Kabul vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kabul	Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$474	$1090
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1052	$2569
🏠 One person rent	$203	$541
🏘️ Family rent	$302	$966
🍽️ Food expenses	$158	$334
🚐 Transport expenses	$81.8	$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$218	$1772
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	31 km
🎓 Higher education	30	43
😀 Quality of life	14	70
🏙️ Population	4.27M	1.42M

The cost of living in Kabul is 56% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 8769th and 4892nd ($474 vs $1090) 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 0.5 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 9071st and 2404th 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	$2.38	$5.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.34	$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.64	$7.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.11	$13
☕ Cappuccino	$1.53	$4.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.32	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$140	$581
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$90	$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$312	$1144
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$141	$713
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.2	$63.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.8	$95.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.8	$71.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.54%	5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$404	$1690
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$202	$1296
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$1.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.8	$61.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.27	$9.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.27	$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.39	$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$4.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$5.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.88	$9.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.2	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.88	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.12	$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$4.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.38	$6.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.97	$5.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.48	$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.01	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.37	$5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12.8	$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.15	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.2	$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.79	$8.76
👖 Brand Jeans	$16.1	$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$34.4	$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$17.2	$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1356	$10296

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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 Muscat

Distance	City	Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi	Seeb	$967
132 km or 82 mi	Nizwa	$780
277 km or 172 mi	Chabahar	$585
284 km or 177 mi	Fujairah	$1239
297 km or 184 mi	Al Ain	$1844
356 km or 221 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
372 km or 231 mi	Ajman	$2240
375 km or 233 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
377 km or 235 mi	Sharjah	$1494
380 km or 236 mi	Dubai	$2379
439 km or 273 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
451 km or 280 mi	Iranshahr	$605
463 km or 288 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
503 km or 313 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
569 km or 354 mi	Jiroft	$518
611 km or 380 mi	Bam	$515
691 km or 429 mi	Zahedan	$829
711 km or 442 mi	Sirjan	$514
739 km or 459 mi	Doha	$1779
740 km or 460 mi	Jahrom	$547
752 km or 467 mi	Al Khor	$1709
757 km or 470 mi	Kerman	$464
770 km or 479 mi	Fasa	$548
797 km or 495 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
858 km or 533 mi	Riffa	$1223
858 km or 533 mi	Manama	$1280
860 km or 534 mi	Isa Town	$1243
865 km or 537 mi	Karachi	$442
870 km or 541 mi	Salalah	$809
873 km or 543 mi	Zabol	$552
898 km or 558 mi	Shiraz	$589
901 km or 560 mi	Dhahran	$1068
902 km or 561 mi	Marvdasht	$563
911 km or 566 mi	Dammam	$1056
926 km or 575 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
938 km or 583 mi	Qatif	$897
960 km or 596 mi	Kazerun	$557
966 km or 600 mi	Borazjan	$546
973 km or 604 mi	Jubail	$901
976 km or 606 mi	Bushehr	$551