Dallas vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dallas Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2550
$599
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5986
$1271
🏠 One person rent
$1562
$285
🏘️ Family rent
$2711
$403
🍽️ Food expenses
$635
$182
🚐 Transport expenses
$196
$96.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5410
$188
😷 Air quality
Good
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
92
29
😀 Quality of life
91
13
🏙️ Population
1.3M
4.27M

The cost of living in Dallas is 326% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 700th and 7801st ($2550 vs $599) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 627th 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 2.1 months in Dallas compared to 0.3 months in Kabul. Dallas ranked 19th best city to live in the United States vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 113th and 9123rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Dallas Kabul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.5
$2.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.1
$8.83
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$6.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.93
$3.75
☕ Cappuccino
$5.35
$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1643
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1280
$123
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3063
$381
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2267
$182
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$53.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$220
$82.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$64.9
$99.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.44%
21.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4445
$451
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2304
$274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.02
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$97.5
$19.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.2
$9.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.11
$0.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.39
$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$4.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$6.69
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$0.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$0.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$0.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.08
$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.67
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.72
$2.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$3.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.46
$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.91
$1.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.13
$1.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.1
$13.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$2.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$98.2
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.8
$2.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.8
$13.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$46.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1291
$23.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26874
$1452

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Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi University Park
$2243
14 km or 8.5 mi Irving
$1887
18 km or 11 mi Duncanville
$2159
18 km or 11 mi Farmers Branch
$2187
19 km or 12 mi Mesquite
$2079
19 km or 12 mi Balch Springs
$2150
20 km or 12 mi Lancaster
$2188
21 km or 13 mi DeSoto
$2175
21 km or 13 mi Grand Prairie
$2085
22 km or 13 mi Garland
$2061
22 km or 14 mi Richardson
$2282
25 km or 15 mi Carrollton
$2236
25 km or 15 mi Cedar Hill
$2170
27 km or 17 mi Coppell
$2122
28 km or 17 mi Euless
$2085
28 km or 18 mi Rowlett
$2202
30 km or 19 mi Sachse
$2330
30 km or 19 mi Arlington
$1869
31 km or 19 mi Plano
$2506
31 km or 19 mi Grapevine
$2022
32 km or 20 mi Bedford
$2096
32 km or 20 mi Forney
$2135
34 km or 21 mi Colleyville
$2103
34 km or 21 mi Lewisville
$2102
35 km or 22 mi Hurst
$2100
35 km or 22 mi The Colony
$2336
36 km or 22 mi Rockwall
$2153
37 km or 23 mi Southlake
$2111
37 km or 23 mi Mansfield
$2299
37 km or 23 mi Midlothian
$2189
37 km or 23 mi Wylie
$2609
38 km or 23 mi Flower Mound
$2140
38 km or 24 mi Allen
$2411
39 km or 24 mi North Richland Hills
$2122
40 km or 25 mi Frisco
$2602
42 km or 26 mi Waxahachie
$2173
42 km or 26 mi Watauga
$2127
43 km or 27 mi Keller
$2103
43 km or 27 mi Haltom
$2105
44 km or 28 mi Little Elm
$2284

Cities near Kabul

Distance City Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi Gardez
$469
119 km or 74 mi Jalalabad
$358
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$476
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$441
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$457
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$338
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$374
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$467
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$372
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$354
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$323
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$439
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$659
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$376
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$450
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$456
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$655
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$672
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$328
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$341
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$521
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$292
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$373
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$277
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$344
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$380
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$319
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$330
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$273
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$388
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$285
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$371
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$312
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$280
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$358
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$335
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$376
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$308
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$487