Amman vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1032
$504
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2557
$1114
🏠 One person rent
$384
$211
🏘️ Family rent
$646
$298
🍽️ Food expenses
$382
$177
🚐 Transport expenses
$151
$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$379
$146
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
65
33
😀 Quality of life
73
26
🏙️ Population
4.01M
5.33M

The cost of living in Amman is 105% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 5330th and 8650th ($1032 vs $504) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 2337th and 8929th 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
$3.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.1
$8.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.43
$5.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.53
$3.24
☕ Cappuccino
$4.45
$1.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.58
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$126
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$241
$83.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$674
$223
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$436
$145
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.6
$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$49.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.2
$88.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.93%
12.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1681
$664
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1021
$346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.2
$14.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.8
$6.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.51
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.2
$5.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$4.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$6.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$0.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$0.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.52
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.2
$2.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.11
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.87
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.24
$3.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.6
$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.68
$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.08
$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.7
$13.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.2
$2.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33
$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$17.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$127
$45.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$337
$20.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7735
$1302

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$538
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$745
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$771
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1205
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$1070
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$2663
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1994
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$1077
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$742
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2393
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$977
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$2054
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$2463
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$2470
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$2347
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$1020
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$2133
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2245
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$2336
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$2379
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2214
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$1149
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$2466
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2465
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$2500
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$2422
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$2044
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2400
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$2172
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$2359
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1933
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$2125
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2165
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$2430
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2565
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2873
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$2328
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2555
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$2201
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2541

Cities near Kabul

Distance City Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi Gardez
$456
119 km or 74 mi Jalalabad
$381
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$447
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$438
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$447
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$321
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$394
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$468
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$373
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$373
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$493
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$371
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$496
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$734
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$446
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$470
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$391
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$737
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$773
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$280
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$350
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$473
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$306
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$393
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$253
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$379
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$382
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$359
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$335
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$278
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$344
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$303
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$440
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$339
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$309
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$401
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$313
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$396
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$332
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$469