Kabul vs Rabat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Kabul	Rabat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$567	$717
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1181	$1844
🏠 One person rent	$276	$332
🏘️ Family rent	$383	$717
🍽️ Food expenses	$168	$246
🚐 Transport expenses	$88.9	$59.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$175	$503
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	29	40
😀 Quality of life	21	58
🏙️ Population	4.27M	573K

The cost of living in Kabul is 21% less expensive than in Rabat. Cities ranked 7972nd and 6711th ($567 vs $717) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Afghanistan and Morocco, respectively. Check Afghanistan vs Morocco comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kabul compared to 0.7 months in Rabat. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Rabat ranked 2nd in Morocco, while ranked 8953rd and 5615th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kabul vs Rabat

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	Kabul	Rabat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.48	$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$10.7	$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.27	$5.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.97	$3.94
☕ Cappuccino	$1.75	$1.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.38	$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$173	$368
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$114	$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$295	$914
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$182	$570
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.8	$25.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.7	$39.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$99	$39
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.25%	4.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$424	$2099
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$259	$1292
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.2	$24.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.36	$8.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.92	$1.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.3	$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.4	$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$9.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.86	$5.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.19	$8.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$0.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$0.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.3	$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.94	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.24	$9.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$2.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.38	$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.23	$5.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.67	$4.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.03	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.8	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$11.8	$25.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.21	$6.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.5	$24.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.99	$3.68
👖 Brand Jeans	$14.2	$59.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$41.8	$93.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$22.2	$131
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1370	$3292

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Cities near Kabul

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Gardez	$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

Cities near Rabat

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2 mi	Sale	$533
13 km or 8.1 mi	Temara	$574
34 km or 21 mi	Kenitra	$520
63 km or 39 mi	Mohammedia	$627
87 km or 54 mi	Casablanca	$826
120 km or 74 mi	Meknes	$424
127 km or 79 mi	Khouribga	$437
169 km or 105 mi	Fez	$529
177 km or 110 mi	El Jadida	$503
193 km or 120 mi	Beni Mellal	$445
217 km or 135 mi	Tangier	$661
218 km or 135 mi	Tetouan	$504
248 km or 154 mi	Tarifa	$1119
250 km or 155 mi	Ceuta	$1091
265 km or 165 mi	Algeciras	$932
269 km or 167 mi	Los Barrios	$1178
271 km or 169 mi	Gibraltar City	$2299
273 km or 170 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1174
273 km or 170 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1199
283 km or 176 mi	Cadiz	$1129
287 km or 178 mi	Marrakesh	$609
292 km or 181 mi	Rota	$1159
295 km or 184 mi	Safi	$470
304 km or 189 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$905
309 km or 192 mi	Estepona	$1314
317 km or 197 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1124
328 km or 204 mi	Marbella	$1774
337 km or 210 mi	Ronda	$1254
344 km or 214 mi	Fuengirola	$1321
346 km or 215 mi	Olhao	$1328
347 km or 216 mi	Faro	$1318
349 km or 217 mi	Mijas	$1357
353 km or 219 mi	Benalmadena	$1480
353 km or 219 mi	Tavira	$1385
359 km or 223 mi	Huelva	$1101
361 km or 224 mi	Almonte	$1158
361 km or 225 mi	Moguer	$1123
363 km or 226 mi	Loule	$1494
364 km or 226 mi	Albufeira	$2218
371 km or 231 mi	Malaga	$1435