Jeddah vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Jeddah	Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1100	$567
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2691	$1181
🏠 One person rent	$495	$276
🏘️ Family rent	$877	$383
🍽️ Food expenses	$337	$168
🚐 Transport expenses	$143	$88.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1997	$175
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	45	29
😀 Quality of life	73	21
🏙️ Population	4.7M	4.27M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 94% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 4731st and 7972nd ($1100 vs $567) 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 1.8 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 1616th and 8953rd 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	$6.55	$2.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.5	$10.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.87	$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$4.97
☕ Cappuccino	$3.86	$1.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.73	$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$472	$173
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$335	$114
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$935	$295
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$657	$182
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.2	$51.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.6	$79.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$73.6	$99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.77%	14.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1859	$424
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1264	$259
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.32	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.9	$18.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.3	$8.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.64	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$0.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.76	$1.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.58	$3.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.5	$3.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$6.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$0.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$0.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.64	$9.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.7	$2.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.07	$2.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.02	$3.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.39	$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.13	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$87.2	$11.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.9	$2.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.3	$13.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.19	$2.99
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.9	$14.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$41.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$331	$22.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6667	$1370

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Cities near Jeddah

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Mecca	$1032
296 km or 184 mi	Port Sudan	$1361
307 km or 191 mi	Yanbu	$844
328 km or 204 mi	Medina	$892
395 km or 246 mi	Bisha	$938
410 km or 255 mi	Bareq	$920
508 km or 315 mi	Abha	$923
597 km or 371 mi	Al Wajh	$879
645 km or 401 mi	Keren	$466
652 km or 405 mi	Ar Rass	$860
661 km or 411 mi	Massawa	$467
675 km or 420 mi	As Sulayyil	$1085
688 km or 427 mi	Najran	$1047
690 km or 429 mi	Atbara	$1095
691 km or 429 mi	Asmara	$498
702 km or 436 mi	Aswan	$280
703 km or 437 mi	Sa'dah	$467
704 km or 437 mi	Unaizah	$1013
711 km or 442 mi	Ha'il	$996
738 km or 458 mi	Kassala	$1061
741 km or 461 mi	Mendefera	$466
806 km or 501 mi	Tabuk	$1000
810 km or 503 mi	Luxor	$404
834 km or 518 mi	Qena	$443
836 km or 519 mi	Hurghada	$434
845 km or 525 mi	Riyadh	$1642
849 km or 528 mi	Al Hudaydah	$489
855 km or 531 mi	El Gouna	$440
863 km or 536 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$603
869 km or 540 mi	Sanaa	$523
893 km or 555 mi	Sayyan	$467
897 km or 557 mi	Mekelle	$800
904 km or 562 mi	Dahab	$625
922 km or 573 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$857
926 km or 576 mi	El-Gadarif	$959
927 km or 576 mi	Zabid	$466
942 km or 585 mi	Sohag	$449
943 km or 586 mi	Sakakah	$854
952 km or 592 mi	Khartoum North	$899
954 km or 593 mi	Dhamar	$470

Cities near Kabul

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Gardez	$449
119 km or 74 mi	Jalalabad	$347
129 km or 80 mi	Ghazni	$455
150 km or 93 mi	Khost	$423
163 km or 101 mi	Puli Khumri	$437
223 km or 138 mi	Peshawar	$352
235 km or 146 mi	Kohat	$307
246 km or 153 mi	Kunduz	$445
266 km or 166 mi	Mardan	$335
293 km or 182 mi	Mingora	$311
304 km or 189 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$449
336 km or 209 mi	Wah	$238
368 km or 229 mi	Islamabad	$389
369 km or 229 mi	Qurghonteppa	$632
374 km or 232 mi	Rawalpindi	$331
389 km or 242 mi	Sheberghan	$446
425 km or 264 mi	Sargodha	$330
450 km or 280 mi	Tursunzoda	$629
451 km or 280 mi	Dushanbe	$638
451 km or 280 mi	Mirpur	$278
456 km or 284 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$287
458 km or 285 mi	Kandahar	$513
467 km or 290 mi	Jhang	$364
474 km or 294 mi	Chiniot	$344
476 km or 296 mi	Baramulla	$281
499 km or 310 mi	Gojra	$337
501 km or 312 mi	Hafizabad	$303
503 km or 313 mi	Faisalabad	$289
505 km or 314 mi	Gujrat	$277
517 km or 321 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$242
520 km or 323 mi	Srinagar	$393
523 km or 325 mi	Quetta	$313
526 km or 327 mi	Multan	$307
534 km or 332 mi	Sahiwal	$260
536 km or 333 mi	Gujranwala	$240
538 km or 334 mi	Khanewal	$328
546 km or 340 mi	Sialkot	$298
549 km or 341 mi	Sheikhupura	$337
550 km or 342 mi	Kamoke	$268
553 km or 344 mi	Lashkargah	$484