Beirut vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1195
$567
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2942
$1181
🏠 One person rent
$623
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$1252
$383
🍽️ Food expenses
$305
$168
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$88.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$331
$175
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
75
29
😀 Quality of life
62
21
🏙️ Population
2.42M
4.27M

The cost of living in Beirut is 111% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 4447th and 7972nd ($1195 vs $567) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Lebanon and Afghanistan, respectively. Check Lebanon vs Afghanistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Beirut compared to 0.3 months in Kabul. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 5118th and 8953rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Kabul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.98
$2.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.5
$10.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.04
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.83
$4.97
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$1.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.42
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$173
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$114
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1592
$295
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$182
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$51.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$79.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.8
$99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.73%
14.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3906
$424
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1717
$259
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.36
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.2
$18.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$8.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.81
$0.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$1.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$3.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$3.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$6.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$0.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.12
$9.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$2.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.03
$2.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.24
$3.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.5
$11.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.04
$2.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34
$13.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.55
$2.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.2
$14.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$41.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$323
$22.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4159
$1370

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$982
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$882
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$770
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$665
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$633
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1673
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$583
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1633
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1622
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1570
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1617
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1447
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1645
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1635
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1622
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1427
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1610
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1601
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1594
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1619
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1594
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1567
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1467
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1689
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1744
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1660
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$528
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$625
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1718
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1725
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1593
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$480
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$602
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$1962
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$436
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$1850

Cities near Kabul

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