Dallas vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dallas Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2447
$458
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5210
$1016
🏠 One person rent
$1465
$195
🏘️ Family rent
$2028
$267
🍽️ Food expenses
$634
$153
🚐 Transport expenses
$190
$76.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4795
$104
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
91
30
😀 Quality of life
92
33
🏙️ Population
1.3M
4.27M

The cost of living in Dallas is 435% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 948th and 8842nd ($2447 vs $458) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 834th 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 Dallas compared to 0.2 months in Kabul. Dallas ranked 37th best city to live in the United States vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 136th and 8609th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dallas Kabul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.5
$2.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.7
$11.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$4.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.04
$2.4
☕ Cappuccino
$5.69
$1.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.72
$0.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1516
$93.7
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1198
$62.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2176
$172
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1639
$111
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$219
$48.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63
$95.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.48%
12.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3818
$505
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2456
$260
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.98
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$92.8
$10.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19
$7.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.14
$0.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$1.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.51
$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$4.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$3.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.7
$6.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$0.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$0.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.65
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$1.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.71
$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.59
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.36
$3.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.5
$3.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.07
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.26
$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.8
$10.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$2.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$89.7
$15.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.9
$3.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.1
$18
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$34.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1152
$19.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24402
$1486

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Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi University Park
$2287
14 km or 8.5 mi Irving
$2133
18 km or 11 mi Duncanville
$2183
18 km or 11 mi Farmers Branch
$2223
19 km or 12 mi Mesquite
$2176
19 km or 12 mi Balch Springs
$2250
20 km or 12 mi Lancaster
$2222
21 km or 13 mi DeSoto
$2200
21 km or 13 mi Grand Prairie
$2130
22 km or 13 mi Garland
$2497
22 km or 14 mi Richardson
$2315
25 km or 15 mi Carrollton
$2199
25 km or 15 mi Cedar Hill
$2179
27 km or 17 mi Coppell
$2162
28 km or 17 mi Euless
$2135
28 km or 18 mi Rowlett
$2340
30 km or 19 mi Sachse
$2381
30 km or 19 mi Arlington
$1856
31 km or 19 mi Plano
$2268
31 km or 19 mi Grapevine
$2133
32 km or 20 mi Bedford
$2139
32 km or 20 mi Forney
$2212
34 km or 21 mi Colleyville
$2140
34 km or 21 mi Lewisville
$2038
35 km or 22 mi Hurst
$2133
35 km or 22 mi The Colony
$2246
36 km or 22 mi Rockwall
$2215
37 km or 23 mi Southlake
$2143
37 km or 23 mi Mansfield
$2302
37 km or 23 mi Midlothian
$2190
37 km or 23 mi Wylie
$2568
38 km or 23 mi Flower Mound
$2145
38 km or 24 mi Allen
$2336
39 km or 24 mi North Richland Hills
$2138
40 km or 25 mi Frisco
$2369
42 km or 26 mi Waxahachie
$2187
42 km or 26 mi Watauga
$2136
43 km or 27 mi Keller
$2108
43 km or 27 mi Haltom
$2140
44 km or 28 mi Little Elm
$2216

Cities near Kabul

Distance City Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi Gardez
$401
119 km or 74 mi Jalalabad
$354
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$396
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$393
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$404
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$334
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$364
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$428
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$354
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$351
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$344
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$443
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$684
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$416
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$432
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$376
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$680
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$712
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$277
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$326
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$436
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$294
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$372
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$265
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$351
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$363
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$333
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$320
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$254
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$340
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$291
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$403
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$303
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$302
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$362
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$311
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$368
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$316
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$439