Amman vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1004
$599
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2435
$1271
🏠 One person rent
$383
$285
🏘️ Family rent
$651
$403
🍽️ Food expenses
$358
$182
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$96.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$667
$188
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
63
29
😀 Quality of life
68
13
🏙️ Population
4.01M
4.27M

The cost of living in Amman is 68% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 5667th and 7801st ($1004 vs $599) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Jordan and Afghanistan, respectively. Check Jordan vs Afghanistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 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 3456th and 9123rd 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
$7.7
$2.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.8
$8.83
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.73
$6.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.4
$3.75
☕ Cappuccino
$4.53
$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$123
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$775
$381
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$473
$182
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$53.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.9
$82.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.2
$99.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.2%
21.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1262
$451
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$792
$274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.2
$19.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.5
$9.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.46
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$0.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.23
$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$4.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$6.69
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$0.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.25
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.5
$2.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.11
$3.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.76
$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$1.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.07
$1.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.9
$13.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$2.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.3
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$2.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.5
$13.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$46.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$248
$23.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5207
$1452

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$692
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$598
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$630
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$952
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$730
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$2037
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1536
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$934
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$707
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1835
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$721
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1400
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$1868
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1853
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$1838
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$705
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1614
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1708
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1768
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$1872
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1758
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$847
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$1866
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2115
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$1769
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$1918
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1544
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2098
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1659
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$1836
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1651
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1674
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1664
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$1917
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$1996
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2085
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1651
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2154
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1741
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2020

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Distance City Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi Gardez
$469
119 km or 74 mi Jalalabad
$358
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$476
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$441
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$457
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$338
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$374
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$467
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$372
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$354
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$323
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$439
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$659
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$376
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$450
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$456
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$655
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$672
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$328
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$341
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$521
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$292
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$373
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$277
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$344
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$380
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$319
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$330
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$273
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$388
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$285
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$371
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$312
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$280
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$358
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$335
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$376
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$308
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$487