Doha vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1849
$458
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4110
$1016
🏠 One person rent
$1204
$195
🏘️ Family rent
$2063
$267
🍽️ Food expenses
$412
$153
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$76.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3003
$104
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
44
30
😀 Quality of life
82
33
🏙️ Population
1.19M
4.27M

The cost of living in Doha is 304% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 2509th and 8842nd ($1849 vs $458) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Qatar and Afghanistan, respectively. Check Qatar vs Afghanistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Doha compared to 0.2 months in Kabul. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 608th and 8609th among best cities to live in the world.

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Doha Kabul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.4
$2.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.7
$11.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.4
$4.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.3
$2.4
☕ Cappuccino
$5.46
$1.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1391
$93.7
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$974
$62.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2548
$172
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1715
$111
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.9
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.7
$48.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$84.5
$95.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.15%
12.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5456
$505
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3618
$260
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.8
$10.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.3
$7.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.06
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$0.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.85
$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$4.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.82
$3.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$6.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$0.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.7
$1.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.26
$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.94
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.09
$3.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$3.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.87
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$118
$10.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$2.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.3
$15.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.52
$3.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.6
$18
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$34.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$825
$19.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11426
$1486

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Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$1770
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1201
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1230
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1237
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$908
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1008
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$873
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$930
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2514
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1419
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2521
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$530
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$453
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$477
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1449
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$529
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$503
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1228
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$553
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1627
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$530
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1454
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$463
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$730
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$483
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$534
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$726
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$549
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$542
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$792
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$719
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$889

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Distance City Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi Gardez
$401
119 km or 74 mi Jalalabad
$354
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$396
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$393
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$404
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$334
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$364
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$428
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$354
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$351
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$344
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$443
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$684
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$416
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$432
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$376
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$680
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$712
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$277
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$326
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$436
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$294
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$372
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$265
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$351
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$363
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$333
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$320
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$254
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$340
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$291
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$403
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$303
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$302
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$362
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$311
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$368
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$316
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$439