Abu Dhabi vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abu Dhabi Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2070
$473
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4485
$1051
🏠 One person rent
$1417
$200
🏘️ Family rent
$2400
$280
🍽️ Food expenses
$439
$163
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.3
$75.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2675
$120
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
51
33
😀 Quality of life
85
25
🏙️ Population
1.57M
5.33M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 337% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 1859th and 8823rd ($2070 vs $473) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 3rd in the United Arab Emirates and Afghanistan, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Afghanistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 0.3 months in Kabul. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 447th and 8992nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Kabul

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Abu Dhabi Kabul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.29
$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.6
$9.56
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.56
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.8
$2.79
☕ Cappuccino
$5.55
$1.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.15
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1520
$108
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1151
$72.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2679
$196
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2026
$127
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.7
$35
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$146
$53.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$97.1
$85.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.26%
12.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4936
$579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10145
$300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.9
$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.58
$6.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.62
$0.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.36
$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$4.77
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$6.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$0.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$0.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.45
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$2.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.38
$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.2
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.82
$3.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.05
$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.75
$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5
$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.9
$11.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.5
$2.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79.6
$15.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.9
$3.13
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.9
$15.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.2
$39.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$649
$20.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13889
$1540

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$1710
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$2420
142 km or 88 mi Sharjah
$1473
143 km or 89 mi Al Ain
$1457
152 km or 94 mi Ajman
$2183
170 km or 105 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
211 km or 131 mi Fujairah
$1214
237 km or 147 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
300 km or 187 mi Doha
$2014
318 km or 198 mi Al Khor
$1923
356 km or 221 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
365 km or 227 mi Nizwa
$796
395 km or 246 mi Seeb
$1080
425 km or 264 mi Riffa
$1109
427 km or 265 mi Manama
$1309
428 km or 266 mi Isa Town
$1192
439 km or 273 mi Muscat
$1135
454 km or 282 mi Jahrom
$545
468 km or 291 mi Dhahran
$931
481 km or 299 mi Dammam
$1037
486 km or 302 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
501 km or 311 mi Fasa
$541
514 km or 320 mi Qatif
$823
548 km or 341 mi Jubail
$928
568 km or 353 mi Sirjan
$545
575 km or 357 mi Jiroft
$575
599 km or 372 mi Shiraz
$565
610 km or 379 mi Bushehr
$465
617 km or 384 mi Borazjan
$489
620 km or 385 mi Marvdasht
$547
632 km or 392 mi Kazerun
$523
637 km or 396 mi Chabahar
$575
649 km or 404 mi Bam
$563
678 km or 421 mi Rafsanjan
$613
698 km or 434 mi Kerman
$761
701 km or 435 mi Iranshahr
$627
741 km or 460 mi Yasuj
$487
775 km or 481 mi Riyadh
$1632
790 km or 491 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
792 km or 492 mi Behbahan
$492

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Distance City Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi Gardez
$433
119 km or 74 mi Jalalabad
$368
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$425
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$423
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$429
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$323
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$379
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$454
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$370
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$369
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$488
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$360
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$464
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$704
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$427
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$457
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$381
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$702
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$735
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$279
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$338
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$463
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$302
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$378
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$264
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$367
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$371
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$348
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$330
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$353
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$298
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$417
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$318
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$308
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$382
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$308
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$379
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$326
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$467