Dubai vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2379
$474
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5357
$1052
🏠 One person rent
$1601
$203
🏘️ Family rent
$2918
$302
🍽️ Food expenses
$453
$158
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$81.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3975
$218
😷 Air quality
Bad
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
65
30
😀 Quality of life
87
14
🏙️ Population
3.33M
4.27M

The cost of living in Dubai is 402% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 989th and 8769th ($2379 vs $474) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in the United Arab Emirates and Afghanistan, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Afghanistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Dubai compared to 0.5 months in Kabul. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 288th and 9071st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dubai vs Kabul

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Dubai Kabul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$2.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.4
$9.34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.28
$4.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.6
$3.11
☕ Cappuccino
$6.1
$1.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.2
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1909
$140
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1243
$90
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3782
$312
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2332
$141
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$205
$66.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$91.5
$59.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.45%
18.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6638
$404
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3507
$202
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.63
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$86.2
$18.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$7.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.22
$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$4.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.52
$3.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$0.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.17
$0.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.1
$8.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.76
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.03
$2.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.1
$2.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.68
$3.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.63
$1.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.41
$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.1
$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$2.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$77.2
$13.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$2.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$16.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$34.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$903
$17.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13241
$1356

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1494
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2240
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1196
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1239
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1540
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1844
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$967
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$780
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1779
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1090
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1709
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$547
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$548
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$518
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$514
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1280
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1223
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1243
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$515
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$1068
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$585
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1056
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$589
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$897
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$563
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$507
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$605
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$464
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$901
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$546
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$557
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$551
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$529
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$829
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$573
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$536

Cities near Kabul

Distance City Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi Gardez
$386
119 km or 74 mi Jalalabad
$303
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$389
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$366
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$381
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$346
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$379
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$394
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$366
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$364
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$408
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$382
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$442
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$596
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$401
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$414
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$458
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$593
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$605
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$354
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$355
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$468
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$292
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$389
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$273
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$342
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$380
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$306
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$373
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$297
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$354
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$266
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$392
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$305
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$308
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$361
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$281
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$374
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$321
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$476