Kabul vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$473
$542
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1051
$1408
🏠 One person rent
$200
$179
🏘️ Family rent
$280
$284
🍽️ Food expenses
$163
$263
🚐 Transport expenses
$75.2
$39.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$120
$415
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
33
27
😀 Quality of life
25
32
🏙️ Population
5.33M
42.7K

The cost of living in Kabul is 13% less expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 8823rd and 8447th ($473 vs $542) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 4th in Afghanistan and Kenya, respectively. Check Afghanistan vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kabul compared to 0.8 months in Meru. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 8992nd and 8725th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kabul vs Meru

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Kabul Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.79
$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.56
$39
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$6.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$2.34
☕ Cappuccino
$1.38
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$0.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$108
$165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$72.2
$103
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$196
$304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$127
$183
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35
$25.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.5
$39.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$85.8
$37.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.8%
15.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$579
$1070
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$300
$1158
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.2
$28.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.53
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.25
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.57
$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$6.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.32
$4.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$0.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.02
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.07
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$2.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$3.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.37
$2.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.97
$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.55
$1.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$11.7
$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.45
$7.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.6
$21.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.13
$3.51
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.1
$19.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$39.8
$59.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$20.2
$220
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1540
$9031

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$423
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$323
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$379
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$454
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$370
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$369
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$488
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$360
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$464
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$704
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$427
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$457
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$381
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$702
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$735
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$279
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$338
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$463
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$302
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$378
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$264
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$367
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$371
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$348
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$330
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$353
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$298
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$417
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$318
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$308
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$382
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$308
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$379
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$326
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$467

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$455
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$797
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$419
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$508
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$520
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$533
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$505
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$523
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$624
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$602
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$651
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$553
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$593
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$604
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$670
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$722
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$563
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$544
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$623
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$627
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$551
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$588
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$506
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$743
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$408
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$763
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$996
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$617
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$825
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$775
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$572
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$528
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$620
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$811
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$691
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$724
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$518
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$693
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$810
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$544