Cost of Living Comparison Between Kabul and Jalalabad Cost of Living Comparison Between Kabul and Jalalabad

🙂 Solo nomad: Kabul is 26.9% cheaper than Jalalabad without rent, and 13% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Kabul is 18.2% cheaper than Jalalabad without rent, and 4.4% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.61 ؋172

$2.10 ؋139

24.29%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$10.75 ؋709

$7.26 ؋480

48.07%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.23 ؋279

$3.64 ؋240

16.21%

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

$0.71 ؋46.78

43.66%

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

$0.37 ؋24.19

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.14 ؋9.20

Milk (1 liter)

$0.71 ؋47.07

$0.82 ؋54.2

-13.41%

White Bread (500g)

$0.18 ؋12.05

$0.37 ؋24.52

-51.35%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.73 ؋114

$1.70 ؋112

1.76%

Eggs

$1.41 ؋93.2

$1.54 ؋101

-8.44%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$3.86 ؋255

$4.89 ؋323

-21.06%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.32 ؋219

$2.51 ؋166

32.27%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$6.03 ؋398

$5.71 ؋377

5.60%

Apples (1kg)

$0.57 ؋37.47

$0.59 ؋39.23

-3.39%

Banana (1kg)

$0.80 ؋52.5

$0.59 ؋38.78

35.59%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.74 ؋49.02

$0.69 ؋45.51

7.25%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.43 ؋28.66

$0.41 ؋27.11

4.88%

Potato (1kg)

$0.45 ؋29.67

$0.37 ؋24.65

21.62%

Onion (1kg)

$0.43 ؋28.11

$0.30 ؋19.97

43.33%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.23 ؋15.07

$0.30 ؋20.09

-23.33%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.33 ؋21.66

$0.30 ؋20.04

10.00%

Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)

$1.78 ؋117

$3.80 ؋251

-53.16%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.87 ؋57.2

$0.69 ؋45.70

26.09%

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.45 ؋95.8

$0.99 ؋65.1

46.46%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.53 ؋167

$2.19 ؋145

15.53%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.21 ؋13.85

$0.14 ؋9.07

50.00%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$9.98 ؋659

$9.91 ؋654

0.71%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.68 ؋111

$0.69 ؋45.28

143.48%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.53 ؋34.66

$0.41 ؋27.20

29.27%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.57 ؋170

$1.46 ؋96.6

76.03%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.99 ؋65.3

$0.98 ؋65.0

1.02%

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

$7,848 ؋518.0K

$7,754 ؋511.8K

1.21%

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

$32.1K ؋2.1M

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

$51.2 ؋3,379

$21.63 ؋1,428

136.66%

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

$13.92 ؋919

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$90.2 ؋5,953

$217 ؋14.3K

-58.45%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$8.99 ؋593

$7.02 ؋463

28.06%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$3.71 ؋245

$4.21 ؋278

-11.88%

Cinema Ticket

$2.11 ؋139

$1.47 ؋96.8

43.54%

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

$18.56 ؋1,225

$14.55 ؋960

27.56%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,412 ؋93.2K

$1,140 ؋75.3K

23.80%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$9.12 ؋602

$17.03 ؋1,124

-46.45%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$17.31 ؋1,143

$14.35 ؋947

20.63%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$33.41 ؋2,205

$21.24 ؋1,402

57.30%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$27.61 ؋1,822

$28.84 ؋1,904

-4.26%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$83.4 ؋5,507

$106 ؋7,007

-21.41%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$56.8 ؋3,751

$42.43 ؋2,801

33.91%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$200 ؋13.2K

$217 ؋14.3K

-7.49%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$112 ؋7,409

$115 ؋7,598

-2.48%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$751 ؋49.6K

$448 ؋29.6K

67.73%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$407 ؋26.9K

$229 ؋15.1K

78.02%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$331 ؋21.8K

$180 ؋11.9K

83.45%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

18.5

13.88

33.29%

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

Last update for Kabul: January 12, 2026

Last update for Jalalabad: January 11, 2026

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