Amman vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$981
$567
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2387
$1181
🏠 One person rent
$358
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$600
$383
🍽️ Food expenses
$348
$168
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$88.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$673
$175
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
63
29
😀 Quality of life
69
21
🏙️ Population
4.01M
4.27M

The cost of living in Amman is 73% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 5457th and 7972nd ($981 vs $567) 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 3121st and 8953rd 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
$7.28
$2.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.4
$10.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.61
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.82
$4.97
☕ Cappuccino
$4.38
$1.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$173
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$249
$114
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$675
$295
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$444
$182
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51
$51.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$79.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.7
$99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.64%
14.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1304
$424
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$792
$259
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$18.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$8.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.49
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.52
$0.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$1.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$3.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$3.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$6.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$0.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.63
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$9.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.57
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.43
$2.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.91
$2.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.71
$3.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.5
$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.85
$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$11.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$2.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.2
$13.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.11
$2.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.1
$14.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$41.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$241
$22.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5798
$1370

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$679
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$602
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$625
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1011
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$849
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$1948
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1583
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$964
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$735
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1840
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$737
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1366
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$1896
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1885
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$1850
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$760
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1660
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1752
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$1873
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$802
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$1900
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2068
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$1871
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$1920
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1427
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2010
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$1914
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1678
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1689
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$1939
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2050
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2149
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1718
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2212
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1701
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2113

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Distance City Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi Gardez
$449
119 km or 74 mi Jalalabad
$347
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$455
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$423
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$437
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$352
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$307
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$445
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$335
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$311
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$449
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$238
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$389
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$632
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$331
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$446
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$330
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$629
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$638
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$278
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$287
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$513
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$364
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$344
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$281
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$337
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$303
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$289
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$277
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$393
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$313
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$307
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$260
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$240
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$328
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$298
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$337
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$268
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$484