Kabul vs Moroni - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kabul	Moroni
🚶 Cost of living one person	$474	$1105
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1052	$2690
🏠 One person rent	$203	$665
🏘️ Family rent	$302	$1278
🍽️ Food expenses	$158	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$81.8	$37.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$218	$613
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	30	1
😀 Quality of life	14	11
🏙️ Population	4.27M	74.7K

The cost of living in Kabul is 57% less expensive than in Moroni. Cities ranked 8769th and 4807th ($474 vs $1105) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Afghanistan and Comoros, respectively. Check Afghanistan vs Comoros comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Kabul compared to 0.6 months in Moroni. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Moroni ranked 1st in Comoros, while ranked 9071st and 9179th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kabul vs Moroni

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	Kabul	Moroni
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.38	$5.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.34	$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.64	$7.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.11	$0.98
☕ Cappuccino	$1.53	$1.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.32	$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$140	$619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$90	$511
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$312	$1315
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$141	$1061
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.2	$64.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.8	$98
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.8	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.54%	3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$404	$1481
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$202	$1246
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.8	$29.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.27	$7.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$2.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.27	$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.39	$4.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$7.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$4.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.88	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$4.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$3.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$4.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$2.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.2	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.88	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.12	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.38	$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.97	$3.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.48	$2.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.01	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.37	$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12.8	$31.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.15	$6.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.2	$14.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.79	$3.91
👖 Brand Jeans	$16.1	$56.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$34.4	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$17.2	$372
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1356	$13253

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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 Moroni

Distance	City	Cost of living
152 km or 94 mi	Domoni	$1100
246 km or 153 mi	Mamoudzou	$1465
326 km or 202 mi	Pemba	$1506
414 km or 258 mi	Nacala	$1150
574 km or 357 mi	Nampula	$872
698 km or 434 mi	Dar es Salaam	$811
760 km or 472 mi	Zanzibar	$552
760 km or 472 mi	Stone Town	$523
819 km or 509 mi	Morogoro	$486
868 km or 539 mi	Tanga	$545
918 km or 571 mi	Mangochi	$493
925 km or 575 mi	Antananarivo	$507
938 km or 583 mi	Mombasa	$580
941 km or 585 mi	Monkey Bay	$518
949 km or 590 mi	Zomba	$457
965 km or 600 mi	Mulanje	$461
969 km or 602 mi	Quelimane	$675
974 km or 605 mi	Toamasina	$447
992 km or 617 mi	Ntcheu	$492
994 km or 617 mi	Antsirabe	$352
1000 km or 621 mi	Blantyre	$507
1005 km or 624 mi	Malindi	$498
1005 km or 624 mi	Mzuzu	$525
1023 km or 636 mi	Dodoma	$502
1052 km or 653 mi	Mzimba	$566
1057 km or 657 mi	Lilongwe	$587
1117 km or 694 mi	Mbeya	$461
1136 km or 706 mi	Moshi	$561
1154 km or 717 mi	Tete	$825
1176 km or 731 mi	Arusha	$638
1274 km or 792 mi	Beira	$1003
1296 km or 805 mi	Toliara	$389
1311 km or 815 mi	Machakos	$408
1328 km or 825 mi	Kasama	$748
1335 km or 829 mi	Chimoio	$947
1359 km or 844 mi	Nairobi	$760
1366 km or 849 mi	Thika	$589
1393 km or 865 mi	Mutare	$752
1446 km or 899 mi	Meru	$541
1448 km or 900 mi	Marondera	$794