Kabul vs Kuwait City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Kuwait City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$599
$1457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1271
$3814
🏠 One person rent
$285
$711
🏘️ Family rent
$403
$1511
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$391
🚐 Transport expenses
$96.7
$220
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$188
$2257
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
29
43
😀 Quality of life
13
74
🏙️ Population
4.27M
2.99M

The cost of living in Kabul is 59% less expensive than in Kuwait City. Cities ranked 7801st and 3883rd ($599 vs $1457) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 1.5 months in Kuwait City. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Kuwait City ranked 1st in Kuwait, while ranked 9123rd and 1287th 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
$2.69
$9.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.83
$65.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.92
$8.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.75
$2.44
☕ Cappuccino
$1.82
$5.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$794
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$123
$612
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$381
$1677
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$182
$1368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.5
$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.3
$54.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$99.3
$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.36%
6.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$451
$5807
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$274
$2705
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$49.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.29
$29.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.88
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.32
$1.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.5
$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.73
$4.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$6.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.69
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$3.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.56
$3.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$16.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.81
$4.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$5.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.47
$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.3
$114
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.34
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$77.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.99
$9.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.6
$42.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.1
$92.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$23.8
$467
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1452
$7012

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$476
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$441
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$457
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 46 mi Umm Qasr
$716
82 km or 51 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
82 km or 51 mi Al-Faw
$713
112 km or 69 mi Abadan
$557
116 km or 72 mi Az Zubayr
$705
119 km or 74 mi Khorramshahr
$552
125 km or 78 mi Basra
$879
176 km or 110 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
226 km or 141 mi Ahvaz
$588
250 km or 155 mi Nasiriyah
$665
257 km or 159 mi Behbahan
$507
281 km or 174 mi Bushehr
$548
285 km or 177 mi Amarah
$680
308 km or 192 mi Shushtar
$559
311 km or 193 mi Masjed Soleyman
$547
312 km or 194 mi Jubail
$928
314 km or 195 mi Borazjan
$541
328 km or 204 mi Izeh
$490
337 km or 209 mi Samawah
$586
337 km or 209 mi Qatif
$878
337 km or 210 mi Dezful
$588
344 km or 214 mi Andimeshk
$583
356 km or 221 mi Kazerun
$537
375 km or 233 mi Yasuj
$489
388 km or 241 mi Dammam
$989
405 km or 252 mi Kut
$631
406 km or 252 mi Dhahran
$870
412 km or 256 mi Al Diwaniyah
$495
428 km or 266 mi Shahr-e Kord
$370
435 km or 270 mi Manama
$1267
436 km or 271 mi Isa Town
$1226
441 km or 274 mi Riffa
$1218
442 km or 275 mi Shiraz
$558
452 km or 281 mi Kufa
$566
456 km or 284 mi Najaf
$585
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$559
468 km or 291 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
469 km or 292 mi Marvdasht
$546
470 km or 292 mi Dorud
$518
473 km or 294 mi Shahreza
$527