Jerusalem vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Jerusalem	Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2447	$458
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5689	$1016
🏠 One person rent	$1439	$195
🏘️ Family rent	$2480	$267
🍽️ Food expenses	$674	$153
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$76.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3017	$104
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	78	30
😀 Quality of life	87	33
🏙️ Population	936K	4.27M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 434% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 950th and 8842nd ($2447 vs $458) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 3rd in Israel and Afghanistan, respectively. Check Israel vs Afghanistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Jerusalem compared to 0.2 months in Kabul. Jerusalem ranked 4th best city to live in Israel vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 351st and 8609th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jerusalem vs Kabul

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	Jerusalem	Kabul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$24.3	$2.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.4	$11.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$18.4	$4.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.82	$2.4
☕ Cappuccino	$4.56	$1.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$0.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1526	$93.7
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1189	$62.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2738	$172
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2087	$111
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$48.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.3	$95.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.94%	12.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14293	$505
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9538	$260
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.97	$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.6	$10.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$7.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.26	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.33	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.57	$0.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$1.9
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.41	$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$4.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$3.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.4	$6.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$0.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$0.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.38	$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$1.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.7	$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.35	$3.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.11	$3.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.4	$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.19	$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$91.5	$10.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$2.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$99.8	$15.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.2	$3.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$117	$18
👟 Brand Sneakers	$143	$34.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$954	$19.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23696	$1486

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Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$987
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$1072
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1747
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2100
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$837
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1998
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$1021
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1732
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2347
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1947
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2153
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$2142
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$2130
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2150
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2233
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2027
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$2124
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2135
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2032
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$2064
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$915
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2286
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2303
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1937
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2440
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$807
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$2040
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2191
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2492
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$2214
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1993
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1974
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2937
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$2290
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$2153
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$548
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$2108
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1855
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1879
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1850

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