Jeddah vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

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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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$879
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$491
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$828
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$492
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
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$469
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$358
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$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
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$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
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$344
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$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
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$285
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$371
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$312
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$280
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$358
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$335
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$376
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$308
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$487