Kabul vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$504
$543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1114
$1430
🏠 One person rent
$211
$185
🏘️ Family rent
$298
$300
🍽️ Food expenses
$177
$258
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.4
$40.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$146
$173
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
33
27
😀 Quality of life
26
28
🏙️ Population
5.33M
42.7K

The cost of living in Kabul is 7% less expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 8650th and 8425th ($504 vs $543) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th 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 0.3 months in Meru. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Meru ranked 10th in Kenya, while ranked 8929th and 8855th 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
$3.18
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.5
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.85
$6.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$2.3
☕ Cappuccino
$1.6
$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$126
$165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$83.1
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$223
$304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$145
$199
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.7
$29.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.5
$45.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$88.2
$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.73%
14.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$664
$1039
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$346
$1138
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.16
$0.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.2
$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.58
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.28
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$1.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.34
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.58
$5.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.05
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.37
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.78
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.49
$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.19
$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.61
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.3
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.54
$7.77
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$20.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.29
$3.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.5
$22.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.8
$54.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$20.9
$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1302
$10408

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$468
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$373
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$373
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$493
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$371
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$496
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$734
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$446
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$470
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$391
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$737
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$773
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$280
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$350
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$473
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$306
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$393
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$253
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$379
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$382
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$359
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$335
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$278
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$344
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$303
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$440
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$339
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$309
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$401
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$313
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$396
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$332
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$469

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$448
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$807
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$415
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$532
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$513
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$549
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$524
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$540
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$603
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$618
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$624
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$563
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$573
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$611
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$635
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$697
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$531
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$533
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$613
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$591
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$546
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$586
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$495
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$745
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$417
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
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$910
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$577
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$810
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$746
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$541
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$513
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$671
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$872
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$688
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$721
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$553
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$688
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$795
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$583