Kabul vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kabul	Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person	$474	$979
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1052	$2659
🏠 One person rent	$203	$371
🏘️ Family rent	$302	$905
🍽️ Food expenses	$158	$293
🚐 Transport expenses	$81.8	$220
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$218	$1646
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	68 km
🎓 Higher education	30	42
😀 Quality of life	14	54
🏙️ Population	4.27M	2.43M

The cost of living in Kabul is 52% less expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 8769th and 5632nd ($474 vs $979) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 8th in Afghanistan and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Afghanistan vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Kabul compared to 1.7 months in Mecca. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Mecca ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 9071st and 5982nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kabul vs Mecca

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	Kabul	Mecca
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.38	$4.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.34	$36.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.64	$7.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.11	$1.61
☕ Cappuccino	$1.53	$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.32	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$140	$260
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$90	$263
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$312	$743
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$141	$783
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.2	$38.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.8	$59.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.8	$70.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.54%	4.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$404	$1496
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$202	$1212
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$1.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.8	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.27	$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.27	$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.39	$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$6.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$7.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.88	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$2.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.2	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.88	$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.12	$3.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.38	$5.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.97	$5.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.48	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.01	$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.37	$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12.8	$103
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.15	$14.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.2	$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.79	$4.18
👖 Brand Jeans	$16.1	$32.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$34.4	$62.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$17.2	$398
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1356	$4682

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Cities near Kabul

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Gardez	$386
119 km or 74 mi	Jalalabad	$303
129 km or 80 mi	Ghazni	$389
150 km or 93 mi	Khost	$366
163 km or 101 mi	Puli Khumri	$381
223 km or 138 mi	Peshawar	$346
235 km or 146 mi	Kohat	$379
246 km or 153 mi	Kunduz	$394
266 km or 166 mi	Mardan	$366
293 km or 182 mi	Mingora	$364
304 km or 189 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$408
336 km or 209 mi	Wah	$382
368 km or 229 mi	Islamabad	$442
369 km or 229 mi	Qurghonteppa	$596
374 km or 232 mi	Rawalpindi	$401
389 km or 242 mi	Sheberghan	$414
425 km or 264 mi	Sargodha	$458
450 km or 280 mi	Tursunzoda	$593
451 km or 280 mi	Dushanbe	$605
451 km or 280 mi	Mirpur	$354
456 km or 284 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$355
458 km or 285 mi	Kandahar	$468
467 km or 290 mi	Jhang	$292
474 km or 294 mi	Chiniot	$389
476 km or 296 mi	Baramulla	$273
499 km or 310 mi	Gojra	$342
501 km or 312 mi	Hafizabad	$380
503 km or 313 mi	Faisalabad	$306
505 km or 314 mi	Gujrat	$373
517 km or 321 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$297
520 km or 323 mi	Srinagar	$354
523 km or 325 mi	Quetta	$266
526 km or 327 mi	Multan	$392
534 km or 332 mi	Sahiwal	$305
536 km or 333 mi	Gujranwala	$308
538 km or 334 mi	Khanewal	$361
546 km or 340 mi	Sialkot	$281
549 km or 341 mi	Sheikhupura	$374
550 km or 342 mi	Kamoke	$321
553 km or 344 mi	Lashkargah	$476

Cities near Mecca

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Jeddah	$1146
329 km or 204 mi	Bisha	$905
338 km or 210 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
339 km or 211 mi	Medina	$1215
350 km or 218 mi	Yanbu	$829
354 km or 220 mi	Bareq	$902
453 km or 282 mi	Abha	$910
606 km or 377 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
620 km or 385 mi	Ar Rass	$861
628 km or 390 mi	Najran	$937
642 km or 399 mi	Al Wajh	$961
644 km or 400 mi	Keren	$488
648 km or 403 mi	Sa'dah	$482
649 km or 403 mi	Massawa	$486
670 km or 416 mi	Unaizah	$969
684 km or 425 mi	Asmara	$520
703 km or 437 mi	Ha'il	$846
735 km or 457 mi	Mendefera	$487
738 km or 458 mi	Atbara	$1131
756 km or 470 mi	Kassala	$1006
769 km or 478 mi	Aswan	$329
790 km or 491 mi	Riyadh	$1637
807 km or 501 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
818 km or 508 mi	Sanaa	$546
842 km or 523 mi	Sayyan	$481
842 km or 523 mi	Tabuk	$1078
873 km or 542 mi	Luxor	$335
884 km or 549 mi	Mekelle	$662
884 km or 549 mi	Zabid	$482
890 km or 553 mi	Hurghada	$342
895 km or 556 mi	Qena	$362
904 km or 562 mi	Dhamar	$486
909 km or 565 mi	El Gouna	$336
912 km or 567 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
933 km or 580 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
947 km or 588 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
948 km or 589 mi	Ibb	$496
951 km or 591 mi	Sakakah	$781
951 km or 591 mi	Dahab	$381
979 km or 608 mi	Taiz	$507