Kabul vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$504
$505
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1114
$1290
🏠 One person rent
$211
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$298
$361
🍽️ Food expenses
$177
$162
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.4
$22.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$146
$205
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
33
47
😀 Quality of life
26
41
🏙️ Population
5.33M
1.57M

The cost of living in Kabul is 0.3% less expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 8650th and 8645th ($504 vs $505) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 48th 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 30th in Iran, while ranked 8929th and 7725th 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
$3.18
$3.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.5
$12.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.85
$2.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$0.93
☕ Cappuccino
$1.6
$0.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$126
$226
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$83.1
$173
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$223
$415
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$145
$300
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.7
$15.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.5
$24.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$88.2
$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.73%
23.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$664
$1062
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$346
$532
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.16
$0.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.2
$3.12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.58
$2.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$0.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$0.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.28
$0.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$1.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.34
$2.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$2.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.58
$9.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$0.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.05
$6.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.37
$0.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.78
$2.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.49
$3.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.19
$4.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$5.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.61
$2.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.3
$18.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.54
$1.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$79.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.29
$24
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.5
$22.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.8
$92.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$20.9
$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1302
$2115

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150 km or 93 mi Khost
$438
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223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$321
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$394
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$468
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$373
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$373
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$493
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$371
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$496
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$734
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$446
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$470
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$391
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$737
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$773
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$280
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$350
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$473
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$306
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$393
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$253
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$379
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$382
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$359
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$335
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$278
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$344
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$303
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$440
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$339
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$309
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$401
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$313
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$396
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$332
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$469

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Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Marvdasht
$485
86 km or 54 mi Kazerun
$471
131 km or 81 mi Fasa
$497
134 km or 83 mi Borazjan
$457
149 km or 93 mi Yasuj
$459
158 km or 98 mi Jahrom
$494
181 km or 112 mi Bushehr
$454
247 km or 153 mi Behbahan
$469
274 km or 171 mi Shahreza
$451
304 km or 189 mi Sirjan
$521
308 km or 192 mi Yazd
$517
339 km or 210 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
342 km or 212 mi Shahr-e Kord
$352
344 km or 214 mi Rafsanjan
$558
348 km or 216 mi Isfahan
$488
354 km or 220 mi Najafabad
$454
356 km or 221 mi Izeh
$452
357 km or 222 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$466
374 km or 232 mi Shahin Shahr
$459
387 km or 240 mi Qatif
$778
395 km or 246 mi Al-Faw
$703
403 km or 251 mi Masjed Soleyman
$487
404 km or 251 mi Jubail
$917
416 km or 259 mi Abadan
$522
417 km or 259 mi Ahvaz
$548
424 km or 263 mi Manama
$1340
427 km or 265 mi Dammam
$1059
429 km or 267 mi Isa Town
$1218
430 km or 267 mi Khorramshahr
$509
433 km or 269 mi Riffa
$1062
440 km or 273 mi Dhahran
$965
442 km or 275 mi Kerman
$700
442 km or 275 mi Kuwait City
$1437
444 km or 276 mi Shushtar
$496
447 km or 278 mi Umm Qasr
$708
448 km or 279 mi Al Khor
$2015
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$620
461 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
466 km or 289 mi Basra
$861
473 km or 294 mi Az Zubayr
$694