Ranked by estimated single-person monthly budget including rent
| # | City | Monthly budget | 1BR outside centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Qalāt Zābul | ؋17,509 ($250) | ؋4,909 ($70.13) |
| 2 | Paghmān Kābul | ؋17,509 ($250) | ؋4,909 ($70.13) |
| 3 | Qarqīn Jowzjān | ؋17,509 ($250) | ؋4,909 ($70.13) |
| 4 | Andkhōy Fāryāb | ؋17,509 ($250) | ؋4,909 ($70.13) |
| 5 | Aībak Samangān | ؋17,509 ($250) | ؋4,909 ($70.13) |
| 6 | Gūdārah Kābul | ؋17,509 ($250) | ؋4,909 ($70.13) |
| 7 | Kōṯah-ye ‘As̲h̲rō Wardak | ؋17,509 ($250) | ؋4,909 ($70.13) |
| 8 | Maīdān Shahr Wardak | ؋17,509 ($250) | ؋4,909 ($70.13) |
| 9 | Zaranj Nīmrōz | ؋17,509 ($250) | ؋4,909 ($70.13) |
| 10 | Bagrāmī Kābul | ؋17,509 ($250) | ؋4,909 ($70.13) |
| 11 | Āqchah Jowzjān | ؋17,509 ($250) | ؋4,909 ($70.13) |
| 12 | Khulm Balkh | ؋17,509 ($250) | ؋4,909 ($70.13) |
| 13 | Khānābād Kunduz | ؋17,509 ($250) | ؋4,909 ($70.13) |
| 14 | Ḩukūmatī Baghrān Helmand | ؋17,509 ($250) | ؋4,909 ($70.13) |
| 15 | Bāzārak Panjshir | ؋17,509 ($250) | ؋4,909 ($70.13) |
| 16 | Sheghnān Badakhshān | ؋17,509 ($250) | ؋4,909 ($70.13) |
| 17 | Pul-e ‘Alam Lōgar | ؋17,509 ($250) | ؋4,909 ($70.13) |
| 18 | Barakī Barak Lōgar | ؋17,509 ($250) | ؋4,909 ($70.13) |
| 19 | Balkh Balkh | ؋17,509 ($250) | ؋4,909 ($70.13) |
| 20 | Sangīn Helmand | ؋17,509 ($250) | ؋4,909 ($70.13) |
| 21 | Qal‘ah-ye Now Bādghīs | ؋17,509 ($250) | ؋4,909 ($70.13) |
| 22 | Qal‘ah-ye Zāl Kunduz | ؋17,509 ($250) | ؋4,909 ($70.13) |
| 23 | Asadābād Kunaṟ | ؋17,509 ($250) | ؋4,909 ($70.13) |
| 24 | Karukh Herāt | ؋17,509 ($250) | ؋4,909 ($70.13) |
| 25 | Bāmyān Bāmyān | ؋17,509 ($250) | ؋4,909 ($70.13) |
| 26 | Islām Qal‘ah Herāt | ؋17,509 ($250) | ؋4,909 ($70.13) |
| 27 | Taywarah Ghōr | ؋17,509 ($250) | ؋4,909 ($70.13) |
| 28 | Barakī Lōgar | ؋17,509 ($250) | ؋4,909 ($70.13) |
| 29 | Zarghūn Shahr Paktīkā | ؋17,509 ($250) | ؋4,909 ($70.13) |
| 30 | Imām Şāḩib Kunduz | ؋17,509 ($250) | ؋4,909 ($70.13) |
| 31 | Gereshk Helmand | ؋17,509 ($250) | ؋4,909 ($70.13) |
| 32 | Kuhsān Herāt | ؋17,509 ($250) | ؋4,909 ($70.13) |
| 33 | Ishkāshim Badakhshān | ؋17,509 ($250) | ؋4,909 ($70.13) |
| 34 | Ḩukūmatī Gīzāb Dāykundī | ؋17,509 ($250) | ؋4,909 ($70.13) |
| 35 | Pārūn Nūristān | ؋17,509 ($250) | ؋4,909 ($70.13) |
| 36 | Urgūn Paktīkā | ؋17,509 ($250) | ؋4,909 ($70.13) |
| 37 | Tujg Farāh | ؋17,509 ($250) | ؋4,909 ($70.13) |
| 38 | Panjāb Bāmyān | ؋17,509 ($250) | ؋4,909 ($70.13) |
| 39 | Deh-e Shū Helmand | ؋17,509 ($250) | ؋4,909 ($70.13) |
| 40 | Fayrōz Kōh Ghōr | ؋17,509 ($250) | ؋4,909 ($70.13) |
| 41 | Chīchkah Kunduz | ؋17,509 ($250) | ؋4,909 ($70.13) |
| 42 | Mehtar Lām Laghmān | ؋17,509 ($250) | ؋4,909 ($70.13) |
| 43 | Zaṟah Sharan Paktīkā | ؋17,509 ($250) | ؋4,909 ($70.13) |
| 44 | Kushk Herāt | ؋17,509 ($250) | ؋4,909 ($70.13) |
| 45 | Maḩmūd-e Rāqī Kāpīsā | ؋17,509 ($250) | ؋4,909 ($70.13) |
| 46 | Nīlī Dāykundī | ؋18,134 ($259) | ؋5,114 ($73.06) |
| 47 | Haskah Mēnah Nangarhār | ؋18,134 ($259) | ؋5,114 ($73.06) |
| 48 | Bālā Kōh Balkh | ؋18,134 ($259) | ؋5,114 ($73.06) |
| 49 | Sharan Paktīkā | ؋18,134 ($259) | ؋5,114 ($73.06) |
| 50 | Lashkar Gāh Helmand | ؋19,600 ($280) | ؋5,600 ($80.00) |