Kabul vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$474
$1215
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1052
$2317
🏠 One person rent
$203
$696
🏘️ Family rent
$302
$765
🍽️ Food expenses
$158
$319
🚐 Transport expenses
$81.8
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$218
$1546
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
30
20
😀 Quality of life
14
66
🏙️ Population
4.27M
1.41M

The cost of living in Kabul is 61% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 8769th and 4439th ($474 vs $1215) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd 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 1.3 months in Medina. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Medina ranked 4th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 9071st and 3899th 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
$2.38
$5.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.34
$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.64
$9.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.11
$1.46
☕ Cappuccino
$1.53
$2.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.32
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$140
$338
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$90
$503
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$312
$715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$141
$413
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.2
$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.8
$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.8
$102
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.54%
3.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$404
$3743
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$202
$1120
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.8
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.27
$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.88
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.27
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.39
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$6.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$6.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.88
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$2.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.88
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.12
$1.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.38
$7.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.97
$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.48
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.01
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.37
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.8
$75.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.15
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.2
$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.79
$2.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.1
$37.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$34.4
$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$17.2
$290
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1356
$7421

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KabulMedina

Cost of living

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$366
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$346
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
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$829
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1146
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$979
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$961
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$846
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$861
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$969
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1078
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$905
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1003
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$798
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$781
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$464
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$342
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$902
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$336
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$381
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$329
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$335
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$362
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1637
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$809
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1577
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$793
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$910
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1041
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$646
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$360
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$710
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1716
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1680
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1471
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$290
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$762
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$813
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1684
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1686
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$994
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$937
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$905