Kabul vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$567
$1642
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1181
$3429
🏠 One person rent
$276
$996
🏘️ Family rent
$383
$1477
🍽️ Food expenses
$168
$346
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.9
$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$175
$2566
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
29
71
😀 Quality of life
21
74
🏙️ Population
4.27M
7.01M

The cost of living in Kabul is 65% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 7972nd and 2922nd ($567 vs $1642) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Afghanistan and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Afghanistan vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kabul compared to 1.6 months in Riyadh. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 8953rd and 1210th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kabul Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.48
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.7
$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.27
$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.97
$1.87
☕ Cappuccino
$1.75
$4.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$1149
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$792
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$295
$2059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$182
$1124
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.8
$58.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$91.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$99
$73.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.25%
5.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$424
$2076
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$259
$1301
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.2
$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.36
$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.3
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.4
$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$7.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.86
$7.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.3
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.24
$4.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.38
$7.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.23
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.67
$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.8
$5.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$11.8
$100
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.21
$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.5
$49.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.99
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$14.2
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$41.8
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.2
$358
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1370
$9649

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$1013
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$860
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$959
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1005
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$910
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$868
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1285
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1327
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1375
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1872
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1810
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1424
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$996
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$710
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$646
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$543
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$875
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$540
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$938
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$621
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$671
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$892
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$606
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$541
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$594
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$559
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1032
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$606
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$685
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$920
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$798
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$561