Kabul vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Kabul	Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person	$458	$1585
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1016	$3464
🏠 One person rent	$195	$924
🏘️ Family rent	$267	$1552
🍽️ Food expenses	$153	$493
🚐 Transport expenses	$76.9	$51.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$104	$832
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	30	8
😀 Quality of life	33	63
🏙️ Population	4.27M	24.7K

The cost of living in Kabul is 71% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 8842nd and 3601st ($458 vs $1585) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Afghanistan and the Seychelles, respectively. Check Afghanistan vs the Seychelles comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Kabul compared to 0.5 months in Victoria. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 8609th and 5581st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kabul vs Victoria

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	Kabul	Victoria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.45	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.2	$43.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.48	$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.4	$3.9
☕ Cappuccino	$1.19	$4.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.36	$2.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$93.7	$818
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$62.8	$676
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$172	$1449
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$111	$1250
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.9	$82.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.1	$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$95.2	$137
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.06%	14.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$505	$447
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$260	$1146
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.6	$24.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.78	$22.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.22	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.47	$3.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.13	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$2.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$5.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$1.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$1.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.24	$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.98	$3.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.81	$9.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.75	$3.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$22.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.3	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.88	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.52	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$10.2	$92.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.23	$6.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.4	$64.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.1	$9.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$18	$59.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$34.6	$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$19.7	$153
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1486	$8213

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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 Victoria

Distance	City	Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi	Mogadishu	$715
1443 km or 897 mi	Mamoudzou	$1624
1470 km or 914 mi	Domoni	$1207
1556 km or 967 mi	Moroni	$1207
1569 km or 975 mi	Baidoa	$724
1642 km or 1020 mi	Toamasina	$476
1709 km or 1062 mi	Malindi	$548
1730 km or 1075 mi	Goodlands	$822
1730 km or 1075 mi	Triolet	$834
1742 km or 1083 mi	Port Louis	$831
1749 km or 1087 mi	Centre de Flacq	$692
1751 km or 1088 mi	Quatre Bornes	$727
1752 km or 1088 mi	Bambous	$774
1752 km or 1088 mi	Mombasa	$596
1759 km or 1093 mi	Curepipe	$842
1771 km or 1100 mi	Mahebourg	$812
1805 km or 1122 mi	Dar es Salaam	$799
1807 km or 1123 mi	Zanzibar	$609
1808 km or 1123 mi	Saint-Denis	$1535
1808 km or 1123 mi	Stone Town	$567
1810 km or 1124 mi	Antananarivo	$564
1811 km or 1125 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1546
1813 km or 1126 mi	Tanga	$552
1813 km or 1126 mi	La Possession	$1561
1814 km or 1127 mi	Le Port	$1590
1817 km or 1129 mi	Saint-Andre	$1560
1822 km or 1132 mi	Saint-Paul	$1641
1825 km or 1134 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1561
1840 km or 1143 mi	Saint-Leu	$1751
1852 km or 1151 mi	Le Tampon	$1576
1859 km or 1155 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1595
1863 km or 1158 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1445
1881 km or 1169 mi	Pemba	$1511
1925 km or 1196 mi	Antsirabe	$493
1953 km or 1214 mi	Nacala	$1168
1983 km or 1232 mi	Morogoro	$421
2014 km or 1252 mi	Moshi	$533
2021 km or 1256 mi	Hargeisa	$694
2045 km or 1271 mi	Meru	$549
2049 km or 1273 mi	Machakos	$420