Austin vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Austin	Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2473	$599
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5974	$1271
🏠 One person rent	$1613	$285
🏘️ Family rent	$3016	$403
🍽️ Food expenses	$556	$182
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$96.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5652	$188
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	66	29
😀 Quality of life	91	13
🏙️ Population	962K	4.27M

The cost of living in Austin is 313% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 812th and 7801st ($2473 vs $599) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 724th and 1st in the United States and Afghanistan, respectively. Check the United States vs Afghanistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Austin compared to 0.3 months in Kabul. Austin ranked 20th best city to live in the United States vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 116th and 9123rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Austin vs Kabul

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	Austin	Kabul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.8	$2.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.3	$8.83
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.91	$6.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.3	$3.75
☕ Cappuccino	$5.5	$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.61	$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1954	$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1307	$123
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4136	$381
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2445	$182
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$108	$53.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$166	$82.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68	$99.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.63%	21.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4709	$451
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2939	$274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.5	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.6	$19.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.4	$9.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.94	$0.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.29	$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$4.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$6.69
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$0.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$0.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$0.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.87	$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.34	$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.91	$2.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.05	$3.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.37	$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.98	$1.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$1.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.8	$13.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$2.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$145	$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$2.99
👖 Brand Jeans	$64	$13.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.1	$46.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1453	$23.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21741	$1452

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2211
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2145
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2232
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2250
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2223
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2194
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2226
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2156
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2177
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$2006
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2097
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2172
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2155
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2186
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2194
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1890
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2071
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1764
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2223
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2231
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2151
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2129
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2692
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2137
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1798
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2164
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2143
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2093
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2145
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2156
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2248
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2173
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2080
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2158
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2189
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2101
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2003
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2035
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2299

Cities near Kabul

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