Kabul vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$504
$1193
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1114
$2748
🏠 One person rent
$211
$598
🏘️ Family rent
$298
$1012
🍽️ Food expenses
$177
$353
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.4
$140
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$146
$1664
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
33
42
😀 Quality of life
26
73
🏙️ Population
5.33M
1.42M

The cost of living in Kabul is 58% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 8650th and 4774th ($504 vs $1193) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.4 months in Muscat. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 8929th and 2223rd 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
$3.18
$5.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.5
$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.85
$7.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$12.4
☕ Cappuccino
$1.6
$4.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$126
$593
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$83.1
$399
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$223
$1094
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$145
$734
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.7
$89.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.5
$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$88.2
$70.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.73%
5.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$664
$2006
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$346
$1570
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.16
$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.2
$77.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.58
$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.28
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$2.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.34
$5.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.58
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.05
$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.37
$15.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$4.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.78
$6.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.49
$5.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.19
$5.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$2.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.61
$4.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.3
$65.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.54
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.29
$8.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.5
$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.8
$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$20.9
$264
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1302
$10581

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$456
119 km or 74 mi Jalalabad
$381
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$447
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$438
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$447
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$321
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$394
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$468
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$373
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$373
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$493
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$371
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$496
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$734
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$446
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$470
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$391
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$737
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$773
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$280
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$350
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$473
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$306
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$393
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$253
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$379
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$382
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$359
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$335
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$278
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$344
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$303
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$440
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$339
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$309
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$401
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$313
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$396
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$332
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$469

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Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$1082
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$797
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$530
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1173
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1455
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2356
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1543
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2470
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$559
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$526
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$514
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$717
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$521
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$2100
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$494
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$2015
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$700
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$497
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$558
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1062
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1340
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1218
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$421
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$816
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$525
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$505
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$965
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$485
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1059
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$778
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$471
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$457
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$917
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$454