Kabul vs Yangon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Kabul	Yangon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$504	$656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1114	$1795
🏠 One person rent	$211	$252
🏘️ Family rent	$298	$422
🍽️ Food expenses	$177	$237
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.4	$90.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$146	$205
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	33	30
😀 Quality of life	26	46
🏙️ Population	5.33M	6.87M

The cost of living in Kabul is 23% less expensive than in Yangon. Cities ranked 8650th and 7579th ($504 vs $656) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Afghanistan and Myanmar, respectively. Check Afghanistan vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kabul compared to 0.3 months in Yangon. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Yangon ranked 1st in Myanmar, while ranked 8929th and 7050th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kabul vs Yangon

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	Kabul	Yangon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.18	$2.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$8.5	$16.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.85	$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.24	$1.01
☕ Cappuccino	$1.6	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.41	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$126	$325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$83.1	$172
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$223	$583
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$145	$300
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.7	$30.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.5	$46.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$88.2	$18.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.73%	12.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$664	$2162
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$346	$935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.16	$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.2	$10
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.58	$9.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.28	$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.61	$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.34	$6.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$4.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.58	$7.06
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$4.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$4.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$3.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.05	$0.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.37	$8.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.78	$1.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.49	$1.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.19	$2.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.2	$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.61	$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.3	$20
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.54	$2.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.1	$19
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.29	$3.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.5	$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$45.8	$99.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$20.9	$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1302	$17180

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Cities near Kabul

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Gardez	$456
119 km or 74 mi	Jalalabad	$381
129 km or 80 mi	Ghazni	$447
150 km or 93 mi	Khost	$438
163 km or 101 mi	Puli Khumri	$447
223 km or 138 mi	Peshawar	$321
235 km or 146 mi	Kohat	$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

Cities near Yangon

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Bago	$610
151 km or 94 mi	Pathein	$721
158 km or 98 mi	Hpa-an	$601
161 km or 100 mi	Mawlamyine	$575
334 km or 207 mi	Naypyidaw	$627
373 km or 232 mi	Chiang Mai	$750
373 km or 232 mi	Pai	$675
438 km or 272 mi	Phitsanulok	$554
442 km or 275 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$707
451 km or 280 mi	Taunggyi	$549
506 km or 314 mi	Sittwe	$583
520 km or 323 mi	Chiang Rai	$581
534 km or 332 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$603
552 km or 343 mi	Myeik	$567
566 km or 352 mi	Pak Kret	$762
566 km or 352 mi	Tha Khlong	$671
571 km or 355 mi	Nonthaburi	$761
571 km or 355 mi	Rangsit	$616
576 km or 358 mi	Mandalay	$555
578 km or 359 mi	Bangkok	$996
588 km or 365 mi	Lat Luang	$794
591 km or 367 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$789
600 km or 373 mi	Monywa	$534
624 km or 388 mi	Hua Hin	$787
658 km or 409 mi	Laem Chabang	$799
662 km or 411 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$784
666 km or 414 mi	Pattaya	$839
666 km or 414 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$586
671 km or 417 mi	Nong Prue	$809
686 km or 427 mi	Cox's Bazar	$321
697 km or 433 mi	Vientiane	$968
705 km or 438 mi	Udon Thani	$564
708 km or 440 mi	Vang Vieng	$1033
713 km or 443 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
719 km or 447 mi	Luang Prabang	$1261
742 km or 461 mi	Klaeng	$724
756 km or 470 mi	Jinghong	$591
763 km or 474 mi	Chittagong	$358
816 km or 507 mi	Serei Saophoan	$644
834 km or 518 mi	Pu'er	$616