Kabul vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$567
$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1181
$1314
🏠 One person rent
$276
$223
🏘️ Family rent
$383
$444
🍽️ Food expenses
$168
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.9
$59.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$175
$376
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
29
35
😀 Quality of life
21
23
🏙️ Population
4.27M
2.96M

The cost of living in Kabul is 8% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 7972nd and 8335th ($567 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Afghanistan and Yemen, respectively. Check Afghanistan vs Yemen comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kabul compared to 0.7 months in Sanaa. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 8953rd and 8884th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kabul Sanaa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.48
$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.7
$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.27
$4.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.97
$1.82
☕ Cappuccino
$1.75
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$235
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$295
$537
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$182
$318
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.8
$36.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$99
$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.25%
10.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$424
$1660
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$259
$857
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.2
$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.36
$5.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.3
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.4
$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$6.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.86
$4.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.3
$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.24
$7.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.38
$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.23
$3.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.67
$3.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.8
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$11.8
$21.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.21
$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.5
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.99
$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$14.2
$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$41.8
$56.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.2
$84.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1370
$2959

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$449
119 km or 74 mi Jalalabad
$347
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$455
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$423
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$437
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$352
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$307
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$445
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$335
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$311
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$449
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$238
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$389
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$632
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$331
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$446
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$330
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$629
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$638
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$278
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$287
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$513
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$364
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$344
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$281
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$337
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$303
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$289
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$277
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$393
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$313
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$307
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$260
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$240
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$328
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$298
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$337
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$268
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$484

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Distance City Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi Sayyan
$467
92 km or 57 mi Dhamar
$470
147 km or 92 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
154 km or 96 mi Ibb
$481
159 km or 99 mi Zabid
$466
182 km or 113 mi Sa'dah
$467
198 km or 123 mi Taiz
$490
238 km or 148 mi Najran
$1047
297 km or 185 mi Aden
$486
367 km or 228 mi Abha
$923
389 km or 242 mi Obock
$522
433 km or 269 mi Djibouti City
$551
465 km or 289 mi Bareq
$920
493 km or 307 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
512 km or 318 mi Massawa
$467
512 km or 318 mi Dikhil
$524
538 km or 334 mi Mukalla
$468
544 km or 338 mi Bisha
$938
550 km or 342 mi Mekelle
$800
567 km or 352 mi Asmara
$498
580 km or 361 mi Mendefera
$466
586 km or 364 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
612 km or 381 mi Borama
$602
618 km or 384 mi Keren
$466
643 km or 400 mi Hargeisa
$815
681 km or 423 mi Dessie
$820
684 km or 425 mi Jijiga
$702
689 km or 428 mi Dire Dawa
$705
708 km or 440 mi Harar
$676
788 km or 490 mi Gondar
$885
818 km or 508 mi Mecca
$1032
836 km or 520 mi Kassala
$1061
847 km or 526 mi Bahir Dar
$883
869 km or 540 mi Jeddah
$1100
879 km or 546 mi Port Sudan
$1361
920 km or 572 mi Addis Ababa
$923
959 km or 596 mi El-Gadarif
$959
1067 km or 663 mi Riyadh
$1642
1072 km or 666 mi Salalah
$844
1114 km or 693 mi Awasa
$840