33
5
😀 Quality of life
25
45
🏙️ Population
5.33M
115K

The cost of living in Kabul is 15% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 8823rd and 8957th ($473 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 1.1 months in Thimphu. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 8992nd and 7238th 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
$2.79
$2.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.56
$16.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$2.2
☕ Cappuccino
$1.38
$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$108
$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$72.2
$100
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$196
$251
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$127
$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35
$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.5
$26.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$85.8
$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.8%
10.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$579
$577
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$300
$895
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.2
$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.53
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.25
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.57
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$4.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.32
$4.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$0.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.02
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.07
$5.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$3.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.37
$1.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.97
$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.55
$0.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$11.7
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.45
$3.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.6
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.13
$3.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.1
$30.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$39.8
$42.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$20.2
$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1540
$633

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$423
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$429
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$323
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$379
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$443
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$293
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$307
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$320
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$943
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$310
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$299
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$339
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$315
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$335
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$299
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1012
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$283
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$293
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$344
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$300
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$287
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$278
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$253
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$281
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$327
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$284
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$298
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$350
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$325
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$412
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$340
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$481
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$355
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$351
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$281
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$285
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$275
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$319
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$314
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$290
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$308
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$284
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$280
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$285