Jeddah vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Jeddah	Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1123	$599
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2695	$1271
🏠 One person rent	$511	$285
🏘️ Family rent	$868	$403
🍽️ Food expenses	$341	$182
🚐 Transport expenses	$150	$96.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2204	$188
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	45	29
😀 Quality of life	75	13
🏙️ Population	4.7M	4.27M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 88% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 4828th and 7801st ($1123 vs $599) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st 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 0.3 months in Kabul. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 1110th and 9123rd 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	$6.63	$2.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$52.9	$8.83
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.03	$6.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$3.75
☕ Cappuccino	$4.08	$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$416	$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$359	$123
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$889	$381
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$640	$182
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.6	$53.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$82.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$72	$99.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.57%	21.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2216	$451
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1138	$274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.33	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.4	$19.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.7	$9.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.09	$0.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.7	$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.58	$4.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.59	$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$6.69
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$0.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$0.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$0.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.39	$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.97	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.67	$2.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.03	$3.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.04	$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.41	$1.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.15	$1.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$94.3	$13.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$2.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.3	$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.18	$2.99
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.5	$13.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.2	$46.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$365	$23.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6009	$1452

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Cities near Jeddah

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Mecca	$940
296 km or 184 mi	Port Sudan	$1096
307 km or 191 mi	Yanbu	$837
328 km or 204 mi	Medina	$853
395 km or 246 mi	Bisha	$895
410 km or 255 mi	Bareq	$895
508 km or 315 mi	Abha	$915
597 km or 371 mi	Al Wajh	$879
645 km or 401 mi	Keren	$491
652 km or 405 mi	Ar Rass	$828
661 km or 411 mi	Massawa	$492
675 km or 420 mi	As Sulayyil	$1021
688 km or 427 mi	Najran	$934
690 km or 429 mi	Atbara	$1094
691 km or 429 mi	Asmara	$524
702 km or 436 mi	Aswan	$324
703 km or 437 mi	Sa'dah	$488
704 km or 437 mi	Unaizah	$940
711 km or 442 mi	Ha'il	$944
738 km or 458 mi	Kassala	$988
741 km or 461 mi	Mendefera	$490
806 km or 501 mi	Tabuk	$988
810 km or 503 mi	Luxor	$314
834 km or 518 mi	Qena	$333
836 km or 519 mi	Hurghada	$278
845 km or 525 mi	Riyadh	$1586
849 km or 528 mi	Al Hudaydah	$513
855 km or 531 mi	El Gouna	$294
863 km or 536 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$499
869 km or 540 mi	Sanaa	$550
893 km or 555 mi	Sayyan	$491
897 km or 557 mi	Mekelle	$686
904 km or 562 mi	Dahab	$393
922 km or 573 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$821
926 km or 576 mi	El-Gadarif	$935
927 km or 576 mi	Zabid	$489
942 km or 585 mi	Sohag	$350
943 km or 586 mi	Sakakah	$806
952 km or 592 mi	Khartoum North	$868
954 km or 593 mi	Dhamar	$491

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