Jerusalem vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Jerusalem	Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2663	$504
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6195	$1114
🏠 One person rent	$1533	$211
🏘️ Family rent	$2486	$298
🍽️ Food expenses	$764	$177
🚐 Transport expenses	$160	$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4127	$146
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	77	33
😀 Quality of life	86	26
🏙️ Population	936K	5.33M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 429% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 638th and 8650th ($2663 vs $504) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Israel and Afghanistan, respectively. Check Israel vs Afghanistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Jerusalem compared to 0.3 months in Kabul. Jerusalem ranked 1st best city to live in Israel vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 407th and 8929th 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	$24.9	$3.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$103	$8.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$20.6	$5.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.62	$3.24
☕ Cappuccino	$5	$1.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.78	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1756	$126
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1199	$83.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3183	$223
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1910	$145
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$281	$49.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.2	$88.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.98%	12.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$18641	$664
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9368	$346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.59	$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.3	$14.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.9	$6.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.78	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.52	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.43	$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.98	$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.7	$5.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$4.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$27.3	$6.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$0.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$0.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.84	$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$2.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.67	$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.1	$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$3.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.64	$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.73	$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.6	$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.4	$13.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.6	$2.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$125	$17.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$160	$45.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1277	$20.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30598	$1302

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Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$1077
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$1205
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$2054
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2393
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$977
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$2336
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$1149
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1994
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2465
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$2201
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2470
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$2466
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$2487
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2463
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2587
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2283
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$2500
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2359
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2225
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$2354
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$1070
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2565
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2541
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$2283
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2555
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$1020
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$2288
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2400
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2966
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$2422
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$2305
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$2328
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2873
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$2430
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$2379
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$538
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$2347
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1933
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$2060
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1845

Cities near Kabul

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Gardez	$456
119 km or 74 mi	Jalalabad	$381
129 km or 80 mi	Ghazni	$447
150 km or 93 mi	Khost	$438
163 km or 101 mi	Puli Khumri	$447
223 km or 138 mi	Peshawar	$321
235 km or 146 mi	Kohat	$394
246 km or 153 mi	Kunduz	$468
266 km or 166 mi	Mardan	$373
293 km or 182 mi	Mingora	$373
304 km or 189 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$493
336 km or 209 mi	Wah	$371
368 km or 229 mi	Islamabad	$496
369 km or 229 mi	Qurghonteppa	$734
374 km or 232 mi	Rawalpindi	$446
389 km or 242 mi	Sheberghan	$470
425 km or 264 mi	Sargodha	$391
450 km or 280 mi	Tursunzoda	$737
451 km or 280 mi	Dushanbe	$773
451 km or 280 mi	Mirpur	$280
456 km or 284 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$350
458 km or 285 mi	Kandahar	$473
467 km or 290 mi	Jhang	$306
474 km or 294 mi	Chiniot	$393
476 km or 296 mi	Baramulla	$253
499 km or 310 mi	Gojra	$379
501 km or 312 mi	Hafizabad	$382
503 km or 313 mi	Faisalabad	$359
505 km or 314 mi	Gujrat	$335
517 km or 321 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$278
520 km or 323 mi	Srinagar	$344
523 km or 325 mi	Quetta	$303
526 km or 327 mi	Multan	$440
534 km or 332 mi	Sahiwal	$339
536 km or 333 mi	Gujranwala	$309
538 km or 334 mi	Khanewal	$401
546 km or 340 mi	Sialkot	$313
549 km or 341 mi	Sheikhupura	$396
550 km or 342 mi	Kamoke	$332
553 km or 344 mi	Lashkargah	$469