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

🙂 Solo nomad: Kabul is 29.3% cheaper than Jalalabad without rent, and 10.6% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Kabul is 15.8% cheaper than Jalalabad without rent, and 1.9% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.55 ؋162

$2.14 ؋136

19.16%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$10.99 ؋699

$7.08 ؋450

55.23%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.23 ؋269

$3.64 ؋231

16.21%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.27 ؋144

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.75 ؋111

Cappuccino

$1.05 ؋66.9

$0.70 ؋44.41

50.00%

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

$0.34 ؋21.45

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.14 ؋8.69

Milk (1 liter)

$0.71 ؋44.96

$0.82 ؋52.0

-13.41%

White Bread (500g)

$0.17 ؋10.58

$0.35 ؋22.24

-51.43%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.76 ؋112

$1.74 ؋110

1.15%

Eggs

$1.35 ؋85.8

$1.59 ؋101

-15.09%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$3.80 ؋242

$5.14 ؋327

-26.07%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.40 ؋216

$2.63 ؋167

29.28%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$5.76 ؋366

$5.76 ؋367

Apples (1kg)

$0.53 ؋33.81

$0.54 ؋34.46

-1.85%

Banana (1kg)

$0.74 ؋47.34

$0.56 ؋35.40

32.14%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.75 ؋47.41

$0.69 ؋43.67

8.70%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.46 ؋29.48

$0.45 ؋28.62

2.22%

Potato (1kg)

$0.48 ؋30.56

$0.38 ؋24.02

26.32%

Onion (1kg)

$0.46 ؋29.37

$0.28 ؋17.72

64.29%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.23 ؋14.51

$0.28 ؋17.62

-17.86%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.36 ؋22.69

$0.30 ؋19.08

20.00%

Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)

$1.92 ؋122

$3.93 ؋250

-51.15%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.88 ؋56.3

$0.69 ؋43.82

27.54%

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.53 ؋97.0

$0.99 ؋62.7

54.55%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.61 ؋166

$2.10 ؋133

24.29%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.23 ؋14.67

$0.16 ؋10.21

43.75%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$10.26 ؋652

$9.88 ؋629

3.85%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.70 ؋108

$0.70 ؋44.28

142.86%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.51 ؋32.67

$0.42 ؋26.70

21.43%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.49 ؋158

$1.48 ؋93.9

68.24%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.91 ؋58.0

$1.03 ؋65.4

-11.65%

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

$7,772 ؋494.2K

$8,009 ؋509.3K

-2.95%

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

$32.1K ؋2.0M

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

$51.3 ؋3,261

$21.64 ؋1,376

136.97%

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

$13.81 ؋878

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$88.7 ؋5,643

$218 ؋13.9K

-59.38%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$8.94 ؋568

$7.09 ؋451

26.09%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$3.73 ؋237

$4.26 ؋271

-12.44%

Cinema Ticket

$2.22 ؋141

$1.47 ؋93.2

51.02%

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

$18.42 ؋1,171

$14.23 ؋905

29.44%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,425 ؋90.6K

$1,134 ؋72.1K

25.62%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$9.17 ؋583

$16.97 ؋1,079

-45.96%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$17.12 ؋1,089

$14.11 ؋897

21.33%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$32.62 ؋2,075

$21.65 ؋1,377

50.67%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$27.75 ؋1,765

$29.21 ؋1,857

-5.00%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$86.2 ؋5,478

$109 ؋6,946

-21.13%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$56.8 ؋3,614

$43.26 ؋2,751

31.37%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$203 ؋12.9K

$216 ؋13.7K

-6.10%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$109 ؋6,914

$117 ؋7,410

-6.69%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$737 ؋46.9K

$479 ؋30.4K

54.02%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$413 ؋26.2K

$240 ؋15.3K

72.11%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$356 ؋22.6K

$193 ؋12.3K

83.92%

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: March 1, 2026

Last update for Jalalabad: March 2, 2026

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