Doha vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1872
$567
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4426
$1181
🏠 One person rent
$1210
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$2321
$383
🍽️ Food expenses
$409
$168
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$88.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3462
$175
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
45
29
😀 Quality of life
79
21
🏙️ Population
1.19M
4.27M

The cost of living in Doha is 230% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 2137th and 7972nd ($1872 vs $567) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Qatar and Afghanistan, respectively. Check Qatar vs Afghanistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Doha compared to 0.3 months in Kabul. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 501st and 8953rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Doha vs Kabul

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Doha Kabul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.62
$2.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57
$10.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.41
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.2
$4.97
☕ Cappuccino
$5.62
$1.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1462
$173
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$114
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2886
$295
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1882
$182
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.7
$51.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$79.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$90.5
$99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.18%
14.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5109
$424
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4264
$259
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.3
$18.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$8.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.03
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.48
$0.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.99
$1.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$3.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.58
$3.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$6.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$0.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.6
$9.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.35
$2.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$2.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.77
$3.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.67
$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.06
$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$114
$11.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$2.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.6
$13.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.8
$2.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.6
$14.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.4
$41.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$754
$22.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10518
$1370

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Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$1810
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1285
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1327
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1375
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$959
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1005
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$868
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$910
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2229
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1612
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$1841
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$798
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$646
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$621
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1132
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$890
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$606
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1191
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$606
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1642
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$604
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1424
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$561
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$710
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$541
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$604
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$708
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$543
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$540
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$787
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$698
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$875

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