Kabul vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Kabul	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$473	$2063
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1051	$4604
🏠 One person rent	$200	$1208
🏘️ Family rent	$280	$1789
🍽️ Food expenses	$163	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$75.2	$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$120	$4089
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	33	81
😀 Quality of life	25	91
🏙️ Population	5.33M	1.43M

The cost of living in Kabul is 77% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 8823rd and 1874th ($473 vs $2063) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1483rd 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 2 months in San Antonio. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs San Antonio ranked 42nd in the United States, while ranked 8992nd and 170th 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	$2.79	$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.56	$61.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.12	$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$5.83
☕ Cappuccino	$1.38	$5.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.39	$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$108	$1308
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$72.2	$901
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$196	$1847
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$127	$1394
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35	$150
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.5	$229
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$85.8	$75.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.8%	6.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$579	$4289
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$300	$1889
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.19	$1.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.2	$37.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.53	$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.25	$2.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$4.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.57	$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.32	$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$4.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$4.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$3.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$2.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$3.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.25	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.02	$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.07	$14.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.87	$3.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.79	$8.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.37	$6.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.16	$3.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.55	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$11.7	$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.45	$13.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.6	$96.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.13	$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$15.1	$51
👟 Brand Sneakers	$39.8	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$20.2	$1248
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1540	$17470

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Cities near Kabul

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Gardez	$433
119 km or 74 mi	Jalalabad	$368
129 km or 80 mi	Ghazni	$425
150 km or 93 mi	Khost	$423
163 km or 101 mi	Puli Khumri	$429
223 km or 138 mi	Peshawar	$323
235 km or 146 mi	Kohat	$379
246 km or 153 mi	Kunduz	$454
266 km or 166 mi	Mardan	$370
293 km or 182 mi	Mingora	$369
304 km or 189 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$488
336 km or 209 mi	Wah	$360
368 km or 229 mi	Islamabad	$464
369 km or 229 mi	Qurghonteppa	$704
374 km or 232 mi	Rawalpindi	$427
389 km or 242 mi	Sheberghan	$457
425 km or 264 mi	Sargodha	$381
450 km or 280 mi	Tursunzoda	$702
451 km or 280 mi	Dushanbe	$735
451 km or 280 mi	Mirpur	$279
456 km or 284 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$338
458 km or 285 mi	Kandahar	$463
467 km or 290 mi	Jhang	$302
474 km or 294 mi	Chiniot	$378
476 km or 296 mi	Baramulla	$264
499 km or 310 mi	Gojra	$367
501 km or 312 mi	Hafizabad	$371
503 km or 313 mi	Faisalabad	$348
505 km or 314 mi	Gujrat	$330
517 km or 321 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$257
520 km or 323 mi	Srinagar	$353
523 km or 325 mi	Quetta	$298
526 km or 327 mi	Multan	$417
534 km or 332 mi	Sahiwal	$318
536 km or 333 mi	Gujranwala	$308
538 km or 334 mi	Khanewal	$382
546 km or 340 mi	Sialkot	$308
549 km or 341 mi	Sheikhupura	$379
550 km or 342 mi	Kamoke	$326
553 km or 344 mi	Lashkargah	$467

Cities near San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2174
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2175
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2221
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2200
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2229
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2237
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$2165
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2444
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2171
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2187
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2115
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2027
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2125
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2226
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$2083
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$2059
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$1991
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$2029
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$1009
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1706
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2153
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1883
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$2016
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1736
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$1017
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$802
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$2000
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1913
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2114
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2285
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2071
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2094
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2762
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2112
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2738
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2265
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2112
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1836
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2150
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2150