Jeddah vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Jeddah	Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1155	$458
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2694	$1016
🏠 One person rent	$541	$195
🏘️ Family rent	$841	$267
🍽️ Food expenses	$325	$153
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$76.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2303	$104
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	45	30
😀 Quality of life	79	33
🏙️ Population	4.7M	4.27M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 152% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 4809th and 8842nd ($1155 vs $458) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 3rd in Saudi Arabia and Afghanistan, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Afghanistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Jeddah compared to 0.2 months in Kabul. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 894th and 8609th 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	$6.64	$2.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40	$11.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.98	$4.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.14	$2.4
☕ Cappuccino	$3.64	$1.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.73	$0.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$484	$93.7
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$393	$62.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$881	$172
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$627	$111
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.5	$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.3	$48.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67	$95.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.57%	12.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2007	$505
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1025	$260
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.32	$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39	$10.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.4	$7.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.61	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.94	$0.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.9
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.56	$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$4.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.64	$3.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$6.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$0.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$0.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.52	$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.34	$1.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.72	$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.57	$3.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.5	$3.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.87	$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.15	$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$85.1	$10.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$2.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56	$15.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.95	$3.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.4	$18
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.8	$34.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$393	$19.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6703	$1486

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Cities near Jeddah

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Mecca	$1162
296 km or 184 mi	Port Sudan	$964
307 km or 191 mi	Yanbu	$791
328 km or 204 mi	Medina	$1182
395 km or 246 mi	Bisha	$918
410 km or 255 mi	Bareq	$903
508 km or 315 mi	Abha	$911
597 km or 371 mi	Al Wajh	$940
645 km or 401 mi	Keren	$500
652 km or 405 mi	Ar Rass	$862
661 km or 411 mi	Massawa	$499
675 km or 420 mi	As Sulayyil	$1008
688 km or 427 mi	Najran	$860
690 km or 429 mi	Atbara	$1116
691 km or 429 mi	Asmara	$533
702 km or 436 mi	Aswan	$348
703 km or 437 mi	Sa'dah	$498
704 km or 437 mi	Unaizah	$967
711 km or 442 mi	Ha'il	$825
738 km or 458 mi	Kassala	$971
741 km or 461 mi	Mendefera	$498
806 km or 501 mi	Tabuk	$1069
810 km or 503 mi	Luxor	$365
834 km or 518 mi	Qena	$428
836 km or 519 mi	Hurghada	$346
845 km or 525 mi	Riyadh	$1627
849 km or 528 mi	Al Hudaydah	$522
855 km or 531 mi	El Gouna	$354
863 km or 536 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$589
869 km or 540 mi	Sanaa	$560
893 km or 555 mi	Sayyan	$498
897 km or 557 mi	Mekelle	$826
904 km or 562 mi	Dahab	$517
922 km or 573 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$791
926 km or 576 mi	El-Gadarif	$925
927 km or 576 mi	Zabid	$499
942 km or 585 mi	Sohag	$398
943 km or 586 mi	Sakakah	$769
952 km or 592 mi	Khartoum North	$879
954 km or 593 mi	Dhamar	$500

Cities near Kabul

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Gardez	$401
119 km or 74 mi	Jalalabad	$354
129 km or 80 mi	Ghazni	$396
150 km or 93 mi	Khost	$393
163 km or 101 mi	Puli Khumri	$404
223 km or 138 mi	Peshawar	$334
235 km or 146 mi	Kohat	$364
246 km or 153 mi	Kunduz	$428
266 km or 166 mi	Mardan	$354
293 km or 182 mi	Mingora	$351
304 km or 189 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$470
336 km or 209 mi	Wah	$344
368 km or 229 mi	Islamabad	$443
369 km or 229 mi	Qurghonteppa	$684
374 km or 232 mi	Rawalpindi	$416
389 km or 242 mi	Sheberghan	$432
425 km or 264 mi	Sargodha	$376
450 km or 280 mi	Tursunzoda	$680
451 km or 280 mi	Dushanbe	$712
451 km or 280 mi	Mirpur	$277
456 km or 284 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$326
458 km or 285 mi	Kandahar	$436
467 km or 290 mi	Jhang	$294
474 km or 294 mi	Chiniot	$372
476 km or 296 mi	Baramulla	$265
499 km or 310 mi	Gojra	$351
501 km or 312 mi	Hafizabad	$363
503 km or 313 mi	Faisalabad	$333
505 km or 314 mi	Gujrat	$320
517 km or 321 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$254
520 km or 323 mi	Srinagar	$340
523 km or 325 mi	Quetta	$291
526 km or 327 mi	Multan	$403
534 km or 332 mi	Sahiwal	$303
536 km or 333 mi	Gujranwala	$302
538 km or 334 mi	Khanewal	$362
546 km or 340 mi	Sialkot	$311
549 km or 341 mi	Sheikhupura	$368
550 km or 342 mi	Kamoke	$316
553 km or 344 mi	Lashkargah	$439