Kabul vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$473
$1135
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1051
$2617
🏠 One person rent
$200
$560
🏘️ Family rent
$280
$941
🍽️ Food expenses
$163
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$75.2
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$120
$1786
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
33
42
😀 Quality of life
25
74
🏙️ Population
5.33M
1.42M

The cost of living in Kabul is 58% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 8823rd and 4940th ($473 vs $1135) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Afghanistan and Oman, respectively. Check Afghanistan vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kabul compared to 1.6 months in Muscat. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 8992nd and 2105th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kabul vs Muscat

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Kabul Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.79
$5.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.56
$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$7.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$13
☕ Cappuccino
$1.38
$4.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$108
$578
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$72.2
$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$196
$1059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$127
$678
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35
$77.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.5
$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$85.8
$70.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.8%
5.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$579
$1728
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$300
$1539
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.2
$74.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.53
$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$0.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$2.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.25
$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.57
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$4.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$6.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.32
$9.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.02
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.07
$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$3.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$6.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.37
$5.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.97
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$2.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.55
$4.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$11.7
$57.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.45
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.6
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.13
$8.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.1
$55
👟 Brand Sneakers
$39.8
$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$20.2
$228
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1540
$10792

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105 km or 65 mi Gardez
$433
119 km or 74 mi Jalalabad
$368
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$425
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$423
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$429
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$323
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$379
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$454
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$370
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$369
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$488
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$360
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$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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Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$1080
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$796
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$575
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1214
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1457
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2183
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1473
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2420
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$627
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$575
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$563
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$813
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$545
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$2014
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$545
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1923
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$761
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$541
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$613
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1109
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1309
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1192
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$434
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$825
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$561
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$565
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$931
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$547
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1037
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$823
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$523
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$489
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$928
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$465