Kabul vs Kuwait City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Kuwait City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$474
$1393
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1052
$3599
🏠 One person rent
$203
$698
🏘️ Family rent
$302
$1494
🍽️ Food expenses
$158
$357
🚐 Transport expenses
$81.8
$207
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$218
$2507
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
30
43
😀 Quality of life
14
75
🏙️ Population
4.27M
2.99M

The cost of living in Kabul is 66% less expensive than in Kuwait City. Cities ranked 8769th and 3893rd ($474 vs $1393) 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 0.5 months in Kabul compared to 1.8 months in Kuwait City. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Kuwait City ranked 1st in Kuwait, while ranked 9071st and 1114th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kabul Kuwait City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.38
$9.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.34
$64.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.64
$8.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.11
$3.26
☕ Cappuccino
$1.53
$5.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.32
$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$140
$786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$90
$597
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$312
$1716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$141
$1333
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.2
$39.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.8
$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.8
$24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.54%
7.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$404
$6776
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$202
$2989
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.8
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.27
$29.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.88
$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.27
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.39
$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$4.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$5.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.88
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.88
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.12
$3.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.38
$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.97
$6.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.48
$5.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.01
$3.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.37
$3.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.8
$119
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.15
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.2
$78.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.79
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.1
$37.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$34.4
$86.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$17.2
$398
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1356
$6378

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$381
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$346
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$379
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$394
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$366
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$364
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$408
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
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$740
82 km or 51 mi Al Wafrah
$1210
82 km or 51 mi Al-Faw
$736
112 km or 69 mi Abadan
$547
116 km or 72 mi Az Zubayr
$723
119 km or 74 mi Khorramshahr
$544
125 km or 78 mi Basra
$904
176 km or 110 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$548
226 km or 141 mi Ahvaz
$597
250 km or 155 mi Nasiriyah
$672
257 km or 159 mi Behbahan
$536
281 km or 174 mi Bushehr
$551
285 km or 177 mi Amarah
$683
308 km or 192 mi Shushtar
$562
311 km or 193 mi Masjed Soleyman
$552
312 km or 194 mi Jubail
$901
314 km or 195 mi Borazjan
$546
328 km or 204 mi Izeh
$525
337 km or 209 mi Samawah
$582
337 km or 209 mi Qatif
$897
337 km or 210 mi Dezful
$583
344 km or 214 mi Andimeshk
$577
356 km or 221 mi Kazerun
$557
375 km or 233 mi Yasuj
$529
388 km or 241 mi Dammam
$1056
405 km or 252 mi Kut
$626
406 km or 252 mi Dhahran
$1068
412 km or 256 mi Al Diwaniyah
$467
428 km or 266 mi Shahr-e Kord
$397
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$1280
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$1243
441 km or 274 mi Riffa
$1223
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$589
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$570
456 km or 284 mi Najaf
$587
456 km or 284 mi Khorramabad
$554
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$804
469 km or 292 mi Marvdasht
$563
470 km or 292 mi Dorud
$513
473 km or 294 mi Shahreza
$502