Kabul vs Semarang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Kabul	Semarang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$599	$550
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1271	$1616
🏠 One person rent	$285	$264
🏘️ Family rent	$403	$820
🍽️ Food expenses	$182	$190
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.7	$42
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$188	$227
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	29	59
😀 Quality of life	13	52
🏙️ Population	4.27M	1.62M

The cost of living in Kabul is 9% more expensive than in Semarang. Cities ranked 7801st and 8266th ($599 vs $550) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 23rd in Afghanistan and Indonesia, respectively. Check Afghanistan vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kabul compared to 0.4 months in Semarang. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Semarang ranked 10th in Indonesia, while ranked 9123rd and 6095th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kabul vs Semarang

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	Kabul	Semarang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.69	$1.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$8.83	$13.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.92	$3.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.75	$2.32
☕ Cappuccino	$1.82	$1.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.38	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$168	$249
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$123	$173
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$381	$786
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$182	$697
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.5	$53.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.3	$83.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$99.3	$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.36%	7.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$451	$1394
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$274	$664
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.2	$14
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.29	$3.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.32	$1.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.5	$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.73	$6.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$2.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.69	$6.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.36	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.32	$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.24	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.98	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10	$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.56	$2.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.24	$1.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.81	$1.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.09	$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.47	$0.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.3	$28.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.34	$3.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.99	$2.41
👖 Brand Jeans	$13.6	$42.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$46.1	$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$23.8	$48.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1452	$2166

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Cities near Kabul

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

Cities near Semarang

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Salatiga	$447
80 km or 50 mi	Surakarta	$434
82 km or 51 mi	Pekalongan	$506
93 km or 58 mi	Yogyakarta	$453
142 km or 88 mi	Tegal	$512
143 km or 89 mi	Madiun	$507
175 km or 109 mi	Cilacap	$508
200 km or 124 mi	Kediri	$487
206 km or 128 mi	Cirebon	$551
212 km or 132 mi	Banjar	$517
229 km or 142 mi	Blitar	$470
229 km or 143 mi	Mojokerto	$512
248 km or 154 mi	Tasikmalaya	$401
253 km or 157 mi	Batu	$427
258 km or 160 mi	Surabaya	$558
268 km or 166 mi	Malang	$388
285 km or 177 mi	Pasuruan	$495
315 km or 195 mi	Bandung	$571
318 km or 198 mi	Cimahi	$530
321 km or 199 mi	Probolinggo	$518
385 km or 239 mi	Sukabumi	$596
386 km or 240 mi	Bekasi	$541
401 km or 249 mi	Bogor	$553
402 km or 250 mi	Depok	$419
403 km or 251 mi	Jakarta	$757
415 km or 258 mi	South Tangerang	$577
427 km or 265 mi	Tangerang	$605
481 km or 299 mi	Serang	$524
498 km or 310 mi	Cilegon	$522
533 km or 331 mi	Bali	$1121
561 km or 348 mi	Ubud	$892
562 km or 349 mi	Denpasar	$530
595 km or 370 mi	Bandar Lampung	$378
602 km or 374 mi	Metro	$438
613 km or 381 mi	Banjarmasin	$503
618 km or 384 mi	Banjarbaru	$488
653 km or 406 mi	Mataram	$380
656 km or 408 mi	Palangka Raya	$505
767 km or 476 mi	Palembang	$420
782 km or 486 mi	Pontianak	$458