Kabul vs South Tangerang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Kabul	South Tangerang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$458	$567
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1016	$1371
🏠 One person rent	$195	$250
🏘️ Family rent	$267	$417
🍽️ Food expenses	$153	$215
🚐 Transport expenses	$76.9	$42.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$104	$381
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	30	82
😀 Quality of life	33	50
🏙️ Population	4.27M	1.64M

The cost of living in Kabul is 19% less expensive than in South Tangerang. Cities ranked 8842nd and 8109th ($458 vs $567) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 9th in Afghanistan and Indonesia, respectively. Check Afghanistan vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Kabul compared to 0.7 months in South Tangerang. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs South Tangerang ranked 15th in Indonesia, while ranked 8609th and 6644th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kabul vs South Tangerang

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	Kabul	South Tangerang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.45	$2.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.2	$14.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.48	$3.43
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.4	$2.73
☕ Cappuccino	$1.19	$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.36	$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$93.7	$284
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$62.8	$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$172	$517
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$111	$277
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.9	$45.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.1	$68.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$95.2	$23.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.06%	9.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$505	$1244
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$260	$755
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.6	$12.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.78	$3.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.22	$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.47	$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$7.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.13	$8.06
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$2.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.24	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.98	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.81	$22.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.75	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$2.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.3	$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.88	$1.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.52	$0.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$10.2	$21.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.23	$3.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.4	$16.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.1	$3.74
👖 Brand Jeans	$18	$46.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$34.6	$75.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$19.7	$120
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1486	$7522

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Cities near Kabul

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Gardez	$401
119 km or 74 mi	Jalalabad	$354
129 km or 80 mi	Ghazni	$396
150 km or 93 mi	Khost	$393
163 km or 101 mi	Puli Khumri	$404
223 km or 138 mi	Peshawar	$334
235 km or 146 mi	Kohat	$364
246 km or 153 mi	Kunduz	$428
266 km or 166 mi	Mardan	$354
293 km or 182 mi	Mingora	$351
304 km or 189 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$470
336 km or 209 mi	Wah	$344
368 km or 229 mi	Islamabad	$443
369 km or 229 mi	Qurghonteppa	$684
374 km or 232 mi	Rawalpindi	$416
389 km or 242 mi	Sheberghan	$432
425 km or 264 mi	Sargodha	$376
450 km or 280 mi	Tursunzoda	$680
451 km or 280 mi	Dushanbe	$712
451 km or 280 mi	Mirpur	$277
456 km or 284 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$326
458 km or 285 mi	Kandahar	$436
467 km or 290 mi	Jhang	$294
474 km or 294 mi	Chiniot	$372
476 km or 296 mi	Baramulla	$265
499 km or 310 mi	Gojra	$351
501 km or 312 mi	Hafizabad	$363
503 km or 313 mi	Faisalabad	$333
505 km or 314 mi	Gujrat	$320
517 km or 321 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$254
520 km or 323 mi	Srinagar	$340
523 km or 325 mi	Quetta	$291
526 km or 327 mi	Multan	$403
534 km or 332 mi	Sahiwal	$303
536 km or 333 mi	Gujranwala	$302
538 km or 334 mi	Khanewal	$362
546 km or 340 mi	Sialkot	$311
549 km or 341 mi	Sheikhupura	$368
550 km or 342 mi	Kamoke	$316
553 km or 344 mi	Lashkargah	$439

Cities near South Tangerang

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.7 mi	Tangerang	$665
16 km or 10 mi	Jakarta	$699
16 km or 10 mi	Depok	$400
32 km or 20 mi	Bekasi	$555
36 km or 22 mi	Bogor	$480
66 km or 41 mi	Serang	$517
74 km or 46 mi	Sukabumi	$561
84 km or 52 mi	Cilegon	$511
112 km or 69 mi	Cimahi	$490
119 km or 74 mi	Bandung	$534
187 km or 116 mi	Bandar Lampung	$368
201 km or 125 mi	Tasikmalaya	$367
204 km or 127 mi	Metro	$429
210 km or 130 mi	Cirebon	$523
234 km or 145 mi	Banjar	$488
274 km or 171 mi	Tegal	$482
299 km or 186 mi	Cilacap	$478
333 km or 207 mi	Pekalongan	$471
415 km or 258 mi	Semarang	$488
420 km or 261 mi	Prabumulih	$411
427 km or 265 mi	Palembang	$390
434 km or 270 mi	Salatiga	$422
436 km or 271 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
459 km or 285 mi	Pagar Alam	$448
474 km or 295 mi	Surakarta	$409
542 km or 336 mi	Lubuklinggau	$443
551 km or 342 mi	Madiun	$456
566 km or 352 mi	Bengkulu	$461
608 km or 378 mi	Kediri	$447
626 km or 389 mi	Jambi	$444
632 km or 393 mi	Blitar	$440
645 km or 400 mi	Mojokerto	$413
664 km or 413 mi	Batu	$409
673 km or 418 mi	Surabaya	$551
678 km or 421 mi	Malang	$384
699 km or 435 mi	Pasuruan	$457
735 km or 457 mi	Probolinggo	$470
755 km or 469 mi	Pontianak	$413
838 km or 521 mi	Singkawang	$420
840 km or 522 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$502