Houston vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Houston Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2248
$599
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5589
$1271
🏠 One person rent
$1325
$285
🏘️ Family rent
$2490
$403
🍽️ Food expenses
$564
$182
🚐 Transport expenses
$201
$96.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4672
$188
😷 Air quality
Good
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
100
29
😀 Quality of life
92
13
🏙️ Population
2.3M
4.27M

The cost of living in Houston is 276% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 1258th and 7801st ($2248 vs $599) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1108th and 1st 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 13th best city to live in the United States vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 82nd and 9123rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Houston Kabul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$2.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.3
$8.83
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.71
$6.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.52
$3.75
 Cappuccino
$5.31
$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.49
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1392
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1059
$123
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2964
$381
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2036
$182
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$53.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$82.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$99.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.66%
21.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2925
$451
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2076
$274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.25
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.1
$19.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.7
$9.29
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.07
$0.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.95
$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$4.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$6.69
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$0.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.69
$0.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$0.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.15
$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.66
$2.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.31
$3.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.09
$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.86
$1.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.26
$1.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.9
$13.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.7
$2.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$110
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$2.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.2
$13.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$46.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1368
$23.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22908
$1452

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Pasadena
$2101
25 km or 15 mi Pearland
$2080
25 km or 16 mi Missouri
$2143
27 km or 17 mi Deer Park
$2089
29 km or 18 mi Sugar Land
$2164
32 km or 20 mi Spring
$2093
33 km or 21 mi Friendswood
$2035
35 km or 22 mi La Porte
$2074
40 km or 25 mi Baytown
$2084
41 km or 25 mi League
$1983
42 km or 26 mi Alvin
$2003
47 km or 29 mi Rosenberg
$2151
48 km or 30 mi The Woodlands
$2692
59 km or 37 mi Texas City
$1971
62 km or 38 mi Conroe
$1798
76 km or 47 mi Galveston
$1844
81 km or 50 mi Lake Jackson
$2063
108 km or 67 mi Huntsville
$2129
126 km or 78 mi Beaumont
$1653
129 km or 80 mi College Station
$1764
138 km or 86 mi Bryan
$1890
140 km or 87 mi Port Arthur
$1865
186 km or 115 mi Lufkin
$1838
188 km or 117 mi Victoria
$2231
203 km or 126 mi Sulphur
$2004
215 km or 134 mi Lake Charles
$1960
217 km or 135 mi Nacogdoches
$1468
229 km or 142 mi Pflugerville
$2211
234 km or 145 mi Austin
$2473
236 km or 146 mi Round Rock
$2145
239 km or 149 mi Temple
$2186
242 km or 150 mi Kyle
$2223
242 km or 150 mi Georgetown
$2194
247 km or 153 mi San Marcos
$2226
249 km or 155 mi Cedar Park
$2232
250 km or 156 mi Seguin
$2177
254 km or 158 mi Leander
$2250
261 km or 162 mi Waco
$2223
262 km or 163 mi Harker Heights
$2075
264 km or 164 mi New Braunfels
$2156

Cities near Kabul

Distance City Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi Gardez
$469
119 km or 74 mi Jalalabad
$358
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$476
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$441
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$457
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$338
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$374
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$467
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$372
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$354
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$323
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$439
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$659
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$376
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$450
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$456
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$655
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$672
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$328
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$341
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$521
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$292
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$373
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$277
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$344
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$380
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$319
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$330
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$273
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$388
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$285
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$371
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$312
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$280
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$358
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$335
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$376
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$308
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$487