Kabul vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kabul	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$474	$3428
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1052	$7974
🏠 One person rent	$203	$2311
🏘️ Family rent	$302	$4175
🍽️ Food expenses	$158	$743
🚐 Transport expenses	$81.8	$180
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$218	$5531
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	30	87
😀 Quality of life	14	91
🏙️ Population	4.27M	1.39M

The cost of living in Kabul is 86% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 8769th and 36th ($474 vs $3428) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 32nd 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 1.6 months in San Diego. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs San Diego ranked 13th in the United States, while ranked 9071st and 95th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Kabul	San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.38	$22.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.34	$83.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.64	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.11	$8.3
☕ Cappuccino	$1.53	$6.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.32	$2.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$140	$2424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$90	$1978
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$312	$4583
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$141	$3654
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.2	$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.8	$269
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.8	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.54%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$404	$9086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$202	$7072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.8	$72.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.27	$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.27	$3.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$4.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.39	$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.88	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$4.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$4.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.2	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.88	$3.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.12	$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$2.85
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.38	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.97	$17.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.48	$13.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.01	$5.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.37	$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12.8	$75
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.15	$17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.2	$130
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.79	$31.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$16.1	$59.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$34.4	$98.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$17.2	$1785
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1356	$28706

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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 Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3065
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$2962
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2914
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$3017
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2916
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2911
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2964
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$3043
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1047
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2898
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2930
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3124
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$912
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$910
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3279
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2917
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3273
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2834
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3199
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2907
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2637
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2945
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3109
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2936
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2732
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2950
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2763
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3188
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$2996
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2578
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$880
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2694
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3496
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3082
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2971
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3326
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$3020
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2764
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2682
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2759