Kabul vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Kabul	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$599	$2194
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1271	$4931
🏠 One person rent	$285	$1336
🏘️ Family rent	$403	$2192
🍽️ Food expenses	$182	$560
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.7	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$188	$4224
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	29	81
😀 Quality of life	13	91
🏙️ Population	4.27M	1.43M

The cost of living in Kabul is 73% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 7801st and 1380th ($599 vs $2194) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1203rd 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 0.3 months in Kabul compared to 1.9 months in San Antonio. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs San Antonio ranked 21st in the United States, while ranked 9123rd and 118th 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	$2.69	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$8.83	$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.92	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.75	$6.34
☕ Cappuccino	$1.82	$5.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.38	$2.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$168	$1451
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$123	$1053
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$381	$2336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$182	$1818
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.5	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.3	$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$99.3	$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.36%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$451	$6015
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$274	$2228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$2.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.2	$49.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.29	$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.32	$2.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$3.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.5	$3.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.73	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.69	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$4.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$4.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$3.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.36	$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.32	$2.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.24	$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.98	$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.56	$9.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.24	$6.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.81	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.09	$3.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.47	$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.3	$42.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.34	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.99	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$13.6	$49.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$46.1	$94.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$23.8	$1127
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1452	$10912

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Cities near Kabul

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Gardez	$469
119 km or 74 mi	Jalalabad	$358
129 km or 80 mi	Ghazni	$476
150 km or 93 mi	Khost	$441
163 km or 101 mi	Puli Khumri	$457
223 km or 138 mi	Peshawar	$338
235 km or 146 mi	Kohat	$374
246 km or 153 mi	Kunduz	$467
266 km or 166 mi	Mardan	$372
293 km or 182 mi	Mingora	$354
304 km or 189 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$470
336 km or 209 mi	Wah	$323
368 km or 229 mi	Islamabad	$439
369 km or 229 mi	Qurghonteppa	$659
374 km or 232 mi	Rawalpindi	$376
389 km or 242 mi	Sheberghan	$450
425 km or 264 mi	Sargodha	$456
450 km or 280 mi	Tursunzoda	$655
451 km or 280 mi	Dushanbe	$672
451 km or 280 mi	Mirpur	$328
456 km or 284 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$341
458 km or 285 mi	Kandahar	$521
467 km or 290 mi	Jhang	$292
474 km or 294 mi	Chiniot	$373
476 km or 296 mi	Baramulla	$277
499 km or 310 mi	Gojra	$344
501 km or 312 mi	Hafizabad	$380
503 km or 313 mi	Faisalabad	$319
505 km or 314 mi	Gujrat	$330
517 km or 321 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$273
520 km or 323 mi	Srinagar	$388
523 km or 325 mi	Quetta	$285
526 km or 327 mi	Multan	$371
534 km or 332 mi	Sahiwal	$312
536 km or 333 mi	Gujranwala	$280
538 km or 334 mi	Khanewal	$358
546 km or 340 mi	Sialkot	$335
549 km or 341 mi	Sheikhupura	$376
550 km or 342 mi	Kamoke	$308
553 km or 344 mi	Lashkargah	$487

Cities near San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2155
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2172
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2156
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2177
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2226
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2223
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$2071
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2473
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2232
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2250
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2211
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2145
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2194
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2231
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$2097
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$2006
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$2037
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$734
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1749
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2186
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1885
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$2024
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1856
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$765
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$545
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1890
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1764
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2151
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2223
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2164
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2143
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2734
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2063
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2692
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2248
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2093
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1798
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2080
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2137