Austin vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Austin	Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2444	$473
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5560	$1051
🏠 One person rent	$1531	$200
🏘️ Family rent	$2491	$280
🍽️ Food expenses	$605	$163
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$75.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4939	$120
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	65	33
😀 Quality of life	90	25
🏙️ Population	962K	5.33M

The cost of living in Austin is 417% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 985th and 8823rd ($2444 vs $473) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 845th and 3rd 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 months in Austin compared to 0.3 months in Kabul. Austin ranked 54th best city to live in the United States vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 217th and 8992nd 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	$19.4	$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.5	$9.56
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.38	$2.79
☕ Cappuccino	$5.62	$1.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.98	$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1919	$108
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1200	$72.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3122	$196
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2017	$127
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$35
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$185	$53.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68	$85.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.32%	12.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5020	$579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3187	$300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.05	$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.7	$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$6.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.72	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.96	$0.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.12	$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$4.77
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$6.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$0.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$0.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$0.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.75	$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$2.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.85	$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.32	$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.76	$3.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.18	$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.3	$11.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$2.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$148	$15.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.6	$3.13
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$15.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.5	$39.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1382	$20.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21398	$1540

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2115
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2027
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2171
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2187
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2237
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2125
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2229
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2221
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2200
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2059
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$1991
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2083
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2175
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2174
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2153
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2063
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$2000
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2165
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1913
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2285
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2226
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2114
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2022
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2738
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2150
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1836
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2071
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2094
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2112
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2177
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2189
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2265
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2196
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2150
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2175
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2193
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2228
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2072
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2136
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2302

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