Kabul vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Kabul	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$458	$551
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1016	$1391
🏠 One person rent	$195	$222
🏘️ Family rent	$267	$373
🍽️ Food expenses	$153	$219
🚐 Transport expenses	$76.9	$49.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$104	$360
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	30	75
😀 Quality of life	33	68
🏙️ Population	4.27M	3.01M

The cost of living in Kabul is 17% less expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 8842nd and 8275th ($458 vs $551) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 14th 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 Surabaya. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Surabaya ranked 1st in Indonesia, while ranked 8609th and 4631st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kabul vs Surabaya

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	Kabul	Surabaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.45	$1.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.2	$13.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.48	$3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.4	$2.41
☕ Cappuccino	$1.19	$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.36	$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$93.7	$230
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$62.8	$138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$172	$410
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$111	$251
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.9	$46.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.1	$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$95.2	$19.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.06%	7.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$505	$2226
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$260	$1338
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.6	$8.97
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.78	$4.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.22	$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.47	$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$9.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$3.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.13	$8.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$2.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$1.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.24	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.98	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.81	$30
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.75	$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$2.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.3	$2.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.88	$2.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$0.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.52	$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$10.2	$21.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.23	$2.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.4	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.1	$3.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$18	$61
👟 Brand Sneakers	$34.6	$76.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$19.7	$185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1486	$9160

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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 Surabaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Mojokerto	$413
48 km or 30 mi	Pasuruan	$457
73 km or 45 mi	Batu	$409
77 km or 48 mi	Probolinggo	$470
83 km or 51 mi	Malang	$384
102 km or 63 mi	Kediri	$447
115 km or 71 mi	Blitar	$440
141 km or 87 mi	Madiun	$456
215 km or 133 mi	Surakarta	$409
247 km or 153 mi	Salatiga	$422
258 km or 160 mi	Semarang	$488
269 km or 167 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
286 km or 177 mi	Bali	$1134
311 km or 194 mi	Ubud	$834
315 km or 196 mi	Denpasar	$489
340 km or 211 mi	Pekalongan	$471
400 km or 249 mi	Tegal	$482
401 km or 249 mi	Mataram	$402
414 km or 257 mi	Cilacap	$478
464 km or 288 mi	Banjar	$488
464 km or 288 mi	Cirebon	$523
476 km or 296 mi	Banjarbaru	$449
481 km or 299 mi	Banjarmasin	$459
501 km or 311 mi	Tasikmalaya	$367
572 km or 355 mi	Bandung	$534
575 km or 357 mi	Palangka Raya	$470
576 km or 358 mi	Cimahi	$490
642 km or 399 mi	Sukabumi	$561
644 km or 400 mi	Bekasi	$555
659 km or 410 mi	Bogor	$480
660 km or 410 mi	Depok	$400
661 km or 411 mi	Jakarta	$699
672 km or 418 mi	Bima	$588
673 km or 418 mi	South Tangerang	$567
685 km or 425 mi	Tangerang	$665
738 km or 459 mi	Serang	$517
756 km or 470 mi	Cilegon	$511
774 km or 481 mi	Makassar	$523
820 km or 510 mi	Balikpapan	$598
842 km or 523 mi	Parepare	$502