Amman vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1013
$473
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2483
$1051
🏠 One person rent
$392
$200
🏘️ Family rent
$659
$280
🍽️ Food expenses
$366
$163
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$75.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$406
$120
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
65
33
😀 Quality of life
73
25
🏙️ Population
4.01M
5.33M

The cost of living in Amman is 114% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 5560th and 8823rd ($1013 vs $473) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Jordan and Afghanistan, respectively. Check Jordan vs Afghanistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Amman compared to 0.3 months in Kabul. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 2560th and 8992nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amman vs Kabul

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Amman Kabul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.07
$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.3
$9.56
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.04
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.49
$2.79
☕ Cappuccino
$4.52
$1.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$403
$108
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
$72.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$723
$196
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$460
$127
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.7
$35
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$53.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.9
$85.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.25%
12.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1502
$579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$978
$300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.7
$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12
$6.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$0.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.26
$4.77
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.26
$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$6.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$0.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$0.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21
$2.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.88
$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.65
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.24
$3.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.01
$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.59
$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.4
$11.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$2.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.9
$15.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.24
$3.13
👖 Brand Jeans
$58
$15.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$39.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$293
$20.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6690
$1540

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$546
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$740
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$753
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1122
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$978
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$2483
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1821
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$1010
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$724
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2198
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$895
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1823
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$2288
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$2270
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$2207
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$910
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1909
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2061
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$2154
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$2274
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2098
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$1062
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$2260
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2346
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$2253
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$2346
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1870
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2320
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$2000
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$2192
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1946
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1981
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2027
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$2432
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2385
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$3089
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$2110
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2451
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$2066
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2449

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