Kabul vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person
$599
$3346
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1271
$7719
🏠 One person rent
$285
$2248
🏘️ Family rent
$403
$4052
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$722
🚐 Transport expenses
$96.7
$185
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$188
$5772
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
29
87
😀 Quality of life
13
92
🏙️ Population
4.27M
1.39M

The cost of living in Kabul is 82% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 7801st and 45th ($599 vs $3346) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 36th 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 1.7 months in San Diego. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs San Diego ranked 12th in the United States, while ranked 9123rd and 75th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kabul San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.69
$20.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.83
$85.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.92
$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.75
$8.25
 Cappuccino
$1.82
$5.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$2399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$123
$1894
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$381
$4351
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$182
$3534
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.5
$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.3
$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$99.3
$69.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.36%
6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$451
$9294
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$274
$7063
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$72.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.29
$20.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.88
$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.32
$3.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$3.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.5
$4.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.73
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$14.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.69
$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$3.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$5.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$1.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$3.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$18.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$3.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.56
$11.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.81
$10.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$5.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.47
$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.3
$72.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.34
$18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$132
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.99
$28
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.6
$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.1
$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$23.8
$1752
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1452
$21468

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$469
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Coronado
$2973
7.2 km or 4.5 mi National
$2877
13 km or 7.8 mi Lemon Grove
$2783
14 km or 9 mi Chula Vista
$2893
14 km or 9 mi La Mesa
$2775
16 km or 9.8 mi Imperial Beach
$2786
18 km or 11 mi La Jolla
$2821
21 km or 13 mi El Cajon
$2936
24 km or 15 mi Tijuana
$1050
25 km or 15 mi Santee
$2799
30 km or 19 mi Poway
$2765
38 km or 24 mi Encinitas
$2853
40 km or 25 mi Las Delicias
$922
43 km or 26 mi Rosarito Beach
$922
46 km or 29 mi Escondido
$2795
47 km or 30 mi San Marcos
$2718
52 km or 33 mi Carlsbad
$2997
54 km or 33 mi Vista
$2783
57 km or 36 mi Oceanside
$2926
73 km or 46 mi Fallbrook
$2767
88 km or 55 mi Temecula
$2579
91 km or 57 mi San Clemente
$2886
95 km or 59 mi Murrieta
$3006
97 km or 61 mi Dana Point
$2828
98 km or 61 mi French Valley
$2650
99 km or 61 mi San Juan Capistrano
$2842
99 km or 61 mi Wildomar
$2717
104 km or 65 mi Laguna Niguel
$3001
107 km or 66 mi Laguna Beach
$2928
107 km or 67 mi Menifee
$2587
109 km or 68 mi Ensenada
$912
109 km or 68 mi Lake Elsinore
$2654
110 km or 68 mi Mission Viejo
$3444
110 km or 69 mi Laguna Hills
$3035
111 km or 69 mi Rancho Santa Margarita
$2950
114 km or 71 mi Aliso Viejo
$3330
114 km or 71 mi Lake Forest
$3047
115 km or 72 mi Hemet
$2789
119 km or 74 mi Perris
$2595
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$2647