Kabul vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kabul	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$474	$3059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1052	$6994
🏠 One person rent	$203	$2104
🏘️ Family rent	$302	$3885
🍽️ Food expenses	$158	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$81.8	$266
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$218	$4040
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	30	89
😀 Quality of life	14	97
🏙️ Population	4.27M	5.87M

The cost of living in Kabul is 85% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 8769th and 129th ($474 vs $3059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Afghanistan and Singapore, respectively. Check Afghanistan vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Kabul compared to 1.3 months in Singapore City. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 9071st and 11th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kabul vs Singapore City

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	Kabul	Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.38	$9.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.34	$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.64	$7.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.11	$7.6
☕ Cappuccino	$1.53	$4.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.32	$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$140	$2532
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$90	$1834
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$312	$5168
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$141	$3336
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.2	$97
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.8	$149
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.8	$33.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.54%	3.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$404	$22055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$202	$7662
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$1.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.8	$82.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.27	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$2.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$3.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.27	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.39	$3.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.88	$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$4.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$3.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$3.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$2.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.2	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.88	$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.12	$24.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$3.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.38	$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.97	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.48	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.01	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.37	$4.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12.8	$107
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.15	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.2	$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.79	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$16.1	$74
👟 Brand Sneakers	$34.4	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$17.2	$1115
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1356	$27780

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Cities near Kabul

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Gardez	$386
119 km or 74 mi	Jalalabad	$303
129 km or 80 mi	Ghazni	$389
150 km or 93 mi	Khost	$366
163 km or 101 mi	Puli Khumri	$381
223 km or 138 mi	Peshawar	$346
235 km or 146 mi	Kohat	$379
246 km or 153 mi	Kunduz	$394
266 km or 166 mi	Mardan	$366
293 km or 182 mi	Mingora	$364
304 km or 189 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$408
336 km or 209 mi	Wah	$382
368 km or 229 mi	Islamabad	$442
369 km or 229 mi	Qurghonteppa	$596
374 km or 232 mi	Rawalpindi	$401
389 km or 242 mi	Sheberghan	$414
425 km or 264 mi	Sargodha	$458
450 km or 280 mi	Tursunzoda	$593
451 km or 280 mi	Dushanbe	$605
451 km or 280 mi	Mirpur	$354
456 km or 284 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$355
458 km or 285 mi	Kandahar	$468
467 km or 290 mi	Jhang	$292
474 km or 294 mi	Chiniot	$389
476 km or 296 mi	Baramulla	$273
499 km or 310 mi	Gojra	$342
501 km or 312 mi	Hafizabad	$380
503 km or 313 mi	Faisalabad	$306
505 km or 314 mi	Gujrat	$373
517 km or 321 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$297
520 km or 323 mi	Srinagar	$354
523 km or 325 mi	Quetta	$266
526 km or 327 mi	Multan	$392
534 km or 332 mi	Sahiwal	$305
536 km or 333 mi	Gujranwala	$308
538 km or 334 mi	Khanewal	$361
546 km or 340 mi	Sialkot	$281
549 km or 341 mi	Sheikhupura	$374
550 km or 342 mi	Kamoke	$321
553 km or 344 mi	Lashkargah	$476

Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2788
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$759
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$539
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$679
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$703
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$682
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$669
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$604
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$543
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$542
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$529
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$532
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$585
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$810
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$714
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$645
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$458
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$670
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$565
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$883
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$628
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$395
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$582
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$695
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$417
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$430
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$500
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$619
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$620
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$605