Kabul vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$473
$1473
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1051
$3212
🏠 One person rent
$200
$912
🏘️ Family rent
$280
$1543
🍽️ Food expenses
$163
$338
🚐 Transport expenses
$75.2
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$120
$2465
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
33
66
😀 Quality of life
25
87
🏙️ Population
5.33M
1.25M

The cost of living in Kabul is 68% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 8823rd and 4144th ($473 vs $1473) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 5th in Afghanistan and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Afghanistan vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kabul compared to 1.7 months in Sharjah. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 8992nd and 352nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kabul vs Sharjah

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Kabul Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.79
$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.56
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$8.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$9.48
☕ Cappuccino
$1.38
$3.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$108
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$72.2
$668
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$196
$1201
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$127
$1225
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.5
$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$85.8
$104
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.8%
4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$579
$8753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$300
$6966
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$1.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.2
$55.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.53
$8.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.25
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.57
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$7.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.32
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.02
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.07
$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$6.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.37
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.97
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.55
$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$11.7
$60.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.45
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.6
$47.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.13
$5.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.1
$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$39.8
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$20.2
$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1540
$7922

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$433
119 km or 74 mi Jalalabad
$368
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$425
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$423
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$429
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$323
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$379
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$454
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$370
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$369
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$488
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$360
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$464
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$704
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$427
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$457
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$381
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$702
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$735
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$279
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$338
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$463
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$302
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$378
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$264
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$367
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$371
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$348
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$330
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$353
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$298
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$417
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$318
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$308
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$382
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$308
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$379
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$326
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$467

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2183
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2420
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1214
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1457
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1080
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$796
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1135
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$2014
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1923
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$545
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$541
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$575
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$545
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1309
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1109
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1192
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$563
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$575
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$931
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1037
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$565
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$547
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$613
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$823
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$627
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$761
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$489
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$928
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$523
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$465
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$487
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$813
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$565
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$492