Beirut vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1255
$474
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3214
$1052
🏠 One person rent
$605
$203
🏘️ Family rent
$1314
$302
🍽️ Food expenses
$342
$158
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$81.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$542
$218
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
75
30
😀 Quality of life
63
14
🏙️ Population
2.42M
4.27M

The cost of living in Beirut is 165% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 4326th and 8769th ($1255 vs $474) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Lebanon and Afghanistan, respectively. Check Lebanon vs Afghanistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Beirut compared to 0.5 months in Kabul. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 4772nd and 9071st among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Kabul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.1
$2.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.3
$9.34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.83
$4.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.02
$3.11
☕ Cappuccino
$2.9
$1.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.58
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$732
$140
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$355
$90
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1783
$312
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$887
$141
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$209
$66.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.6
$59.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.48%
18.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3136
$404
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1549
$202
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.6
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.5
$18.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$7.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.82
$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$4.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.69
$3.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$0.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.01
$8.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.02
$2.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.87
$2.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.08
$3.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.8
$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.8
$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.01
$2.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.3
$13.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.08
$2.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.9
$16.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$34.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$294
$17.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4459
$1356

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$1020
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$912
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$798
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$776
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$573
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1709
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$638
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1647
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1681
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1616
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1531
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1502
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1612
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1633
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1655
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1600
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1666
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1657
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1666
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1677
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1647
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1645
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1709
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1593
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1732
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1742
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1778
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1652
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$456
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$679
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1731
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1756
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1728
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1782
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1576
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$417
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$608
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2138
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$386
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$1902

Cities near Kabul

Distance City Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi Gardez
$386
119 km or 74 mi Jalalabad
$303
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$389
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$366
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$381
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$346
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$379
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$394
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$366
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$364
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$408
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$382
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$442
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$596
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$401
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$414
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$458
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$593
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$605
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$354
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$355
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$468
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$292
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$389
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$273
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$342
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$380
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$306
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$373
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$297
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$354
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$266
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$392
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$305
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$308
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$361
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$281
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$374
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$321
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$476