Jerusalem vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Jerusalem	Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2483	$473
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5802	$1051
🏠 One person rent	$1417	$200
🏘️ Family rent	$2357	$280
🍽️ Food expenses	$720	$163
🚐 Transport expenses	$150	$75.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3437	$120
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	77	33
😀 Quality of life	86	25
🏙️ Population	936K	5.33M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 425% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 911th and 8823rd ($2483 vs $473) 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 1.4 months in Jerusalem compared to 0.3 months in Kabul. Jerusalem ranked 2nd best city to live in Israel vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 410th and 8992nd 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	$25.6	$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$94.3	$9.56
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$19.1	$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.2	$2.79
☕ Cappuccino	$5.04	$1.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.26	$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1637	$108
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1119	$72.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2975	$196
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1851	$127
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$35
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$247	$53.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.9	$85.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.11%	12.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16323	$579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9037	$300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.26	$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72	$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$6.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.4	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.36	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.97	$0.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.82	$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$4.77
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.6	$6.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$0.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$0.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$0.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.65	$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$2.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.2	$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.3	$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.33	$3.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.4	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.57	$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.37	$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$79.6	$11.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$2.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$107	$15.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$17	$3.13
👖 Brand Jeans	$114	$15.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$152	$39.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1104	$20.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27069	$1540

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Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$1010
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$1122
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1823
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2198
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$895
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$2154
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$1062
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1821
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2346
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$2066
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2270
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$2260
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$2298
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2288
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2403
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2105
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$2253
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2192
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2079
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$2172
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$978
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2385
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2449
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$2031
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2451
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$910
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$2147
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2320
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2702
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$2346
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$2145
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$2110
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$3089
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$2432
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$2274
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$546
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$2207
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1946
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1962
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1761

Cities near Kabul

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Gardez	$433
119 km or 74 mi	Jalalabad	$368
129 km or 80 mi	Ghazni	$425
150 km or 93 mi	Khost	$423
163 km or 101 mi	Puli Khumri	$429
223 km or 138 mi	Peshawar	$323
235 km or 146 mi	Kohat	$379
246 km or 153 mi	Kunduz	$454
266 km or 166 mi	Mardan	$370
293 km or 182 mi	Mingora	$369
304 km or 189 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$488
336 km or 209 mi	Wah	$360
368 km or 229 mi	Islamabad	$464
369 km or 229 mi	Qurghonteppa	$704
374 km or 232 mi	Rawalpindi	$427
389 km or 242 mi	Sheberghan	$457
425 km or 264 mi	Sargodha	$381
450 km or 280 mi	Tursunzoda	$702
451 km or 280 mi	Dushanbe	$735
451 km or 280 mi	Mirpur	$279
456 km or 284 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$338
458 km or 285 mi	Kandahar	$463
467 km or 290 mi	Jhang	$302
474 km or 294 mi	Chiniot	$378
476 km or 296 mi	Baramulla	$264
499 km or 310 mi	Gojra	$367
501 km or 312 mi	Hafizabad	$371
503 km or 313 mi	Faisalabad	$348
505 km or 314 mi	Gujrat	$330
517 km or 321 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$257
520 km or 323 mi	Srinagar	$353
523 km or 325 mi	Quetta	$298
526 km or 327 mi	Multan	$417
534 km or 332 mi	Sahiwal	$318
536 km or 333 mi	Gujranwala	$308
538 km or 334 mi	Khanewal	$382
546 km or 340 mi	Sialkot	$308
549 km or 341 mi	Sheikhupura	$379
550 km or 342 mi	Kamoke	$326
553 km or 344 mi	Lashkargah	$467