Kabul vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Kabul	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$567	$3007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1181	$6888
🏠 One person rent	$276	$2075
🏘️ Family rent	$383	$3850
🍽️ Food expenses	$168	$539
🚐 Transport expenses	$88.9	$249
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$175	$4634
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	29	89
😀 Quality of life	21	98
🏙️ Population	4.27M	5.87M

The cost of living in Kabul is 81% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 7972nd and 133rd ($567 vs $3007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Afghanistan and Singapore, respectively. Check Afghanistan vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kabul compared to 1.5 months in Singapore City. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 8953rd and 4th 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	$2.48	$9.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$10.7	$66.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.27	$7.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.97	$7.73
☕ Cappuccino	$1.75	$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.38	$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$173	$2587
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$114	$1768
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$295	$4669
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$182	$3392
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.8	$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.7	$167
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$99	$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.25%	3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$424	$20493
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$259	$12922
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$1.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.2	$93.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.36	$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.92	$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$2.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.3	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.4	$3.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.86	$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.19	$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$3.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$3.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$2.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$2.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.3	$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.94	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.24	$23.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$4.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.38	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.23	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.67	$7.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.03	$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.8	$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$11.8	$96
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.21	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.5	$52.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.99	$25.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$14.2	$72.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$41.8	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$22.2	$1175
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1370	$26424

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Cities near Kabul

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Gardez	$449
119 km or 74 mi	Jalalabad	$347
129 km or 80 mi	Ghazni	$455
150 km or 93 mi	Khost	$423
163 km or 101 mi	Puli Khumri	$437
223 km or 138 mi	Peshawar	$352
235 km or 146 mi	Kohat	$307
246 km or 153 mi	Kunduz	$445
266 km or 166 mi	Mardan	$335
293 km or 182 mi	Mingora	$311
304 km or 189 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$449
336 km or 209 mi	Wah	$238
368 km or 229 mi	Islamabad	$389
369 km or 229 mi	Qurghonteppa	$632
374 km or 232 mi	Rawalpindi	$331
389 km or 242 mi	Sheberghan	$446
425 km or 264 mi	Sargodha	$330
450 km or 280 mi	Tursunzoda	$629
451 km or 280 mi	Dushanbe	$638
451 km or 280 mi	Mirpur	$278
456 km or 284 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$287
458 km or 285 mi	Kandahar	$513
467 km or 290 mi	Jhang	$364
474 km or 294 mi	Chiniot	$344
476 km or 296 mi	Baramulla	$281
499 km or 310 mi	Gojra	$337
501 km or 312 mi	Hafizabad	$303
503 km or 313 mi	Faisalabad	$289
505 km or 314 mi	Gujrat	$277
517 km or 321 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$242
520 km or 323 mi	Srinagar	$393
523 km or 325 mi	Quetta	$313
526 km or 327 mi	Multan	$307
534 km or 332 mi	Sahiwal	$260
536 km or 333 mi	Gujranwala	$240
538 km or 334 mi	Khanewal	$328
546 km or 340 mi	Sialkot	$298
549 km or 341 mi	Sheikhupura	$337
550 km or 342 mi	Kamoke	$268
553 km or 344 mi	Lashkargah	$484

Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2733
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$623
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$585
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$511
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$610
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$609
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$611
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$602
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$545
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$554
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$558
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$482
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$480
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$539
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$743
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$644
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$645
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$582
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$479
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$553
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$512
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$565
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$465
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$913
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$550
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$515
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$457
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$596
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$638
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$493
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$450
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$499
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$485
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$455
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$442
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$521
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$578
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$476
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$566
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$544