Cost of Living Comparison Between Khost and Kabul Cost of Living Comparison Between Khost and Kabul

🙂 Solo nomad: Khost is 88.1% cheaper than Kabul without rent, and 87.9% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Khost is 86.3% cheaper than Kabul without rent, and 84.7% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.65 ؋185

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$10.58 ؋737

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.26 ؋296

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.24 ؋156

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.77 ؋123

Cappuccino

$1.01 ؋70

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

$0.36 ؋25.1

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.14 ؋9.53

Milk (1 liter)

$0.76 ؋52.7

White Bread (500g)

$0.22 ؋15.1

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.74 ؋121

Eggs

$1.41 ؋98.4

Local Cheese (1kg)

$3.69 ؋257

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.28 ؋228

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$5.84 ؋407

Apples (1kg)

$0.54 ؋37.43

Banana (1kg)

$0.82 ؋56.8

Oranges (1kg)

$0.71 ؋49.2

Tomato (1kg)

$0.43 ؋29.84

Potato (1kg)

$0.47 ؋32.95

Onion (1kg)

$0.46 ؋31.73

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.25 ؋17.55

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.35 ؋24.39

Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)

$1.84 ؋128

$1.75 ؋122

5.14%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.95 ؋66.2

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.5 ؋105

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.65 ؋185

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.44 ؋31

$0.21 ؋14.62

109.52%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$17.46 ؋1,216

$10.12 ؋705

72.53%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.7 ؋48.87

$1.75 ؋122

-60.00%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.65 ؋45.39

$0.52 ؋36.09

25.00%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.19 ؋152

$2.47 ؋172

-11.34%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.18 ؋82.2

$0.98 ؋68.4

20.41%

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

$7,929 ؋552.3K

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

$32.1K ؋2.2M

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

$50.8 ؋3,536

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

$13.77 ؋959

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$90.1 ؋6,279

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$7.27 ؋507

$9.08 ؋632

-19.93%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$5.65 ؋394

$3.82 ؋266

47.91%

Cinema Ticket

$2.79 ؋195

$2.11 ؋147

32.23%

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

$18.7 ؋1,303

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,425 ؋99.2K

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$9.6 ؋669

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$16.92 ؋1,179

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$33.21 ؋2,314

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$28.36 ؋1,976

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$28.7 ؋1,999

$85.8 ؋5,980

-66.57%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$14.59 ؋1,016

$56.8 ؋3,953

-74.29%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$72.6 ؋5,055

$205 ؋14.3K

-64.57%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$43.15 ؋3,006

$109 ؋7,595

-60.42%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$497 ؋34.6K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$267 ؋18.6K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$178 ؋12.4K

$246 ؋17.1K

-27.70%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

18.5

-45.95%

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

Last update for Khost: October 29, 2025

Last update for Kabul: October 29, 2025