Jerusalem vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jerusalem	Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2114	$474
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5127	$1052
🏠 One person rent	$1224	$203
🏘️ Family rent	$2310	$302
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$158
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$81.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2561	$218
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	78	30
😀 Quality of life	85	14
🏙️ Population	936K	4.27M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 346% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 1551st and 8769th ($2114 vs $474) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th 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 0.5 months in Kabul. Jerusalem ranked 4th best city to live in Israel vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 374th and 9071st 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	$22.2	$2.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.5	$9.34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$4.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.98	$3.11
☕ Cappuccino	$4.27	$1.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.67	$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1380	$140
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$980	$90
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2752	$312
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1903	$141
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$209	$66.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.8	$59.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.04%	18.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13235	$404
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8778	$202
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.69	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.5	$18.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$7.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.05	$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.5	$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.94	$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$4.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$3.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$0.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$0.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.99	$0.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$8.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.49	$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.82	$2.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.12	$2.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.82	$3.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.39	$1.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$89.6	$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$2.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$13.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.5	$2.79
👖 Brand Jeans	$100	$16.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$34.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$878	$17.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17799	$1356

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$905
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$996
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1506
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1915
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$762
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1891
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$813
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1556
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2123
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1811
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1919
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$1931
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$1943
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1927
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2028
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$1853
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1894
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$1884
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$877
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2072
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2156
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1834
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2232
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$761
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$1890
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2035
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2306
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$1965
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1837
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1912
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2145
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$1990
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$1931
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$552
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$1902
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1680
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1686
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1511

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