Kabul vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$599
$550
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1271
$1377
🏠 One person rent
$285
$241
🏘️ Family rent
$403
$486
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$198
🚐 Transport expenses
$96.7
$60.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$188
$406
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
29
35
😀 Quality of life
13
19
🏙️ Population
4.27M
2.96M

The cost of living in Kabul is 9% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 7801st and 8269th ($599 vs $550) 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 9123rd and 8890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kabul Sanaa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.69
$2.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.83
$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.92
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.75
$1.88
☕ Cappuccino
$1.82
$1.9
🥤 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
$168
$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$123
$160
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$381
$591
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$182
$356
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.5
$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.3
$56.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$99.3
$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.36%
12.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$451
$1730
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$274
$908
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$11.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.29
$5.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.88
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.32
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.5
$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.73
$6.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.69
$6.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$7.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.56
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.81
$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.47
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.3
$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.34
$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$13
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.99
$4
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.6
$25.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.1
$60.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$23.8
$80.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1452
$2963

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi Sayyan
$491
92 km or 57 mi Dhamar
$491
147 km or 92 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
154 km or 96 mi Ibb
$504
159 km or 99 mi Zabid
$489
182 km or 113 mi Sa'dah
$488
198 km or 123 mi Taiz
$514
238 km or 148 mi Najran
$934
297 km or 185 mi Aden
$509
367 km or 228 mi Abha
$915
389 km or 242 mi Obock
$553
433 km or 269 mi Djibouti City
$584
465 km or 289 mi Bareq
$895
493 km or 307 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
512 km or 318 mi Massawa
$492
512 km or 318 mi Dikhil
$554
538 km or 334 mi Mukalla
$491
544 km or 338 mi Bisha
$895
550 km or 342 mi Mekelle
$686
567 km or 352 mi Asmara
$524
580 km or 361 mi Mendefera
$490
586 km or 364 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
612 km or 381 mi Borama
$527
618 km or 384 mi Keren
$491
643 km or 400 mi Hargeisa
$684
681 km or 423 mi Dessie
$814
684 km or 425 mi Jijiga
$671
689 km or 428 mi Dire Dawa
$667
708 km or 440 mi Harar
$626
788 km or 490 mi Gondar
$946
818 km or 508 mi Mecca
$940
836 km or 520 mi Kassala
$988
847 km or 526 mi Bahir Dar
$799
869 km or 540 mi Jeddah
$1123
879 km or 546 mi Port Sudan
$1096
920 km or 572 mi Addis Ababa
$1103
959 km or 596 mi El-Gadarif
$935
1067 km or 663 mi Riyadh
$1586
1072 km or 666 mi Salalah
$806
1114 km or 693 mi Awasa
$810