Kabul vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$567
$892
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1181
$2228
🏠 One person rent
$276
$391
🏘️ Family rent
$383
$692
🍽️ Food expenses
$168
$307
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.9
$91.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$175
$1519
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
29
20
😀 Quality of life
21
52
🏙️ Population
4.27M
1.18M

The cost of living in Kabul is 36% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 7972nd and 6017th ($567 vs $892) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 15th 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 1.7 months in Medina. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Medina ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 8953rd and 6150th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kabul Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.48
$6.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.7
$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.27
$6.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.97
$1.33
 Cappuccino
$1.75
$3.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$295
$1101
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$182
$356
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.8
$74.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$99
$71.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.25%
3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$424
$1695
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$259
$1066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.2
$54
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.36
$8.02
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.3
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.4
$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$5.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.86
$7.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.3
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.24
$2.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.38
$7.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.23
$5.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.67
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.8
$3.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$11.8
$79
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.21
$17.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.5
$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.99
$2.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$14.2
$41.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$41.8
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.2
$405
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1370
$9496

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$449
119 km or 74 mi Jalalabad
$347
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$455
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$423
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$437
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$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
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$844
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1100
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1032
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$879
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$996
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$860
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$1013
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1000
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$938
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1361
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$857
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$854
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$434
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$920
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$440
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$625
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$280
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$404
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$443
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1642
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$692
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1583
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$583
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$923
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$642
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$449
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$735
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1703
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1678
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1523
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$421
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$737
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$802
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1671
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1687
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$981
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$1047
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$964