Al Ain vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Al Ain	Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1457	$473
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3132	$1051
🏠 One person rent	$903	$200
🏘️ Family rent	$1411	$280
🍽️ Food expenses	$385	$163
🚐 Transport expenses	$55.5	$75.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3660	$120
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	38	33
😀 Quality of life	84	25
🏙️ Population	767K	5.33M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 208% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 4207th and 8823rd ($1457 vs $473) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 2.5 months in Al Ain compared to 0.3 months in Kabul. Al Ain ranked 4th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 505th and 8992nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Al Ain vs Kabul

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	Al Ain	Kabul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.72	$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$52	$9.56
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.36	$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.51	$2.79
☕ Cappuccino	$5.11	$1.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.78	$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$782	$108
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$728	$72.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1388	$196
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1163	$127
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.2	$35
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$53.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$87.6	$85.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.05%	12.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2374	$579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1186	$300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.8	$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.45	$6.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.7	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.39	$0.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.88	$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$4.77
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.66	$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.05	$6.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$0.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$0.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$0.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.54	$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.7	$2.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.58	$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.18	$3.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.1	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.45	$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.4	$11.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$2.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$64.3	$15.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.44	$3.13
👖 Brand Jeans	$55	$15.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.6	$39.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$576	$20.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6189	$1540

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Cities near Al Ain

Distance	City	Cost of living
119 km or 74 mi	Fujairah	$1214
126 km or 78 mi	Dubai	$2420
133 km or 82 mi	Sharjah	$1473
135 km or 84 mi	Ajman	$2183
143 km or 89 mi	Abu Dhabi	$2070
152 km or 94 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1148
192 km or 119 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1373
221 km or 138 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1710
231 km or 143 mi	Nizwa	$796
253 km or 157 mi	Seeb	$1080
297 km or 184 mi	Muscat	$1135
337 km or 209 mi	Bandar Abbas	$635
442 km or 275 mi	Doha	$2014
458 km or 284 mi	Al Khor	$1923
507 km or 315 mi	Chabahar	$575
525 km or 326 mi	Jahrom	$545
535 km or 333 mi	Jiroft	$575
564 km or 351 mi	Riffa	$1109
565 km or 351 mi	Manama	$1309
566 km or 352 mi	Fasa	$541
567 km or 352 mi	Isa Town	$1192
583 km or 362 mi	Sirjan	$545
596 km or 371 mi	Iranshahr	$627
604 km or 375 mi	Bam	$563
607 km or 377 mi	Dhahran	$931
619 km or 385 mi	Dammam	$1037
629 km or 391 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$793
649 km or 404 mi	Qatif	$823
679 km or 422 mi	Shiraz	$565
684 km or 425 mi	Jubail	$928
688 km or 428 mi	Kerman	$761
689 km or 428 mi	Rafsanjan	$613
694 km or 431 mi	Marvdasht	$547
720 km or 447 mi	Bushehr	$465
720 km or 447 mi	Borazjan	$489
726 km or 451 mi	Kazerun	$523
776 km or 482 mi	Zahedan	$813
818 km or 508 mi	Salalah	$825
827 km or 514 mi	Yasuj	$487
866 km or 538 mi	Yazd	$565

Cities near Kabul

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