Doha vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2100
$504
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4575
$1114
🏠 One person rent
$1424
$211
🏘️ Family rent
$2453
$298
🍽️ Food expenses
$429
$177
🚐 Transport expenses
$111
$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3086
$146
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
41
33
😀 Quality of life
83
26
🏙️ Population
1.19M
5.33M

The cost of living in Doha is 317% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 1744th and 8650th ($2100 vs $504) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Qatar and Afghanistan, respectively. Check Qatar vs Afghanistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 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 513th and 8929th 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
$10.1
$3.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.8
$8.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.16
$5.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.5
$3.24
☕ Cappuccino
$5.59
$1.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1799
$126
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1146
$83.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3302
$223
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2017
$145
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.1
$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.4
$49.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$89.5
$88.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.92%
12.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4178
$664
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2669
$346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.6
$14.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.6
$6.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.13
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.91
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$5.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.43
$4.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$6.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$0.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$2.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.16
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.63
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.03
$3.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.91
$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.87
$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.08
$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$130
$13.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$2.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.8
$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.65
$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.1
$17.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$45.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$762
$20.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10635
$1302

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Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$2015
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1062
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1218
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1340
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$965
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1059
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$778
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$917
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2470
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1543
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2356
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$494
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$454
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$457
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1455
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$497
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$471
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1173
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$505
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1628
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$485
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1437
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$459
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$703
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$469
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$521
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$708
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$522
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$509
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$797
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$694
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$861

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