Kabul vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kabul	Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person	$474	$541
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1052	$1478
🏠 One person rent	$203	$181
🏘️ Family rent	$302	$382
🍽️ Food expenses	$158	$266
🚐 Transport expenses	$81.8	$37.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$218	$433
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	69 km
🎓 Higher education	30	29
😀 Quality of life	14	27
🏙️ Population	4.27M	42.7K

The cost of living in Kabul is 12% less expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 8769th and 8317th ($474 vs $541) 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 0.5 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 9071st and 8421st 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	$2.38	$5.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.34	$38.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.64	$6.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.11	$2.32
☕ Cappuccino	$1.53	$2.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.32	$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$140	$199
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$90	$104
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$312	$516
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$141	$263
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.2	$20.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.8	$30.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.8	$37.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.54%	14.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$404	$1127
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$202	$1251
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.8	$28.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.27	$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.27	$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.39	$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$6.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.88	$4.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$0.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.2	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.88	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.12	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.38	$3.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.97	$2.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.48	$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.01	$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.37	$1.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12.8	$34.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.15	$6.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.2	$20.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.79	$3.52
👖 Brand Jeans	$16.1	$19
👟 Brand Sneakers	$34.4	$59.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$17.2	$189
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1356	$8023

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Cities near Kabul

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Gardez	$386
119 km or 74 mi	Jalalabad	$303
129 km or 80 mi	Ghazni	$389
150 km or 93 mi	Khost	$366
163 km or 101 mi	Puli Khumri	$381
223 km or 138 mi	Peshawar	$346
235 km or 146 mi	Kohat	$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

Cities near Meru

Distance	City	Cost of living
138 km or 85 mi	Thika	$589
175 km or 109 mi	Nairobi	$760
179 km or 111 mi	Machakos	$408
180 km or 112 mi	Nakuru	$500
268 km or 167 mi	Eldoret	$483
323 km or 201 mi	Kisumu	$522
354 km or 220 mi	Mumias	$490
378 km or 235 mi	Moshi	$561
392 km or 244 mi	Tororo	$602
395 km or 245 mi	Arusha	$638
403 km or 250 mi	Mbale	$605
455 km or 283 mi	Malindi	$498
496 km or 308 mi	Jinja	$562
508 km or 316 mi	Mombasa	$580
559 km or 347 mi	Kira Town	$646
564 km or 351 mi	Kampala	$698
577 km or 359 mi	Entebbe	$558
591 km or 367 mi	Tanga	$545
600 km or 373 mi	Mwanza	$625
666 km or 414 mi	Gulu	$594
712 km or 442 mi	Stone Town	$523
712 km or 443 mi	Zanzibar	$552
732 km or 455 mi	Dodoma	$502
749 km or 465 mi	Baidoa	$706
764 km or 475 mi	Morogoro	$486
783 km or 486 mi	Dar es Salaam	$811
784 km or 487 mi	Awasa	$886
819 km or 509 mi	Arua	$585
840 km or 522 mi	Bunia	$801
852 km or 529 mi	Jimma	$654
852 km or 530 mi	Kasese	$573
858 km or 533 mi	Juba	$513
862 km or 536 mi	Byumba	$613
873 km or 542 mi	Kigali	$771
875 km or 544 mi	Muyinga	$650
883 km or 549 mi	Mogadishu	$711
907 km or 563 mi	Ruhengeri	$492
911 km or 566 mi	Ruyigi	$648
911 km or 566 mi	Beni	$785
918 km or 570 mi	Nyanza	$518