Kabul vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kabul	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$474	$2033
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1052	$4826
🏠 One person rent	$203	$1209
🏘️ Family rent	$302	$2134
🍽️ Food expenses	$158	$555
🚐 Transport expenses	$81.8	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$218	$4114
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	30	81
😀 Quality of life	14	91
🏙️ Population	4.27M	1.43M

The cost of living in Kabul is 77% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 8769th and 1745th ($474 vs $2033) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1531st in Afghanistan and the United States, respectively. Check Afghanistan vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Kabul compared to 2 months in San Antonio. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs San Antonio ranked 20th in the United States, while ranked 9071st and 117th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kabul vs San Antonio

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	Kabul	San Antonio
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.38	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.34	$64.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.64	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.11	$6.38
☕ Cappuccino	$1.53	$5.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.32	$2.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$140	$1268
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$90	$939
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$312	$2285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$141	$1757
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.2	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.8	$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.8	$73.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.54%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$404	$4263
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$202	$2070
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.8	$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.27	$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.27	$2.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$3.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.39	$3.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.88	$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$3.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$3.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$2.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.2	$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.88	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.12	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$2.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.38	$8.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.97	$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.48	$5.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.01	$3.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.37	$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12.8	$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.15	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.2	$89.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.79	$17.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$16.1	$47.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$34.4	$92.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$17.2	$1134
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1356	$16552

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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 San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2132
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2148
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2182
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2182
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2224
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2223
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$2152
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2455
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2260
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2163
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2192
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2215
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$2066
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$1969
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$1986
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$726
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1767
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2134
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1877
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$1964
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1646
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$759
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$625
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1944
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1853
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2230
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2087
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2732
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2089
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2265
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2093
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1799
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2108
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2133