Kabul vs Kuwait City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Kuwait City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$473
$1461
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1051
$3476
🏠 One person rent
$200
$716
🏘️ Family rent
$280
$1240
🍽️ Food expenses
$163
$406
🚐 Transport expenses
$75.2
$207
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$120
$1981
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
33
43
😀 Quality of life
25
77
🏙️ Population
5.33M
2.99M

The cost of living in Kabul is 68% less expensive than in Kuwait City. Cities ranked 8823rd and 4189th ($473 vs $1461) 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 0.3 months in Kabul compared to 1.4 months in Kuwait City. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Kuwait City ranked 1st in Kuwait, while ranked 8992nd and 1096th 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
$2.79
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.56
$81.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$9.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$3.24
☕ Cappuccino
$1.38
$5.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$0.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$108
$831
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$72.2
$595
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$196
$1474
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$127
$1059
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35
$41.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.5
$65.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$85.8
$32.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.8%
6.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$579
$7223
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$300
$2046
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.2
$48.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.53
$27.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$0.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.25
$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.57
$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$5.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$6.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.32
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$1.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.02
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.07
$3.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.37
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.97
$5.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$3.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.55
$3.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$11.7
$119
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.45
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.6
$79.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.13
$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.1
$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$39.8
$93.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$20.2
$341
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1540
$8046

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$433
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$368
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$425
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$423
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$429
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 46 mi Umm Qasr
$711
82 km or 51 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
82 km or 51 mi Al-Faw
$707
112 km or 69 mi Abadan
$556
116 km or 72 mi Az Zubayr
$698
119 km or 74 mi Khorramshahr
$551
125 km or 78 mi Basra
$861
176 km or 110 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
226 km or 141 mi Ahvaz
$571
250 km or 155 mi Nasiriyah
$664
257 km or 159 mi Behbahan
$492
281 km or 174 mi Bushehr
$465
285 km or 177 mi Amarah
$680
308 km or 192 mi Shushtar
$546
311 km or 193 mi Masjed Soleyman
$529
312 km or 194 mi Jubail
$928
314 km or 195 mi Borazjan
$489
328 km or 204 mi Izeh
$476
337 km or 209 mi Samawah
$581
337 km or 209 mi Qatif
$823
337 km or 210 mi Dezful
$574
344 km or 214 mi Andimeshk
$569
356 km or 221 mi Kazerun
$523
375 km or 233 mi Yasuj
$487
388 km or 241 mi Dammam
$1037
405 km or 252 mi Kut
$627
406 km or 252 mi Dhahran
$931
412 km or 256 mi Al Diwaniyah
$475
428 km or 266 mi Shahr-e Kord
$364
435 km or 270 mi Manama
$1309
436 km or 271 mi Isa Town
$1192
441 km or 274 mi Riffa
$1109
442 km or 275 mi Shiraz
$565
452 km or 281 mi Kufa
$554
456 km or 284 mi Najaf
$570
456 km or 284 mi Khorramabad
$546
468 km or 291 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
469 km or 292 mi Marvdasht
$547
470 km or 292 mi Dorud
$513
473 km or 294 mi Shahreza
$479