Kabul vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$504
$1340
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1114
$3091
🏠 One person rent
$211
$765
🏘️ Family rent
$298
$1313
🍽️ Food expenses
$177
$372
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.4
$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$146
$2321
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
33
45
😀 Quality of life
26
76
🏙️ Population
5.33M
298K

The cost of living in Kabul is 62% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 8650th and 4453rd ($504 vs $1340) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Afghanistan and Bahrain, respectively. Check Afghanistan vs Bahrain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kabul compared to 1.7 months in Manama. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 8929th and 1297th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kabul vs Manama

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Kabul Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.18
$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.5
$52.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.85
$7.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$6.74
☕ Cappuccino
$1.6
$4.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$126
$904
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$83.1
$568
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$223
$1636
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$145
$1009
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.7
$94.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.5
$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$88.2
$35.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.73%
6.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$664
$2618
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$346
$1965
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.16
$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.2
$37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.58
$33.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$0.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.28
$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.34
$8.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$6.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.58
$8.69
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.05
$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.37
$18.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$3.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.78
$5.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.49
$5.42
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.19
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$2.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.61
$3.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.3
$63.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.54
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$39.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.29
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.5
$51.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.8
$88.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$20.9
$403
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1302
$10985

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$456
119 km or 74 mi Jalalabad
$381
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$447
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$438
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$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
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1218
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1062
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$965
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$1059
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$778
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$2015
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$917
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$2100
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$454
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$457
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$494
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$471
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$505
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1628
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$497
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1437
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$485
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$703
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2470
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$469
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1543
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$708
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2356
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$459
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$522
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$509
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$694
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$861
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1455
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1173
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$548
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$521