Kabul vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kabul	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$474	$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1052	$1336
🏠 One person rent	$203	$245
🏘️ Family rent	$302	$448
🍽️ Food expenses	$158	$206
🚐 Transport expenses	$81.8	$42.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$218	$326
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	30	74
😀 Quality of life	14	63
🏙️ Population	4.27M	3.01M

The cost of living in Kabul is 14% less expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 8769th and 8233rd ($474 vs $549) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 15th 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 0.6 months in Surabaya. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Surabaya ranked 2nd in Indonesia, while ranked 9071st and 4691st 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	$2.38	$1.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.34	$12.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.64	$3.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.11	$2.43
☕ Cappuccino	$1.53	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.32	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$140	$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$90	$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$312	$456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$141	$311
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.2	$57.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.8	$89.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.8	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.54%	8.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$404	$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$202	$1248
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.8	$9.18
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.27	$2.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.27	$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.39	$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$6.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.88	$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.2	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.88	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.12	$27.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.38	$2.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.97	$2.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.48	$2.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.01	$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.37	$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12.8	$26.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.15	$2.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.2	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.79	$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$16.1	$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$34.4	$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$17.2	$79.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1356	$5490

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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 Surabaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Mojokerto	$505
48 km or 30 mi	Pasuruan	$510
73 km or 45 mi	Batu	$410
77 km or 48 mi	Probolinggo	$614
83 km or 51 mi	Malang	$365
102 km or 63 mi	Kediri	$464
115 km or 71 mi	Blitar	$453
141 km or 87 mi	Madiun	$486
215 km or 133 mi	Surakarta	$417
247 km or 153 mi	Salatiga	$421
258 km or 160 mi	Semarang	$493
269 km or 167 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
286 km or 177 mi	Bali	$1267
311 km or 194 mi	Ubud	$845
315 km or 196 mi	Denpasar	$497
340 km or 211 mi	Pekalongan	$471
400 km or 249 mi	Tegal	$480
401 km or 249 mi	Mataram	$355
414 km or 257 mi	Cilacap	$474
464 km or 288 mi	Banjar	$490
464 km or 288 mi	Cirebon	$521
476 km or 296 mi	Banjarbaru	$460
481 km or 299 mi	Banjarmasin	$469
501 km or 311 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
572 km or 355 mi	Bandung	$545
575 km or 357 mi	Palangka Raya	$475
576 km or 358 mi	Cimahi	$500
642 km or 399 mi	Sukabumi	$563
644 km or 400 mi	Bekasi	$518
659 km or 410 mi	Bogor	$513
660 km or 410 mi	Depok	$385
661 km or 411 mi	Jakarta	$701
672 km or 418 mi	Bima	$597
673 km or 418 mi	South Tangerang	$536
685 km or 425 mi	Tangerang	$558
738 km or 459 mi	Serang	$492
756 km or 470 mi	Cilegon	$488
774 km or 481 mi	Makassar	$525
820 km or 510 mi	Balikpapan	$606
842 km or 523 mi	Parepare	$508