Kabul vs South Tangerang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Kabul	South Tangerang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$473	$536
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1051	$1319
🏠 One person rent	$200	$226
🏘️ Family rent	$280	$385
🍽️ Food expenses	$163	$209
🚐 Transport expenses	$75.2	$43
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$120	$322
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	33	83
😀 Quality of life	25	52
🏙️ Population	5.33M	1.64M

The cost of living in Kabul is 12% less expensive than in South Tangerang. Cities ranked 8823rd and 8492nd ($473 vs $536) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 16th in Afghanistan and Indonesia, respectively. Check Afghanistan vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kabul compared to 0.6 months in South Tangerang. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs South Tangerang ranked 12th in Indonesia, while ranked 8992nd and 6544th 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	$2.79	$1.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.56	$13.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.12	$3.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$2.95
☕ Cappuccino	$1.38	$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.39	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$108	$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$72.2	$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$196	$487
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$127	$260
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35	$39.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.5	$59.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$85.8	$20.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.8%	9.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$579	$1440
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$300	$830
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.19	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.2	$12.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.53	$4.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.25	$1.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.57	$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$7.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.32	$7.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$2.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$1.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$2.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.25	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.02	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.07	$21.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.87	$2.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.79	$2.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.37	$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$1.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.16	$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.55	$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$11.7	$19.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.45	$3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.6	$16.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.13	$3.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$15.1	$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$39.8	$75.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$20.2	$123
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1540	$7419

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Cities near Kabul

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Gardez	$433
119 km or 74 mi	Jalalabad	$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

Cities near South Tangerang

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.7 mi	Tangerang	$609
16 km or 10 mi	Jakarta	$684
16 km or 10 mi	Depok	$391
32 km or 20 mi	Bekasi	$556
36 km or 22 mi	Bogor	$467
66 km or 41 mi	Serang	$488
74 km or 46 mi	Sukabumi	$551
84 km or 52 mi	Cilegon	$487
112 km or 69 mi	Cimahi	$502
119 km or 74 mi	Bandung	$536
187 km or 116 mi	Bandar Lampung	$362
201 km or 125 mi	Tasikmalaya	$359
204 km or 127 mi	Metro	$417
210 km or 130 mi	Cirebon	$515
234 km or 145 mi	Banjar	$478
274 km or 171 mi	Tegal	$478
299 km or 186 mi	Cilacap	$470
333 km or 207 mi	Pekalongan	$474
415 km or 258 mi	Semarang	$499
420 km or 261 mi	Prabumulih	$405
427 km or 265 mi	Palembang	$388
434 km or 270 mi	Salatiga	$424
436 km or 271 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
459 km or 285 mi	Pagar Alam	$439
474 km or 295 mi	Surakarta	$405
542 km or 336 mi	Lubuklinggau	$438
551 km or 342 mi	Madiun	$445
566 km or 352 mi	Bengkulu	$456
608 km or 378 mi	Kediri	$453
626 km or 389 mi	Jambi	$439
632 km or 393 mi	Blitar	$439
645 km or 400 mi	Mojokerto	$419
664 km or 413 mi	Batu	$408
673 km or 418 mi	Surabaya	$549
678 km or 421 mi	Malang	$379
699 km or 435 mi	Pasuruan	$459
735 km or 457 mi	Probolinggo	$476
755 km or 469 mi	Pontianak	$411
838 km or 521 mi	Singkawang	$419
840 km or 522 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$495