Kabul vs Kuwait City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Kuwait City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$458
$1454
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1016
$3423
🏠 One person rent
$195
$741
🏘️ Family rent
$267
$1291
🍽️ Food expenses
$153
$401
🚐 Transport expenses
$76.9
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$104
$2360
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
30
43
😀 Quality of life
33
79
🏙️ Population
4.27M
2.99M

The cost of living in Kabul is 69% less expensive than in Kuwait City. Cities ranked 8842nd and 4115th ($458 vs $1454) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Afghanistan and Kuwait, respectively. Check Afghanistan vs Kuwait comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Kabul compared to 1.6 months in Kuwait City. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Kuwait City ranked 1st in Kuwait, while ranked 8609th and 884th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kabul vs Kuwait City

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Kabul Kuwait City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.45
$11.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.2
$81.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.48
$9.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.4
$3.25
☕ Cappuccino
$1.19
$5.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.36
$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.7
$828
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$62.8
$630
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$172
$1498
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$111
$1123
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.9
$42.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.1
$64.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$95.2
$28.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.06%
6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$505
$8536
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$260
$1767
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.6
$44.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.78
$23.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$0.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.22
$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$5.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$7.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.81
$3.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.75
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$2.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.3
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.88
$5.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.12
$3.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.52
$4.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$10.2
$108
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.23
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.4
$78.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.1
$8.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$18
$39.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$34.6
$84.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$19.7
$308
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1486
$7065

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$404
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$334
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 46 mi Umm Qasr
$726
82 km or 51 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
82 km or 51 mi Al-Faw
$730
112 km or 69 mi Abadan
$549
116 km or 72 mi Az Zubayr
$719
119 km or 74 mi Khorramshahr
$542
125 km or 78 mi Basra
$889
176 km or 110 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
226 km or 141 mi Ahvaz
$571
250 km or 155 mi Nasiriyah
$669
257 km or 159 mi Behbahan
$483
281 km or 174 mi Bushehr
$453
285 km or 177 mi Amarah
$681
308 km or 192 mi Shushtar
$530
311 km or 193 mi Masjed Soleyman
$517
312 km or 194 mi Jubail
$930
314 km or 195 mi Borazjan
$477
328 km or 204 mi Izeh
$459
337 km or 209 mi Samawah
$583
337 km or 209 mi Qatif
$873
337 km or 210 mi Dezful
$566
344 km or 214 mi Andimeshk
$560
356 km or 221 mi Kazerun
$503
375 km or 233 mi Yasuj
$463
388 km or 241 mi Dammam
$1008
405 km or 252 mi Kut
$630
406 km or 252 mi Dhahran
$908
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$474
428 km or 266 mi Shahr-e Kord
$352
435 km or 270 mi Manama
$1237
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$1230
441 km or 274 mi Riffa
$1201
442 km or 275 mi Shiraz
$553
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$555
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$570
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$540
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$806
469 km or 292 mi Marvdasht
$530
470 km or 292 mi Dorud
$508
473 km or 294 mi Shahreza
$470