Kabul vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$504
$1628
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1114
$3587
🏠 One person rent
$211
$936
🏘️ Family rent
$298
$1460
🍽️ Food expenses
$177
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.4
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$146
$2284
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
33
70
😀 Quality of life
26
78
🏙️ Population
5.33M
7.01M

The cost of living in Kabul is 69% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 8650th and 3485th ($504 vs $1628) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.4 months in Riyadh. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 8929th and 899th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kabul vs Riyadh

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Kabul Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.18
$7.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.5
$53.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.85
$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$1.72
☕ Cappuccino
$1.6
$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$126
$999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$83.1
$757
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$223
$1794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$145
$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.7
$57.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.5
$87.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$88.2
$73.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.73%
5.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$664
$3071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$346
$1929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.16
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.2
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.58
$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.28
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.34
$9.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.58
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.05
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.37
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.78
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.49
$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.19
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.61
$5.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.3
$89.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.54
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.29
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.5
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.8
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$20.9
$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1302
$10912

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Distance City Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi Gardez
$456
119 km or 74 mi Jalalabad
$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
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$938
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$834
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$965
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1059
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$917
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$778
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1062
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1218
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1340
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$993
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2100
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$2015
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1437
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$738
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$703
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$454
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$694
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$522
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$509
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$890
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$457
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$655
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1164
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$471
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$469
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$573
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$548
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1031
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$505
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$670
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$873
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$494
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$459