Kabul vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$504
$1164
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1114
$2338
🏠 One person rent
$211
$659
🏘️ Family rent
$298
$843
🍽️ Food expenses
$177
$306
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.4
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$146
$1337
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
33
23
😀 Quality of life
26
69
🏙️ Population
5.33M
1.41M

The cost of living in Kabul is 57% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 8650th and 4843rd ($504 vs $1164) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Afghanistan and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Afghanistan vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kabul compared to 1.1 months in Medina. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Medina ranked 6th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 8929th and 4103rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kabul vs Medina

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Kabul Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.18
$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.5
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.85
$8.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$1.6
$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$126
$508
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$83.1
$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$223
$772
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$145
$574
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.7
$91.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.5
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$88.2
$88.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.73%
4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$664
$2810
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$346
$1336
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.16
$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.2
$37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.58
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.28
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$2.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.34
$5.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$7.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.58
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.05
$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.37
$1.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.78
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.49
$5.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.19
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.61
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.3
$78.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.54
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.29
$2.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.5
$37.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.8
$67.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$20.9
$291
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1302
$5520

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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
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$791
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1210
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1031
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$919
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$738
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$834
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$938
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1036
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$890
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$976
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$771
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$753
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$555
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$334
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$873
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$338
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$429
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$350
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$379
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$439
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1628
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$818
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$2054
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$856
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$871
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$993
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$686
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$375
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$742
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$2014
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1933
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1810
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$264
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$977
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1149
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$2038
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$2060
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1032
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$864
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$1077