Houston vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Houston	Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2261	$504
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5455	$1114
🏠 One person rent	$1267	$211
🏘️ Family rent	$2011	$298
🍽️ Food expenses	$622	$177
🚐 Transport expenses	$191	$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4659	$146
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	100	33
😀 Quality of life	96	26
🏙️ Population	2.3M	5.33M

The cost of living in Houston is 349% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 1367th and 8650th ($2261 vs $504) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1144th and 2nd in the United States and Afghanistan, respectively. Check the United States vs Afghanistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Houston compared to 0.3 months in Kabul. Houston ranked 1st best city to live in the United States vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 14th and 8929th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Houston	Kabul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.7	$3.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.3	$8.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.99	$5.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.03	$3.24
☕ Cappuccino	$5.49	$1.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.69	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1416	$126
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$994	$83.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2413	$223
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1595	$145
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$49.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.6	$88.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.18%	12.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2519	$664
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1831	$346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.26	$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.4	$14.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$6.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.37	$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.08	$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.25	$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$5.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$4.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$6.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$0.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$0.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.91	$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.4	$2.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10	$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$3.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.05	$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.87	$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.19	$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.4	$13.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$2.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$148	$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.2	$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.5	$17.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$45.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1987	$20.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22291	$1302

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2142
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2064
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2093
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2126
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2011
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2107
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2025
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2124
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2190
41 km or 25 mi	League	$1990
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$1916
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2096
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2754
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2011
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1860
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1893
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2033
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$1900
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1621
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1843
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1950
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1895
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1872
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2003
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$1977
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1917
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1516
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2141
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2475
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2058
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2070
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2168
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2110
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2125
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2151
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2120
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2149
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2066
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$1937
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2123

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