Dallas vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dallas	Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2471	$474
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5897	$1052
🏠 One person rent	$1504	$203
🏘️ Family rent	$2718	$302
🍽️ Food expenses	$617	$158
🚐 Transport expenses	$189	$81.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4999	$218
😷 Air quality	Good	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	91	30
😀 Quality of life	90	14
🏙️ Population	1.3M	4.27M

The cost of living in Dallas is 421% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 837th and 8769th ($2471 vs $474) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 773rd 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 0.5 months in Kabul. Dallas ranked 23rd best city to live in the United States vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 130th and 9071st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dallas vs Kabul

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	Dallas	Kabul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.8	$2.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.3	$9.34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$4.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.29	$3.11
☕ Cappuccino	$5.55	$1.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.66	$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1475	$140
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1254	$90
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3000	$312
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2294	$141
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$220	$66.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.1	$59.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.37%	18.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3484	$404
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2244	$202
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.02	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$91.5	$18.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.2	$7.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.23	$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.16	$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$4.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$3.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.17	$0.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.64	$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$0.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.91	$0.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.5	$8.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.74	$2.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$2.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.72	$3.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.6	$1.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.7	$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.6	$2.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$98.3	$13.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.8	$2.79
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.2	$16.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$34.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1145	$17.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26393	$1356

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Cities near Dallas

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	University Park	$2214
14 km or 8.5 mi	Irving	$1808
18 km or 11 mi	Duncanville	$2149
18 km or 11 mi	Farmers Branch	$2169
19 km or 12 mi	Mesquite	$2079
19 km or 12 mi	Balch Springs	$2158
20 km or 12 mi	Lancaster	$2176
21 km or 13 mi	DeSoto	$2164
21 km or 13 mi	Grand Prairie	$2065
22 km or 13 mi	Garland	$2023
22 km or 14 mi	Richardson	$2242
25 km or 15 mi	Carrollton	$2184
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Hill	$2163
27 km or 17 mi	Coppell	$2095
28 km or 17 mi	Euless	$2081
28 km or 18 mi	Rowlett	$2213
30 km or 19 mi	Sachse	$2294
30 km or 19 mi	Arlington	$1883
31 km or 19 mi	Plano	$2538
31 km or 19 mi	Grapevine	$2012
32 km or 20 mi	Bedford	$2086
32 km or 20 mi	Forney	$2190
34 km or 21 mi	Colleyville	$2105
34 km or 21 mi	Lewisville	$2025
35 km or 22 mi	Hurst	$2093
35 km or 22 mi	The Colony	$2258
36 km or 22 mi	Rockwall	$2287
37 km or 23 mi	Southlake	$2089
37 km or 23 mi	Mansfield	$2305
37 km or 23 mi	Midlothian	$2224
37 km or 23 mi	Wylie	$2526
38 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2103
38 km or 24 mi	Allen	$2253
39 km or 24 mi	North Richland Hills	$2119
40 km or 25 mi	Frisco	$2395
42 km or 26 mi	Waxahachie	$2190
42 km or 26 mi	Watauga	$2126
43 km or 27 mi	Keller	$2079
43 km or 27 mi	Haltom	$2143
44 km or 28 mi	Little Elm	$2246

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