Kabul vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$567
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1181
$2744
🏠 One person rent
$276
$569
🏘️ Family rent
$383
$1098
🍽️ Food expenses
$168
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.9
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$175
$1705
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
29
44
😀 Quality of life
21
68
🏙️ Population
4.27M
1.42M

The cost of living in Kabul is 50% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 7972nd and 4635th ($567 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 1.5 months in Muscat. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 8953rd and 3535th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kabul Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.48
$5.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.7
$39
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.27
$7.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.97
$10.5
☕ Cappuccino
$1.75
$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$587
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$391
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$295
$1239
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$182
$845
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.8
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$99
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.25%
4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$424
$1789
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$259
$1167
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.2
$57.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.36
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.3
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.4
$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$4.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.86
$4.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$9.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.3
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.24
$18.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.38
$5.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.23
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.67
$4.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.8
$3.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$11.8
$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.21
$9.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.5
$32.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.99
$7.97
👖 Brand Jeans
$14.2
$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$41.8
$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.2
$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1370
$8464

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$449
119 km or 74 mi Jalalabad
$347
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$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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Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$1164
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$787
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$779
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1191
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1132
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$1841
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1612
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2229
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$672
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$573
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$544
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$822
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$604
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1872
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$798
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1810
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$457
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$890
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$530
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1285
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1375
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1327
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$417
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$844
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$546
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$606
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$959
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$604
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1005
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$868
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$606
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$621
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$910
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$646