Kabul vs Rabat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kabul	Rabat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$474	$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1052	$1992
🏠 One person rent	$203	$302
🏘️ Family rent	$302	$795
🍽️ Food expenses	$158	$267
🚐 Transport expenses	$81.8	$56.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$218	$653
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	30	40
😀 Quality of life	14	63
🏙️ Population	4.27M	573K

The cost of living in Kabul is 33% less expensive than in Rabat. Cities ranked 8769th and 6866th ($474 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Afghanistan and Morocco, respectively. Check Afghanistan vs Morocco comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Kabul compared to 0.9 months in Rabat. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Rabat ranked 1st in Morocco, while ranked 9071st and 4758th 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	$2.38	$4.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.34	$40.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.64	$6.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.11	$3.75
☕ Cappuccino	$1.53	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.32	$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$140	$355
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$90	$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$312	$1030
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$141	$646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.2	$23.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.8	$36.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.8	$35.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.54%	4.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$404	$1598
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$202	$934
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.8	$25.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.27	$7.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.27	$0.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.39	$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$9.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.88	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$0.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.2	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.88	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.12	$9.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$2.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.38	$3.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.97	$5.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.48	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.01	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.37	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12.8	$26.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.15	$6.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.2	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.79	$4.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$16.1	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$34.4	$93.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$17.2	$140
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1356	$5394

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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 Rabat

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2 mi	Sale	$536
13 km or 8.1 mi	Temara	$619
34 km or 21 mi	Kenitra	$558
63 km or 39 mi	Mohammedia	$652
87 km or 54 mi	Casablanca	$850
120 km or 74 mi	Meknes	$486
127 km or 79 mi	Khouribga	$435
169 km or 105 mi	Fez	$533
177 km or 110 mi	El Jadida	$502
193 km or 120 mi	Beni Mellal	$448
217 km or 135 mi	Tangier	$679
218 km or 135 mi	Tetouan	$517
248 km or 154 mi	Tarifa	$1196
250 km or 155 mi	Ceuta	$1141
265 km or 165 mi	Algeciras	$889
269 km or 167 mi	Los Barrios	$1041
271 km or 169 mi	Gibraltar City	$2278
273 km or 170 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1018
273 km or 170 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1145
283 km or 176 mi	Cadiz	$1359
287 km or 178 mi	Marrakesh	$687
292 km or 181 mi	Rota	$1358
295 km or 184 mi	Safi	$489
304 km or 189 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$892
309 km or 192 mi	Estepona	$1395
317 km or 197 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1144
328 km or 204 mi	Marbella	$2040
337 km or 210 mi	Ronda	$893
344 km or 214 mi	Fuengirola	$1347
346 km or 215 mi	Olhao	$1291
347 km or 216 mi	Faro	$1263
349 km or 217 mi	Mijas	$1353
353 km or 219 mi	Benalmadena	$1415
353 km or 219 mi	Tavira	$1373
359 km or 223 mi	Huelva	$1081
361 km or 224 mi	Almonte	$1165
361 km or 225 mi	Moguer	$1124
363 km or 226 mi	Loule	$1415
364 km or 226 mi	Albufeira	$1950
371 km or 231 mi	Malaga	$1430