Kabul vs Ramallah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kabul	Ramallah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$474	$996
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1052	$2359
🏠 One person rent	$203	$434
🏘️ Family rent	$302	$758
🍽️ Food expenses	$158	$393
🚐 Transport expenses	$81.8	$66.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$218	$973
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	30	56
😀 Quality of life	14	51
🏙️ Population	4.27M	39K

The cost of living in Kabul is 52% less expensive than in Ramallah. Cities ranked 8769th and 5524th ($474 vs $996) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Afghanistan and the Palestine, respectively. Check Afghanistan vs the Palestine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Kabul compared to 1 months in Ramallah. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Ramallah ranked 1st in the Palestine, while ranked 9071st and 6159th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kabul vs Ramallah

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	Kabul	Ramallah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.38	$9.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.34	$43.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.64	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.11	$5.56
☕ Cappuccino	$1.53	$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.32	$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$140	$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$90	$317
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$312	$776
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$141	$588
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.2	$60.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.8	$93.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.8	$39.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.54%	6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$404	$1126
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$202	$922
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$2.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.8	$77.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.27	$16.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$1.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.27	$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.39	$3.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$7.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$8.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.88	$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.2	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.88	$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.12	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$2.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.38	$7.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.97	$5.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.48	$4.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.01	$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.37	$4.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12.8	$68.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.15	$8.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.2	$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.79	$6.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$16.1	$74.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$34.4	$98.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$17.2	$190
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1356	$4230

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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 Ramallah

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi	Jerusalem	$2114
21 km or 13 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1915
21 km or 13 mi	Bethlehem	$905
23 km or 14 mi	Ariel	$1556
26 km or 16 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1506
29 km or 18 mi	Lod	$1891
31 km or 19 mi	Ramla	$2123
32 km or 20 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1919
32 km or 20 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1927
34 km or 21 mi	Yehud	$1931
36 km or 22 mi	Nablus	$877
36 km or 23 mi	Petah Tikva	$1853
37 km or 23 mi	Rehovot	$1811
38 km or 23 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1894
38 km or 24 mi	Ness Ziona	$1943
38 km or 24 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2028
39 km or 24 mi	Qalqilya	$761
40 km or 25 mi	Bnei Brak	$2072
41 km or 26 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2035
41 km or 26 mi	Hebron	$762
41 km or 26 mi	Givatayim	$2156
42 km or 26 mi	Ramat Gan	$2232
42 km or 26 mi	Kfar Saba	$1965
43 km or 27 mi	Holon	$1834
43 km or 27 mi	Tel Aviv	$2306
44 km or 27 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1912
44 km or 27 mi	Tira	$1931
44 km or 27 mi	Yavne	$1884
44 km or 28 mi	Herzliya	$2145
45 km or 28 mi	Bat Yam	$1890
45 km or 28 mi	Ra'anana	$1990
45 km or 28 mi	Tayibe	$1902
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
46 km or 29 mi	Dura	$813
52 km or 32 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
52 km or 33 mi	Al-Salt	$552
53 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1837
58 km or 36 mi	Netanya	$2138
60 km or 37 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$1782
65 km or 41 mi	Ashkelon	$1511