Kabul vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$473
$565
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1051
$1437
🏠 One person rent
$200
$250
🏘️ Family rent
$280
$426
🍽️ Food expenses
$163
$178
🚐 Transport expenses
$75.2
$21.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$120
$244
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
33
47
😀 Quality of life
25
55
🏙️ Population
5.33M
1.57M

The cost of living in Kabul is 16% less expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 8823rd and 8262nd ($473 vs $565) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 38th in Afghanistan and Iran, respectively. Check Afghanistan vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kabul compared to 0.4 months in Shiraz. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Shiraz ranked 5th in Iran, while ranked 8992nd and 6346th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kabul vs Shiraz

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Kabul Shiraz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.79
$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.56
$12.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$3.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$0.81
☕ Cappuccino
$1.38
$0.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$108
$263
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$72.2
$202
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$196
$483
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$127
$355
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35
$18.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.5
$28.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$85.8
$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.8%
23.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$579
$1077
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$300
$614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.2
$2.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.53
$1.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.25
$0.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.57
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$2.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$3.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.32
$9.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$0.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.02
$7.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.07
$0.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$2.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.37
$4.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.97
$5.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$5.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.55
$3.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$11.7
$18.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.45
$2.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.6
$94.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.13
$28.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.1
$22.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$39.8
$83.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$20.2
$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1540
$1920

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$433
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$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
39 km or 24 mi Marvdasht
$547
86 km or 54 mi Kazerun
$523
131 km or 81 mi Fasa
$541
134 km or 83 mi Borazjan
$489
149 km or 93 mi Yasuj
$487
158 km or 98 mi Jahrom
$545
181 km or 112 mi Bushehr
$465
247 km or 153 mi Behbahan
$492
274 km or 171 mi Shahreza
$479
304 km or 189 mi Sirjan
$545
308 km or 192 mi Yazd
$565
339 km or 210 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
342 km or 212 mi Shahr-e Kord
$364
344 km or 214 mi Rafsanjan
$613
348 km or 216 mi Isfahan
$500
354 km or 220 mi Najafabad
$481
356 km or 221 mi Izeh
$476
357 km or 222 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488
374 km or 232 mi Shahin Shahr
$487
387 km or 240 mi Qatif
$823
395 km or 246 mi Al-Faw
$707
403 km or 251 mi Masjed Soleyman
$529
404 km or 251 mi Jubail
$928
416 km or 259 mi Abadan
$556
417 km or 259 mi Ahvaz
$571
424 km or 263 mi Manama
$1309
427 km or 265 mi Dammam
$1037
429 km or 267 mi Isa Town
$1192
430 km or 267 mi Khorramshahr
$551
433 km or 269 mi Riffa
$1109
440 km or 273 mi Dhahran
$931
442 km or 275 mi Kerman
$761
442 km or 275 mi Kuwait City
$1461
444 km or 276 mi Shushtar
$546
447 km or 278 mi Umm Qasr
$711
448 km or 279 mi Al Khor
$1923
451 km or 280 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
461 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
466 km or 289 mi Basra
$861
473 km or 294 mi Az Zubayr
$698