Kabul vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$567
$486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1181
$1333
🏠 One person rent
$276
$177
🏘️ Family rent
$383
$398
🍽️ Food expenses
$168
$228
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.9
$31.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$175
$406
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
29
30
😀 Quality of life
21
29
🏙️ Population
4.27M
42.7K

The cost of living in Kabul is 17% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 7972nd and 8601st ($567 vs $486) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 0.8 months in Meru. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 8953rd and 8527th 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
$2.48
$4.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.7
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.27
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.97
$2.06
☕ Cappuccino
$1.75
$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$195
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$295
$557
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$182
$284
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.8
$14.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$22.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$99
$36.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.25%
13.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$424
$862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$259
$864
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.2
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.36
$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.3
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.4
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.86
$5.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$4.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.3
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.24
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.38
$2.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.23
$3.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.67
$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.8
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$11.8
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.21
$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.5
$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.99
$3.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$14.2
$16.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$41.8
$49
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.2
$136
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1370
$6789

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$449
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$347
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$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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$530
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$646
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$524
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$439
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$405
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$441
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$424
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$536
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$557
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$571
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$557
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$452
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$542
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$493
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$600
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$654
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$547
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$622
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$493
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$556
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$706
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$762
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$581
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$805
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$600
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$840
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$553
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$748
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$871
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$543
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$498
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$599
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$677
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$449
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$819
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$575
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$446
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$747
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$539