Dubai vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2420
$473
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5315
$1051
🏠 One person rent
$1634
$200
🏘️ Family rent
$2835
$280
🍽️ Food expenses
$459
$163
🚐 Transport expenses
$182
$75.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4093
$120
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
66
33
😀 Quality of life
90
25
🏙️ Population
3.94M
5.33M

The cost of living in Dubai is 411% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 1039th and 8823rd ($2420 vs $473) 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 0.3 months in Kabul. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 203rd and 8992nd 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
$10.2
$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.2
$9.56
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.33
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13.5
$2.79
☕ Cappuccino
$6.31
$1.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.3
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1988
$108
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1244
$72.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3617
$196
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2237
$127
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$35
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$227
$53.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$94
$85.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.46%
12.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7290
$579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83
$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.52
$6.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.89
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$0.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.73
$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$4.77
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.09
$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$6.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$0.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$0.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$0.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18
$2.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.57
$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.2
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.2
$3.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.05
$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3
$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.08
$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.5
$11.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$2.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$75.5
$15.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.2
$3.13
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.2
$15.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$39.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$829
$20.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16876
$1540

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1473
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2183
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1214
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1457
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1080
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$796
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$2014
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1135
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1923
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$545
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$541
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$575
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$545
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1309
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1109
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1192
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$563
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$931
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$575
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1037
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$565
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$823
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$547
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$613
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$627
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$761
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$928
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$489
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$523
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$465
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$487
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$813
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$565
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$492

Cities near Kabul

Distance City Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi Gardez
$433
119 km or 74 mi Jalalabad
$368
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$425
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$423
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$429
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$323
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$379
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$454
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$370
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$369
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$488
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$360
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$464
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$704
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$427
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$457
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$381
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$702
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$735
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$279
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$338
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$463
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$302
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$378
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$264
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$367
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$371
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$348
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$330
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$353
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$298
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$417
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$318
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$308
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$382
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$308
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$379
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$326
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$467