Kabul vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kabul	Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$474	$3149
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1052	$7865
🏠 One person rent	$203	$2045
🏘️ Family rent	$302	$4037
🍽️ Food expenses	$158	$738
🚐 Transport expenses	$81.8	$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$218	$5859
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	30	100
😀 Quality of life	14	94
🏙️ Population	4.27M	690K

The cost of living in Kabul is 85% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 8769th and 96th ($474 vs $3149) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 86th in Afghanistan and the United States, respectively. Check Afghanistan vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Kabul compared to 1.9 months in Washington. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Washington ranked 5th in the United States, while ranked 9071st and 43rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kabul vs Washington

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	Kabul	Washington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.38	$22.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.34	$86.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.64	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.11	$8.65
☕ Cappuccino	$1.53	$5.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.32	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$140	$2298
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$90	$1750
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$312	$4716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$141	$3555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.2	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.8	$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.8	$62.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.54%	6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$404	$7543
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$202	$6152
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.8	$94.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.27	$23.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.27	$3.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$4.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.39	$4.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$18.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$15.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.88	$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$5.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$5.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$6.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$3.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.2	$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.88	$2.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.12	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$3.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.38	$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.97	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.48	$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.01	$4.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.37	$2.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12.8	$105
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.15	$16.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.2	$114
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.79	$31.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$16.1	$76
👟 Brand Sneakers	$34.4	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$17.2	$2464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1356	$24653

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Cities near Kabul

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Gardez	$386
119 km or 74 mi	Jalalabad	$303
129 km or 80 mi	Ghazni	$389
150 km or 93 mi	Khost	$366
163 km or 101 mi	Puli Khumri	$381
223 km or 138 mi	Peshawar	$346
235 km or 146 mi	Kohat	$379
246 km or 153 mi	Kunduz	$394
266 km or 166 mi	Mardan	$366
293 km or 182 mi	Mingora	$364
304 km or 189 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$408
336 km or 209 mi	Wah	$382
368 km or 229 mi	Islamabad	$442
369 km or 229 mi	Qurghonteppa	$596
374 km or 232 mi	Rawalpindi	$401
389 km or 242 mi	Sheberghan	$414
425 km or 264 mi	Sargodha	$458
450 km or 280 mi	Tursunzoda	$593
451 km or 280 mi	Dushanbe	$605
451 km or 280 mi	Mirpur	$354
456 km or 284 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$355
458 km or 285 mi	Kandahar	$468
467 km or 290 mi	Jhang	$292
474 km or 294 mi	Chiniot	$389
476 km or 296 mi	Baramulla	$273
499 km or 310 mi	Gojra	$342
501 km or 312 mi	Hafizabad	$380
503 km or 313 mi	Faisalabad	$306
505 km or 314 mi	Gujrat	$373
517 km or 321 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$297
520 km or 323 mi	Srinagar	$354
523 km or 325 mi	Quetta	$266
526 km or 327 mi	Multan	$392
534 km or 332 mi	Sahiwal	$305
536 km or 333 mi	Gujranwala	$308
538 km or 334 mi	Khanewal	$361
546 km or 340 mi	Sialkot	$281
549 km or 341 mi	Sheikhupura	$374
550 km or 342 mi	Kamoke	$321
553 km or 344 mi	Lashkargah	$476

Cities near Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$2893
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2543
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2856
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2777
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2273
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$2548
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2309
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2471
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2596
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2786
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2566
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2299
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2617
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2498
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2425
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2513
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2601
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2539
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3174
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2791
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2760
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2640
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2696
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2961
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2500
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2197
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2499
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2287
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2584
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2389
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2206
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1728
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$2909
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2727
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2640
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2210
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$2149
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2280
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$2217
122 km or 76 mi	York	$1979