Kabul vs South Tangerang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kabul	South Tangerang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$474	$536
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1052	$1441
🏠 One person rent	$203	$228
🏘️ Family rent	$302	$508
🍽️ Food expenses	$158	$211
🚐 Transport expenses	$81.8	$40.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$218	$388
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	30	82
😀 Quality of life	14	43
🏙️ Population	4.27M	1.64M

The cost of living in Kabul is 12% less expensive than in South Tangerang. Cities ranked 8769th and 8367th ($474 vs $536) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 20th in Afghanistan and Indonesia, respectively. Check Afghanistan vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Kabul compared to 0.7 months in South Tangerang. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs South Tangerang ranked 16th in Indonesia, while ranked 9071st and 6727th 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	$2.38	$1.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.34	$14.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.64	$3.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.11	$2.56
☕ Cappuccino	$1.53	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.32	$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$140	$215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$90	$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$312	$621
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$141	$364
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.2	$43.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.8	$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.8	$25.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.54%	9.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$404	$1327
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$202	$710
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.8	$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.27	$3.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.27	$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.39	$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$8.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$3.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.88	$7.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$2.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$2.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.2	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.88	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.12	$21.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.38	$2.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.97	$2.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.48	$2.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.01	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.37	$0.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12.8	$20.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.15	$3.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.2	$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.79	$3.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$16.1	$43
👟 Brand Sneakers	$34.4	$68.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$17.2	$121
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1356	$7711

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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 South Tangerang

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.7 mi	Tangerang	$558
16 km or 10 mi	Jakarta	$701
16 km or 10 mi	Depok	$385
32 km or 20 mi	Bekasi	$518
36 km or 22 mi	Bogor	$513
66 km or 41 mi	Serang	$492
74 km or 46 mi	Sukabumi	$563
84 km or 52 mi	Cilegon	$488
112 km or 69 mi	Cimahi	$500
119 km or 74 mi	Bandung	$545
187 km or 116 mi	Bandar Lampung	$374
201 km or 125 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
204 km or 127 mi	Metro	$432
210 km or 130 mi	Cirebon	$521
234 km or 145 mi	Banjar	$490
274 km or 171 mi	Tegal	$480
299 km or 186 mi	Cilacap	$474
333 km or 207 mi	Pekalongan	$471
415 km or 258 mi	Semarang	$493
420 km or 261 mi	Prabumulih	$417
427 km or 265 mi	Palembang	$395
434 km or 270 mi	Salatiga	$421
436 km or 271 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
459 km or 285 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
474 km or 295 mi	Surakarta	$417
542 km or 336 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
551 km or 342 mi	Madiun	$486
566 km or 352 mi	Bengkulu	$500
608 km or 378 mi	Kediri	$464
626 km or 389 mi	Jambi	$458
632 km or 393 mi	Blitar	$453
645 km or 400 mi	Mojokerto	$505
664 km or 413 mi	Batu	$410
673 km or 418 mi	Surabaya	$549
678 km or 421 mi	Malang	$365
699 km or 435 mi	Pasuruan	$510
735 km or 457 mi	Probolinggo	$614
755 km or 469 mi	Pontianak	$427
838 km or 521 mi	Singkawang	$430
840 km or 522 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506