Cost of living comparison

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Kabul vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

Kabul is 30.9% cheaper than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants
pay 48.2% less in Kabul
Groceries
pay 64.2% less in Kabul
Transportation
pay 27.6% less in Kabul
Housing
pay 83.8% more in Kabul
Childcare
pay 91.3% less in Kabul
Entertainment and Sports
pay 13.9% less in Kabul
Clothing
pay 54.9% less in Kabul

Expenses including childcare, groceries, clothing, restaurants, transportation, and entertainment and sports are lower in Kabul. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Kabul.

Kabul vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kabul instead of Phnom Penh, you would:

pay 48.2% less for restaurants

 
Phnom Penh
Kabul
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $5.00
KHR20,178.10
$2.63
AFN196
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.00
KHR28,249.34
$7.31
AFN544
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.12
KHR4,533.35
$0.38
AFN28

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pay 64.2% less for groceries

 
Phnom Penh
Kabul
Bread
1 loaf
$1.85
KHR7,465.90
$0.25
AFN19
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.08
KHR24,550.02
$1.96
AFN146
Milk (1 gallon) $8.07
KHR32,559.29
$3.05
AFN227

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pay 27.6% less for transportation

 
Phnom Penh
Kabul
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.40
KHR17,738.78
$3.96
AFN295
Monthly public transit pass $10.60
KHR42,777.58
$8.93
AFN665
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $49,000.00
KHR197,745,402.00
$7,079.28
AFN526,931

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pay 83.8% more for housing

 
Phnom Penh
Kabul
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$22.30
KHR89,989.67
$130.18
AFN9,689
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $502.11
KHR2,026,306.27
$103.61
AFN7,712
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $277.36
KHR1,119,302.61
$89.85
AFN6,688

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pay 91.3% less for childcare

 
Phnom Penh
Kabul
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $340.00
KHR1,372,110.95
$23.40
AFN1,742
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $13,900.83
KHR56,098,487.26
$1,462.66
AFN108,870

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pay 13.9% less for entertainment and sports

 
Phnom Penh
Kabul
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.50
KHR6,053.43
$2.93
AFN218
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.77
KHR11,194.04
$1.27
AFN94
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.00
KHR8,071.24
$2.63
AFN196

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pay 54.9% less for clothing

 
Phnom Penh
Kabul
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$24.67
KHR99,545.30
$10.97
AFN817
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$20.80
KHR83,940.91
$16.03
AFN1,193
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$93.00
KHR375,312.70
$23.77
AFN1,769

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: February 2025
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