Jeddah vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jeddah	Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1146	$474
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2809	$1052
🏠 One person rent	$512	$203
🏘️ Family rent	$899	$302
🍽️ Food expenses	$330	$158
🚐 Transport expenses	$176	$81.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2297	$218
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	45	30
😀 Quality of life	76	14
🏙️ Population	4.7M	4.27M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 142% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 4650th and 8769th ($1146 vs $474) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 0.5 months in Kabul. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 860th and 9071st 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	$6.67	$2.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.1	$9.34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.93	$4.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$3.11
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$1.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$436	$140
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$90
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$976	$312
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$666	$141
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.4	$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.2	$66.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.3	$59.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.57%	18.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2107	$404
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1025	$202
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.33	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.7	$18.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$7.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.78	$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.62	$4.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$3.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$0.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$0.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$0.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.35	$8.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.7	$2.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.52	$2.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.65	$3.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.41	$1.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.79	$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$90.8	$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$2.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.4	$13.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.04	$2.79
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.6	$16.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.8	$34.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$410	$17.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6204	$1356

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Cities near Jeddah

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Mecca	$979
296 km or 184 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
307 km or 191 mi	Yanbu	$829
328 km or 204 mi	Medina	$1215
395 km or 246 mi	Bisha	$905
410 km or 255 mi	Bareq	$902
508 km or 315 mi	Abha	$910
597 km or 371 mi	Al Wajh	$961
645 km or 401 mi	Keren	$488
652 km or 405 mi	Ar Rass	$861
661 km or 411 mi	Massawa	$486
675 km or 420 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
688 km or 427 mi	Najran	$937
690 km or 429 mi	Atbara	$1131
691 km or 429 mi	Asmara	$520
702 km or 436 mi	Aswan	$329
703 km or 437 mi	Sa'dah	$482
704 km or 437 mi	Unaizah	$969
711 km or 442 mi	Ha'il	$846
738 km or 458 mi	Kassala	$1006
741 km or 461 mi	Mendefera	$487
806 km or 501 mi	Tabuk	$1078
810 km or 503 mi	Luxor	$335
834 km or 518 mi	Qena	$362
836 km or 519 mi	Hurghada	$342
845 km or 525 mi	Riyadh	$1637
849 km or 528 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
855 km or 531 mi	El Gouna	$336
863 km or 536 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
869 km or 540 mi	Sanaa	$546
893 km or 555 mi	Sayyan	$481
897 km or 557 mi	Mekelle	$662
904 km or 562 mi	Dahab	$381
922 km or 573 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
926 km or 576 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
927 km or 576 mi	Zabid	$482
942 km or 585 mi	Sohag	$360
943 km or 586 mi	Sakakah	$781
952 km or 592 mi	Khartoum North	$877
954 km or 593 mi	Dhamar	$486

Cities near Kabul

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Gardez	$386
119 km or 74 mi	Jalalabad	$303
129 km or 80 mi	Ghazni	$389
150 km or 93 mi	Khost	$366
163 km or 101 mi	Puli Khumri	$381
223 km or 138 mi	Peshawar	$346
235 km or 146 mi	Kohat	$379
246 km or 153 mi	Kunduz	$394
266 km or 166 mi	Mardan	$366
293 km or 182 mi	Mingora	$364
304 km or 189 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$408
336 km or 209 mi	Wah	$382
368 km or 229 mi	Islamabad	$442
369 km or 229 mi	Qurghonteppa	$596
374 km or 232 mi	Rawalpindi	$401
389 km or 242 mi	Sheberghan	$414
425 km or 264 mi	Sargodha	$458
450 km or 280 mi	Tursunzoda	$593
451 km or 280 mi	Dushanbe	$605
451 km or 280 mi	Mirpur	$354
456 km or 284 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$355
458 km or 285 mi	Kandahar	$468
467 km or 290 mi	Jhang	$292
474 km or 294 mi	Chiniot	$389
476 km or 296 mi	Baramulla	$273
499 km or 310 mi	Gojra	$342
501 km or 312 mi	Hafizabad	$380
503 km or 313 mi	Faisalabad	$306
505 km or 314 mi	Gujrat	$373
517 km or 321 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$297
520 km or 323 mi	Srinagar	$354
523 km or 325 mi	Quetta	$266
526 km or 327 mi	Multan	$392
534 km or 332 mi	Sahiwal	$305
536 km or 333 mi	Gujranwala	$308
538 km or 334 mi	Khanewal	$361
546 km or 340 mi	Sialkot	$281
549 km or 341 mi	Sheikhupura	$374
550 km or 342 mi	Kamoke	$321
553 km or 344 mi	Lashkargah	$476