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

😐 Solo nomad: Kabul is 4.6% more expensive than Chandigarh without rent, and 7.7% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Kabul is 11.8% cheaper than Chandigarh without rent, and 21.3% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.63 ؋175

$3.19 ₹286

-17.55%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$10.74 ؋712

$13.98 ₹1,252

-23.18%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.21 ؋279

$3.58 ₹320

17.60%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.34 ؋155

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.77 ؋117

Cappuccino

$1 ؋66.5

$1.94 ₹173

-48.45%

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

$0.37 ؋24.36

$0.4 ₹35.45

-7.50%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.13 ؋8.73

$0.22 ₹19.71

-40.91%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.75 ₹157

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.92 ₹262

Milk (1 liter)

$0.71 ؋46.98

$0.78 ₹69.9

-8.97%

White Bread (500g)

$0.19 ؋12.71

$0.55 ₹48.86

-65.45%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.75 ؋116

$0.83 ₹74.1

110.84%

Eggs

$1.42 ؋93.9

$1.05 ₹94.2

35.24%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$3.69 ؋245

$5.4 ₹484

-31.67%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.35 ؋222

$2.94 ₹263

13.95%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$5.91 ؋392

Apples (1kg)

$0.57 ؋37.97

$1.99 ₹179

-71.36%

Banana (1kg)

$0.76 ؋50.2

$0.81 ₹72.6

-6.17%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.75 ؋49.99

$0.98 ₹87.7

-23.47%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.43 ؋28.79

$0.54 ₹48.22

-20.37%

Potato (1kg)

$0.48 ؋31.5

$0.39 ₹35.25

23.08%

Onion (1kg)

$0.46 ؋30.4

$0.49 ₹43.55

-6.12%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.25 ؋16.6

$0.49 ₹43.67

-48.98%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.35 ؋23.28

$0.34 ₹30.83

2.94%

Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)

$1.83 ؋122

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.95 ؋63.2

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.53 ؋101

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.62 ؋174

$4.11 ₹369

-36.25%

Wine (Bottle)

$10.48 ₹939

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.67 ₹150

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.76 ₹247

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

$5.18 ₹464

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.21 ؋13.92

$0.3 ₹27.07

-30.00%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$10.01 ؋664

$8.53 ₹764

17.35%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.74 ؋115

$0.84 ₹75.7

107.14%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.53 ؋35.14

$0.22 ₹19.65

140.91%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.51 ؋166

$1.3 ₹117

93.08%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1 ؋66.5

$1.2 ₹108

-16.67%

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

$7,984 ؋529.3K

$14.5K ₹1.3M

-44.99%

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

$31.6K ؋2.1M

$29.6K ₹2.6M

6.89%

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

$50.5 ؋3,349

$47.82 ₹4,283

5.65%

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

$14.09 ؋934

$3.4 ₹305

314.41%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$91.6 ؋6,072

$7.15 ₹640

1180.98%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$8.65 ؋574

$19.64 ₹1,759

-55.96%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$3.86 ؋256

$10.34 ₹926

-62.67%

Cinema Ticket

$2.22 ؋147

$2.96 ₹265

-25.00%

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

$18.19 ؋1,206

$61.1 ₹5,471

-70.22%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,441 ؋95.6K

$2,006 ₹179.6K

-28.13%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$9.4 ؋623

$24.15 ₹2,163

-61.08%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$17.32 ؋1,148

$23.57 ₹2,112

-26.52%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$32.94 ؋2,184

$48.12 ₹4,310

-31.55%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$27.59 ؋1,829

$33.02 ₹2,958

-16.44%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$85.7 ؋5,679

$172 ₹15.4K

-50.11%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$57.1 ؋3,784

$103 ₹9,229

-44.60%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$200 ؋13.3K

$411 ₹36.8K

-51.29%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$112 ؋7,401

$268 ₹24K

-58.38%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$795 ؋52.7K

$2,397 ₹214.7K

-66.84%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$429 ؋28.5K

$1,309 ₹117.2K

-67.20%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$336 ؋22.2K

$554 ₹49.6K

-39.45%

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: November 30, 2025

Last update for Chandigarh: December 2, 2025

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