Kabul vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$567
$532
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1181
$1496
🏠 One person rent
$276
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$383
$493
🍽️ Food expenses
$168
$183
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.9
$40
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$175
$203
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
29
46
😀 Quality of life
21
53
🏙️ Population
4.27M
3M

The cost of living in Kabul is 6% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 7972nd and 8260th ($567 vs $532) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 75th in Afghanistan and Iran, respectively. Check Afghanistan vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kabul compared to 0.4 months in Mashhad. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Mashhad ranked 4th in Iran, while ranked 8953rd and 6128th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kabul Mashhad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.48
$2.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.7
$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.27
$4.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.97
$0.5
☕ Cappuccino
$1.75
$1.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$271
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$295
$585
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$182
$428
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.8
$9.91
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$15.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$99
$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.25%
20.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$424
$1352
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$259
$855
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.2
$10.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.36
$4.46
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$0.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.3
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.4
$1.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$2.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.86
$2.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$8.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$0.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$0.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.3
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.24
$0.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.38
$2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.23
$5.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.67
$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.8
$2.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$11.8
$15.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.21
$2.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.5
$96
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.99
$4.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$14.2
$29.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$41.8
$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.2
$181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1370
$555

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150 km or 93 mi Khost
$423
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$437
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$352
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$307
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$445
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$335
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$311
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$449
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$238
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$389
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$632
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$331
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$446
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$330
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$629
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$638
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$278
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$287
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$513
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$364
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$344
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$281
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$337
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$303
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$289
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$277
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$393
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$313
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$307
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$260
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$240
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$328
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$298
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$337
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$268
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$484

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Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Nishapur
$509
120 km or 75 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$520
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$487
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$558
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$507
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$489
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1648
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1679
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$427
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1644
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1642
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$514
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$554
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$473
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$576
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$661
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1662
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$446
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$558
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$399
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$640
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$533
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$546
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1657
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$416
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$434
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$519
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$449
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$484
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$427
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$575
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$619
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$457
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$633
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$616
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$636
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$655
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$530
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$653
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$700