Dallas vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dallas Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2497
$567
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5860
$1181
🏠 One person rent
$1542
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$2880
$383
🍽️ Food expenses
$613
$168
🚐 Transport expenses
$187
$88.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5411
$175
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
92
29
😀 Quality of life
91
21
🏙️ Population
1.3M
4.27M

The cost of living in Dallas is 341% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 689th and 7972nd ($2497 vs $567) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 620th and 1st 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 2.2 months in Dallas compared to 0.3 months in Kabul. Dallas ranked 17th best city to live in the United States vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 116th and 8953rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Dallas Kabul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.6
$2.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.3
$10.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.05
$4.97
 Cappuccino
$5.09
$1.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.64
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1586
$173
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1268
$114
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3290
$295
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2418
$182
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$51.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$220
$79.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.4
$99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.42%
14.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4883
$424
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2272
$259
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.01
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$96.3
$18.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.5
$8.36
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.23
$0.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.98
$1.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$3.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$3.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$6.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$0.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.67
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$0.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.84
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.6
$9.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.59
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.75
$2.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$2.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.42
$3.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.86
$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.13
$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.7
$11.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$2.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$98.4
$13.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.3
$2.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.8
$14.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.3
$41.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$978
$22.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13468
$1370

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Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi University Park
$2267
14 km or 8.5 mi Irving
$1987
18 km or 11 mi Duncanville
$2162
18 km or 11 mi Farmers Branch
$2155
19 km or 12 mi Mesquite
$2242
19 km or 12 mi Balch Springs
$2223
20 km or 12 mi Lancaster
$2206
21 km or 13 mi DeSoto
$2193
21 km or 13 mi Grand Prairie
$2043
22 km or 13 mi Garland
$2301
22 km or 14 mi Richardson
$2323
25 km or 15 mi Carrollton
$2157
25 km or 15 mi Cedar Hill
$2176
27 km or 17 mi Coppell
$1992
28 km or 17 mi Euless
$2021
28 km or 18 mi Rowlett
$2241
30 km or 19 mi Sachse
$2283
30 km or 19 mi Arlington
$1807
31 km or 19 mi Plano
$2516
31 km or 19 mi Grapevine
$1872
32 km or 20 mi Bedford
$2039
32 km or 20 mi Forney
$2210
34 km or 21 mi Colleyville
$2053
34 km or 21 mi Lewisville
$1804
35 km or 22 mi Hurst
$2059
35 km or 22 mi The Colony
$2235
36 km or 22 mi Rockwall
$2204
37 km or 23 mi Southlake
$2017
37 km or 23 mi Mansfield
$2338
37 km or 23 mi Midlothian
$2306
37 km or 23 mi Wylie
$2275
38 km or 23 mi Flower Mound
$1982
38 km or 24 mi Allen
$2467
39 km or 24 mi North Richland Hills
$2107
40 km or 25 mi Frisco
$2384
42 km or 26 mi Waxahachie
$2199
42 km or 26 mi Watauga
$2139
43 km or 27 mi Keller
$2236
43 km or 27 mi Haltom
$2084
44 km or 28 mi Little Elm
$2200

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