Dallas vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dallas Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2472
$504
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5379
$1114
🏠 One person rent
$1451
$211
🏘️ Family rent
$2013
$298
🍽️ Food expenses
$649
$177
🚐 Transport expenses
$211
$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4803
$146
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
91
33
😀 Quality of life
94
26
🏙️ Population
1.3M
5.33M

The cost of living in Dallas is 391% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 938th and 8650th ($2472 vs $504) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 812th and 2nd 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 1.9 months in Dallas compared to 0.3 months in Kabul. Dallas ranked 7th best city to live in the United States vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 36th and 8929th 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
$18.5
$3.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85.5
$8.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$5.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.22
$3.24
☕ Cappuccino
$5.89
$1.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.98
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1506
$126
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1200
$83.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2210
$223
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1643
$145
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$196
$49.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60.9
$88.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.18%
12.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5051
$664
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3181
$346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.97
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$114
$14.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.2
$6.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.93
$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.63
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$5.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$4.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$6.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.19
$0.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.26
$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.9
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$2.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.35
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.63
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.19
$3.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.51
$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.1
$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.26
$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.8
$13.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$2.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$89.9
$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.1
$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.6
$17.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$45.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1507
$20.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24503
$1302

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Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi University Park
$2202
14 km or 8.5 mi Irving
$2086
18 km or 11 mi Duncanville
$2170
18 km or 11 mi Farmers Branch
$2156
19 km or 12 mi Mesquite
$2096
19 km or 12 mi Balch Springs
$2205
20 km or 12 mi Lancaster
$2193
21 km or 13 mi DeSoto
$2182
21 km or 13 mi Grand Prairie
$2117
22 km or 13 mi Garland
$2104
22 km or 14 mi Richardson
$2172
25 km or 15 mi Carrollton
$2168
25 km or 15 mi Cedar Hill
$2183
27 km or 17 mi Coppell
$2120
28 km or 17 mi Euless
$2111
28 km or 18 mi Rowlett
$2144
30 km or 19 mi Sachse
$2203
30 km or 19 mi Arlington
$1913
31 km or 19 mi Plano
$2155
31 km or 19 mi Grapevine
$2042
32 km or 20 mi Bedford
$2122
32 km or 20 mi Forney
$2369
34 km or 21 mi Colleyville
$2129
34 km or 21 mi Lewisville
$2062
35 km or 22 mi Hurst
$2128
35 km or 22 mi The Colony
$2220
36 km or 22 mi Rockwall
$2073
37 km or 23 mi Southlake
$2110
37 km or 23 mi Mansfield
$2316
37 km or 23 mi Midlothian
$2206
37 km or 23 mi Wylie
$2361
38 km or 23 mi Flower Mound
$2125
38 km or 24 mi Allen
$2268
39 km or 24 mi North Richland Hills
$2142
40 km or 25 mi Frisco
$2397
42 km or 26 mi Waxahachie
$2174
42 km or 26 mi Watauga
$2137
43 km or 27 mi Keller
$2128
43 km or 27 mi Haltom
$2147
44 km or 28 mi Little Elm
$2209

Cities near Kabul

Distance City Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi Gardez
$456
119 km or 74 mi Jalalabad
$381
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$447
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$438
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$447
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$321
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$394
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$468
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$373
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$373
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$493
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$371
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$496
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$734
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$446
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$470
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$391
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$737
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$773
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$280
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$350
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$473
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$306
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$393
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$253
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$379
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$382
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$359
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$335
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$278
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$344
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$303
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$440
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$339
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$309
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$401
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$313
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$396
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$332
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$469