Cost of Living Comparison Between Kabul and Chandigarh Cost of Living Comparison Between Kabul and Chandigarh

😐 Solo nomad: Kabul is 5.1% more expensive than Chandigarh without rent, and 8.4% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Kabul is 9.7% cheaper than Chandigarh without rent, and 21.5% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.61 ؋172

$3.18 ₹289

-17.92%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$10.75 ؋709

$14.02 ₹1,273

-23.32%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.23 ؋279

$3.47 ₹315

21.90%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.27 ؋150

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.74 ؋115

Cappuccino

$1.02 ؋67.3

$1.91 ₹173

-46.60%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.37 ؋24.19

$0.40 ₹36.08

-7.50%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.14 ؋9.20

$0.20 ₹18.12

-30.00%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.73 ₹157

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.99 ₹272

Milk (1 liter)

$0.71 ؋47.07

$0.72 ₹65.1

-1.39%

White Bread (500g)

$0.18 ؋12.05

$0.54 ₹48.73

-66.67%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.73 ؋114

$0.82 ₹74.8

110.98%

Eggs

$1.41 ؋93.2

$1.07 ₹96.8

31.78%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$3.86 ؋255

$5.38 ₹489

-28.25%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.32 ؋219

$3.02 ₹274

9.93%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$6.03 ؋398

Apples (1kg)

$0.57 ؋37.47

$1.96 ₹178

-70.92%

Banana (1kg)

$0.80 ؋52.5

$0.80 ₹72.6

Oranges (1kg)

$0.74 ؋49.02

$0.98 ₹89.2

-24.49%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.43 ؋28.66

$0.54 ₹48.90

-20.37%

Potato (1kg)

$0.45 ؋29.67

$0.40 ₹36.01

12.50%

Onion (1kg)

$0.43 ؋28.11

$0.49 ₹44.45

-12.24%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.23 ؋15.07

$0.46 ₹41.44

-50.00%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.33 ؋21.66

$0.32 ₹28.69

3.13%

Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)

$1.78 ؋117

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.87 ؋57.2

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.45 ؋95.8

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.53 ؋167

$4.19 ₹380

-39.62%

Wine (Bottle)

$10.49 ₹952

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.72 ₹156

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.85 ₹258

Buffalo Round (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) (1kg)

$5.01 ₹454

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.21 ؋13.85

$0.30 ₹27.39

-30.00%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$9.98 ؋659

$8.64 ₹784

15.51%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.68 ؋111

$0.83 ₹75.5

102.41%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.53 ؋34.66

$0.24 ₹21.81

120.83%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.57 ؋170

$1.31 ₹119

96.18%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.99 ؋65.3

$1.16 ₹105

-14.66%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$7,848 ؋518.0K

$14.5K ₹1.3M

-46.00%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$32.1K ؋2.1M

$28.9K ₹2.6M

11.13%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$51.2 ؋3,379

$48.32 ₹4,385

5.94%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$13.92 ؋919

$3.48 ₹316

300.00%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$90.2 ؋5,953

$6.88 ₹624

1210.90%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$8.99 ؋593

$19.46 ₹1,766

-53.80%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$3.71 ؋245

$10.24 ₹929

-63.77%

Cinema Ticket

$2.11 ؋139

$2.88 ₹261

-26.74%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$18.56 ؋1,225

$60.7 ₹5,506

-69.41%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,412 ؋93.2K

$1,990 ₹180.6K

-29.06%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$9.12 ؋602

$24.82 ₹2,252

-63.26%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$17.31 ؋1,143

$23.68 ₹2,149

-26.90%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$33.41 ؋2,205

$47.74 ₹4,333

-30.02%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$27.61 ؋1,822

$32.97 ₹2,992

-16.26%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$83.4 ؋5,507

$170 ₹15.5K

-51.03%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$56.8 ؋3,751

$105 ₹9,513

-45.80%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$200 ؋13.2K

$412 ₹37.4K

-51.41%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$112 ؋7,409

$265 ₹24.1K

-57.68%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$751 ؋49.6K

$2,412 ₹218.9K

-68.85%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$407 ؋26.9K

$1,287 ₹116.8K

-68.35%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$331 ؋21.8K

$501 ₹45.5K

-34.03%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

18.5

8.3

122.89%

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Kabul: January 12, 2026

Last update for Chandigarh: January 11, 2026

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