Dubai vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2470
$504
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5467
$1114
🏠 One person rent
$1665
$211
🏘️ Family rent
$2923
$298
🍽️ Food expenses
$473
$177
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4153
$146
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
66
33
😀 Quality of life
90
26
🏙️ Population
3.94M
5.33M

The cost of living in Dubai is 390% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 947th and 8650th ($2470 vs $504) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 184th and 8929th 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
$11.9
$3.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.6
$8.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.74
$5.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13.5
$3.24
☕ Cappuccino
$6.41
$1.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.48
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2083
$126
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1266
$83.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3820
$223
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2306
$145
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$222
$49.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$92.6
$88.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.56%
12.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7283
$664
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4305
$346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.63
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$82.5
$14.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.1
$6.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.62
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$5.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.4
$4.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$6.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$0.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$0.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.92
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$2.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.94
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.13
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$3.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.99
$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.4
$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.1
$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$82.8
$13.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$2.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$75.6
$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.7
$17.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$45.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$870
$20.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17401
$1302

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1543
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2356
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1173
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1455
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1082
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$797
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$2100
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1193
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$2015
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$494
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$497
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$526
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$521
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1340
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1062
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1218
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$514
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$965
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$530
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1059
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$505
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$778
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$485
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$558
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$559
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$700
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$917
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$457
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$471
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$454
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$459
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$717
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$517
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$469

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