Kabul vs Kuwait City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Kuwait City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$504
$1437
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1114
$3460
🏠 One person rent
$211
$686
🏘️ Family rent
$298
$1204
🍽️ Food expenses
$177
$393
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.4
$223
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$146
$2078
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
33
43
😀 Quality of life
26
77
🏙️ Population
5.33M
2.99M

The cost of living in Kabul is 65% less expensive than in Kuwait City. Cities ranked 8650th and 4191st ($504 vs $1437) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 8929th and 1006th 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
$3.18
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.5
$68.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.85
$8.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$3.23
☕ Cappuccino
$1.6
$5.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$126
$828
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$83.1
$562
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$223
$1529
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$145
$1008
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.7
$40.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.5
$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$88.2
$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.73%
6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$664
$6113
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$346
$2371
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.16
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.2
$48.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.58
$30.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$0.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.28
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.34
$4.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$6.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.58
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$2.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$1.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.05
$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.37
$3.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.78
$2.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.49
$6.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.19
$5.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$3.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.61
$3.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.3
$124
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.54
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$78.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.29
$8
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.5
$37.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.8
$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$20.9
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1302
$9163

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150 km or 93 mi Khost
$438
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$447
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$321
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$394
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$468
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$373
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$373
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$493
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$371
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$496
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$734
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$446
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$470
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$391
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$737
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$773
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$280
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$350
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$473
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$306
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$393
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$253
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$379
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$382
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$359
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$335
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$278
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$344
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$303
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$440
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$339
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$309
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$401
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$313
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$396
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$332
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$469

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Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 46 mi Umm Qasr
$708
82 km or 51 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
82 km or 51 mi Al-Faw
$703
112 km or 69 mi Abadan
$522
116 km or 72 mi Az Zubayr
$694
119 km or 74 mi Khorramshahr
$509
125 km or 78 mi Basra
$861
176 km or 110 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
226 km or 141 mi Ahvaz
$548
250 km or 155 mi Nasiriyah
$655
257 km or 159 mi Behbahan
$469
281 km or 174 mi Bushehr
$454
285 km or 177 mi Amarah
$670
308 km or 192 mi Shushtar
$496
311 km or 193 mi Masjed Soleyman
$487
312 km or 194 mi Jubail
$917
314 km or 195 mi Borazjan
$457
328 km or 204 mi Izeh
$452
337 km or 209 mi Samawah
$573
337 km or 209 mi Qatif
$778
337 km or 210 mi Dezful
$517
344 km or 214 mi Andimeshk
$514
356 km or 221 mi Kazerun
$471
375 km or 233 mi Yasuj
$459
388 km or 241 mi Dammam
$1059
405 km or 252 mi Kut
$621
406 km or 252 mi Dhahran
$965
412 km or 256 mi Al Diwaniyah
$472
428 km or 266 mi Shahr-e Kord
$352
435 km or 270 mi Manama
$1340
436 km or 271 mi Isa Town
$1218
441 km or 274 mi Riffa
$1062
442 km or 275 mi Shiraz
$505
452 km or 281 mi Kufa
$556
456 km or 284 mi Najaf
$573
456 km or 284 mi Khorramabad
$484
468 km or 291 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
469 km or 292 mi Marvdasht
$485
470 km or 292 mi Dorud
$469
473 km or 294 mi Shahreza
$451