Kabul vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$599
$853
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1271
$2115
🏠 One person rent
$285
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$403
$656
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$310
🚐 Transport expenses
$96.7
$90.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$188
$1630
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
29
20
😀 Quality of life
13
67
🏙️ Population
4.27M
1.41M

The cost of living in Kabul is 30% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 7801st and 6257th ($599 vs $853) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 17th 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 1.9 months in Medina. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Medina ranked 4th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 9123rd and 3833rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Kabul Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.69
$5.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.83
$37.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.92
$7.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.75
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$1.82
$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$123
$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$381
$662
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$182
$419
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.5
$60.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.3
$93
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$99.3
$95.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.36%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$451
$1653
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$274
$1056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$53.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.29
$6.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.88
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.32
$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.5
$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.73
$6.15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$6.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.69
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$1.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.56
$7.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.81
$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.47
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.3
$94.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.34
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.99
$2.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.6
$30.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.1
$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$23.8
$183
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1452
$7706

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$469
119 km or 74 mi Jalalabad
$358
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$476
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$441
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$457
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$338
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$374
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$467
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$372
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$354
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$323
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$439
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$659
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$376
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$450
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$456
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$655
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$672
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$328
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$341
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$521
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$292
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$373
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$277
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$344
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$380
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$319
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$330
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$273
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$388
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$285
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$371
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$312
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$280
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$358
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$335
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$376
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$308
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$487

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Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$837
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1123
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$940
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$879
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$944
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$828
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$940
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$988
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$895
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1096
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$821
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$806
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$499
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$278
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$895
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$294
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$393
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$324
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$314
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$333
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1586
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$694
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1536
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$777
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$915
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$640
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$350
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$707
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1657
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1651
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1372
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$306
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$721
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$847
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1607
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1632
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1004
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$934
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$934