Harare vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1015
$504
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2515
$1114
🏠 One person rent
$415
$211
🏘️ Family rent
$700
$298
🍽️ Food expenses
$338
$177
🚐 Transport expenses
$187
$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$223
$146
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
38
33
😀 Quality of life
48
26
🏙️ Population
2.15M
5.33M

The cost of living in Harare is 102% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 5463rd and 8650th ($1015 vs $504) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Zimbabwe and Afghanistan, respectively. Check Zimbabwe vs Afghanistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Harare compared to 0.3 months in Kabul. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 6892nd and 8929th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Harare vs Kabul

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Harare Kabul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.57
$3.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.6
$8.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.99
$5.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$3.24
☕ Cappuccino
$3.02
$1.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$398
$126
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$83.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$731
$223
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$540
$145
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.6
$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.1
$49.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.8
$88.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.63%
12.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$909
$664
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$415
$346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.01
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$14.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.9
$6.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.67
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$5.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$4.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.38
$6.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$0.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.25
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.01
$2.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.79
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.1
$3.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.66
$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.1
$13.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.94
$2.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.1
$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.14
$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.5
$17.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37.3
$45.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$337
$20.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8948
$1302

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18 km or 11 mi Chitungwiza
$780
66 km or 41 mi Marondera
$755
105 km or 65 mi Chinhoyi
$629
133 km or 83 mi Kadoma
$727
165 km or 103 mi Kwekwe
$677
213 km or 132 mi Mutare
$754
223 km or 138 mi Gweru
$565
251 km or 156 mi Masvingo
$840
291 km or 181 mi Chimoio
$875
328 km or 204 mi Tete
$792
369 km or 229 mi Bulawayo
$632
399 km or 248 mi Lusaka
$777
447 km or 278 mi Choma
$849
458 km or 284 mi Beira
$952
478 km or 297 mi Blantyre
$495
498 km or 309 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$925
510 km or 317 mi Ntcheu
$489
514 km or 319 mi Mulanje
$456
518 km or 322 mi Lilongwe
$587
525 km or 326 mi Francistown
$632
531 km or 330 mi Zomba
$452
549 km or 341 mi Livingstone
$813
584 km or 363 mi Mangochi
$494
588 km or 365 mi Monkey Bay
$516
599 km or 372 mi Ndola
$692
618 km or 384 mi Quelimane
$691
635 km or 394 mi Kitwe
$1304
659 km or 409 mi Mufulira
$1602
665 km or 413 mi Palapye
$549
679 km or 422 mi Serowe
$590
680 km or 422 mi Chingola
$1378
714 km or 444 mi Mzimba
$559
734 km or 456 mi Mahalapye
$615
775 km or 482 mi Mansa
$1166
778 km or 484 mi Mzuzu
$522
786 km or 489 mi Lubumbashi
$1125
847 km or 526 mi Xai-Xai
$965
847 km or 526 mi Kasama
$1132
892 km or 554 mi Likasi
$1029
898 km or 558 mi Middelburg
$875

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