Kabul vs Yangon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Kabul	Yangon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$599	$919
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1271	$1997
🏠 One person rent	$285	$572
🏘️ Family rent	$403	$837
🍽️ Food expenses	$182	$215
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.7	$74.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$188	$235
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	29	30
😀 Quality of life	13	26
🏙️ Population	4.27M	6.87M

The cost of living in Kabul is 35% less expensive than in Yangon. Cities ranked 7801st and 6082nd ($599 vs $919) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 2nd in Myanmar, while ranked 9123rd and 8533rd 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	$2.69	$2.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$8.83	$23.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.92	$3.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.75	$1.22
☕ Cappuccino	$1.82	$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.38	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$168	$871
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$123	$431
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$381	$1016
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$182	$707
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.5	$27.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.3	$41.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$99.3	$25.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.36%	12.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$451	$1438
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$274	$312
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$0.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.2	$9.19
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.29	$8.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.32	$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.5	$1.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.73	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$4.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.69	$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$3.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.36	$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.32	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.24	$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.98	$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.56	$1.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.24	$0.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.81	$1.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.09	$0.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.47	$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.3	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.34	$3.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$8.95
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.99	$1.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$13.6	$58.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$46.1	$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$23.8	$484
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1452	$10024

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Cities near Kabul

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Gardez	$469
119 km or 74 mi	Jalalabad	$358
129 km or 80 mi	Ghazni	$476
150 km or 93 mi	Khost	$441
163 km or 101 mi	Puli Khumri	$457
223 km or 138 mi	Peshawar	$338
235 km or 146 mi	Kohat	$374
246 km or 153 mi	Kunduz	$467
266 km or 166 mi	Mardan	$372
293 km or 182 mi	Mingora	$354
304 km or 189 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$470
336 km or 209 mi	Wah	$323
368 km or 229 mi	Islamabad	$439
369 km or 229 mi	Qurghonteppa	$659
374 km or 232 mi	Rawalpindi	$376
389 km or 242 mi	Sheberghan	$450
425 km or 264 mi	Sargodha	$456
450 km or 280 mi	Tursunzoda	$655
451 km or 280 mi	Dushanbe	$672
451 km or 280 mi	Mirpur	$328
456 km or 284 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$341
458 km or 285 mi	Kandahar	$521
467 km or 290 mi	Jhang	$292
474 km or 294 mi	Chiniot	$373
476 km or 296 mi	Baramulla	$277
499 km or 310 mi	Gojra	$344
501 km or 312 mi	Hafizabad	$380
503 km or 313 mi	Faisalabad	$319
505 km or 314 mi	Gujrat	$330
517 km or 321 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$273
520 km or 323 mi	Srinagar	$388
523 km or 325 mi	Quetta	$285
526 km or 327 mi	Multan	$371
534 km or 332 mi	Sahiwal	$312
536 km or 333 mi	Gujranwala	$280
538 km or 334 mi	Khanewal	$358
546 km or 340 mi	Sialkot	$335
549 km or 341 mi	Sheikhupura	$376
550 km or 342 mi	Kamoke	$308
553 km or 344 mi	Lashkargah	$487

Cities near Yangon

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Bago	$783
151 km or 94 mi	Pathein	$792
158 km or 98 mi	Hpa-an	$612
161 km or 100 mi	Mawlamyine	$564
334 km or 207 mi	Naypyidaw	$690
373 km or 232 mi	Chiang Mai	$742
373 km or 232 mi	Pai	$655
438 km or 272 mi	Phitsanulok	$559
442 km or 275 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$674
451 km or 280 mi	Taunggyi	$617
506 km or 314 mi	Sittwe	$593
520 km or 323 mi	Chiang Rai	$513
534 km or 332 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$564
552 km or 343 mi	Myeik	$570
566 km or 352 mi	Pak Kret	$739
566 km or 352 mi	Tha Khlong	$664
571 km or 355 mi	Nonthaburi	$759
571 km or 355 mi	Rangsit	$613
576 km or 358 mi	Mandalay	$613
578 km or 359 mi	Bangkok	$994
588 km or 365 mi	Lat Luang	$787
591 km or 367 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$786
600 km or 373 mi	Monywa	$588
624 km or 388 mi	Hua Hin	$676
658 km or 409 mi	Laem Chabang	$769
662 km or 411 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$758
666 km or 414 mi	Pattaya	$800
666 km or 414 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$564
671 km or 417 mi	Nong Prue	$773
686 km or 427 mi	Cox's Bazar	$325
697 km or 433 mi	Vientiane	$1168
705 km or 438 mi	Udon Thani	$555
708 km or 440 mi	Vang Vieng	$1174
713 km or 443 mi	Khon Kaen	$608
719 km or 447 mi	Luang Prabang	$1251
742 km or 461 mi	Klaeng	$703
756 km or 470 mi	Jinghong	$599
763 km or 474 mi	Chittagong	$312
816 km or 507 mi	Serei Saophoan	$633
834 km or 518 mi	Pu'er	$626