Kabul vs Ramallah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Ramallah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$504
$1205
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1114
$2730
🏠 One person rent
$211
$499
🏘️ Family rent
$298
$715
🍽️ Food expenses
$177
$478
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.4
$97
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$146
$115
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
33
57
😀 Quality of life
26
28
🏙️ Population
5.33M
43.9K

The cost of living in Kabul is 58% less expensive than in Ramallah. Cities ranked 8650th and 4742nd ($504 vs $1205) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Afghanistan and Palestine, respectively. Check Afghanistan vs Palestine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kabul compared to 0.1 months in Ramallah. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Ramallah ranked 4th in Palestine, while ranked 8929th and 8857th 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
$3.18
$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.5
$38.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.85
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$6.93
☕ Cappuccino
$1.6
$4.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$126
$501
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$83.1
$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$223
$810
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$145
$493
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.7
$77.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.5
$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$88.2
$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.73%
5.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$664
$1378
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$346
$1080
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.16
$3.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.2
$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.58
$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$2.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$2.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.28
$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$4.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.34
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.58
$24.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$2.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$2.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.05
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.37
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.78
$9.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.49
$6.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.19
$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.61
$4.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.3
$63.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.54
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$35
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.29
$8.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.5
$105
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.8
$134
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$20.9
$310
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1302
$4139

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$456
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$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
13 km or 7.9 mi Jerusalem
$2663
21 km or 13 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2393
21 km or 13 mi Bethlehem
$1077
23 km or 14 mi Ariel
$1994
26 km or 16 mi Beit Shemesh
$2054
29 km or 18 mi Lod
$2336
31 km or 19 mi Ramla
$2465
32 km or 20 mi Rosh HaAyin
$2470
32 km or 20 mi Kafr Qasim
$2463
34 km or 21 mi Yehud
$2466
36 km or 22 mi Nablus
$1070
36 km or 23 mi Petah Tikva
$2500
37 km or 23 mi Rehovot
$2201
38 km or 23 mi Kiryat Ono
$2359
38 km or 24 mi Ness Ziona
$2487
38 km or 24 mi Rishon LeZion
$2587
39 km or 24 mi Qalqilya
$1020
40 km or 25 mi Bnei Brak
$2565
41 km or 26 mi Hod HaSharon
$2400
41 km or 26 mi Hebron
$977
41 km or 26 mi Givatayim
$2541
42 km or 26 mi Ramat Gan
$2555
42 km or 26 mi Kfar Saba
$2422
43 km or 27 mi Holon
$2283
43 km or 27 mi Tel Aviv
$2966
44 km or 27 mi Ramat HaSharon
$2328
44 km or 27 mi Tira
$2379
44 km or 27 mi Yavne
$2354
44 km or 28 mi Herzliya
$2873
45 km or 28 mi Bat Yam
$2288
45 km or 28 mi Ra'anana
$2430
45 km or 28 mi Tayibe
$2347
46 km or 29 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2283
46 km or 29 mi Dura
$1149
52 km or 32 mi Kiryat Gat
$2225
52 km or 33 mi Al-Salt
$538
53 km or 33 mi Ashdod
$2305
58 km or 36 mi Netanya
$2175
60 km or 37 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2214
65 km or 41 mi Ashkelon
$1845