Jerusalem vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Jerusalem	Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2037	$599
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4974	$1271
🏠 One person rent	$1185	$285
🏘️ Family rent	$2324	$403
🍽️ Food expenses	$565	$182
🚐 Transport expenses	$121	$96.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2358	$188
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	77	29
😀 Quality of life	84	13
🏙️ Population	936K	4.27M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 240% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 1770th and 7801st ($2037 vs $599) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1st 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 0.3 months in Kabul. Jerusalem ranked 4th best city to live in Israel vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 358th and 9123rd 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	$20.4	$2.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$89.2	$8.83
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$6.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.45	$3.75
☕ Cappuccino	$4	$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.54	$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1355	$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$953	$123
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2790	$381
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1935	$182
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$53.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$82.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.9	$99.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.96%	21.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12822	$451
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8413	$274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.6	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.8	$19.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.2	$9.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.92	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.91	$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.19	$0.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.83	$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$4.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$6.69
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$0.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$0.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$0.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.9	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.26	$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.44	$2.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$3.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.52	$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.32	$1.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.56	$1.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$86.1	$13.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$2.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$97.9	$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$2.99
👖 Brand Jeans	$91.9	$13.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$46.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$859	$23.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11066	$1452

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Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$934
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$952
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1400
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1835
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$721
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1768
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$847
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1536
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2115
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1741
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1853
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$1866
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$1825
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1868
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$1881
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1771
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$1769
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1836
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1754
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$1815
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$730
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$1996
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2020
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1751
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2154
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$705
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$1795
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2098
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2254
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$1918
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1775
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1651
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2085
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$1917
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$1872
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$692
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$1838
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1651
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1632
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1671

Cities near Kabul

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Gardez	$469
119 km or 74 mi	Jalalabad	$358
129 km or 80 mi	Ghazni	$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
368 km or 229 mi	Islamabad	$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
499 km or 310 mi	Gojra	$344
501 km or 312 mi	Hafizabad	$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
523 km or 325 mi	Quetta	$285
526 km or 327 mi	Multan	$371
534 km or 332 mi	Sahiwal	$312
536 km or 333 mi	Gujranwala	$280
538 km or 334 mi	Khanewal	$358
546 km or 340 mi	Sialkot	$335
549 km or 341 mi	Sheikhupura	$376
550 km or 342 mi	Kamoke	$308
553 km or 344 mi	Lashkargah	$487