Jeddah vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jeddah Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1210
$504
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2901
$1114
🏠 One person rent
$583
$211
🏘️ Family rent
$965
$298
🍽️ Food expenses
$315
$177
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1673
$146
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
45
33
😀 Quality of life
76
26
🏙️ Population
4.7M
5.33M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 140% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 4730th and 8650th ($1210 vs $504) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Saudi Arabia and Afghanistan, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Afghanistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Jeddah compared to 0.3 months in Kabul. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 1324th and 8929th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeddah vs Kabul

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Jeddah Kabul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.59
$3.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.7
$8.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.5
$5.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$3.24
☕ Cappuccino
$3.39
$1.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$599
$126
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$415
$83.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1068
$223
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$732
$145
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.6
$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.5
$49.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.8
$88.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.32%
12.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1601
$664
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1010
$346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.11
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.3
$14.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.9
$6.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.68
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.27
$5.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.27
$4.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$6.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$0.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.18
$2.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.65
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.55
$3.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.54
$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.84
$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.08
$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$91.7
$13.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$2.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56
$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.03
$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.2
$17.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.5
$45.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$523
$20.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8743
$1302

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$890
410 km or 255 mi Bareq
$873
508 km or 315 mi Abha
$871
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$919
645 km or 401 mi Keren
$483
652 km or 405 mi Ar Rass
$834
661 km or 411 mi Massawa
$484
675 km or 420 mi As Sulayyil
$993
688 km or 427 mi Najran
$864
690 km or 429 mi Atbara
$1124
691 km or 429 mi Asmara
$513
702 km or 436 mi Aswan
$350
703 km or 437 mi Sa'dah
$475
704 km or 437 mi Unaizah
$938
711 km or 442 mi Ha'il
$738
738 km or 458 mi Kassala
$947
741 km or 461 mi Mendefera
$481
806 km or 501 mi Tabuk
$1036
810 km or 503 mi Luxor
$379
834 km or 518 mi Qena
$439
836 km or 519 mi Hurghada
$334
845 km or 525 mi Riyadh
$1628
849 km or 528 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
855 km or 531 mi El Gouna
$338
863 km or 536 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$555
869 km or 540 mi Sanaa
$532
893 km or 555 mi Sayyan
$476
897 km or 557 mi Mekelle
$748
904 km or 562 mi Dahab
$429
922 km or 573 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$771
926 km or 576 mi El-Gadarif
$872
927 km or 576 mi Zabid
$476
942 km or 585 mi Sohag
$375
943 km or 586 mi Sakakah
$753
952 km or 592 mi Khartoum North
$803
954 km or 593 mi Dhamar
$478

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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