Kabul vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Kabul	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$567	$522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1181	$1263
🏠 One person rent	$276	$219
🏘️ Family rent	$383	$373
🍽️ Food expenses	$168	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$88.9	$43.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$175	$348
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	29	72
😀 Quality of life	21	62
🏙️ Population	4.27M	2.89M

The cost of living in Kabul is 9% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 7972nd and 8350th ($567 vs $522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 23rd 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 0.7 months in Surabaya. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Surabaya ranked 4th in Indonesia, while ranked 8953rd and 5178th 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	$2.48	$1.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$10.7	$11.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.27	$2.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.97	$2.32
☕ Cappuccino	$1.75	$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.38	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$173	$227
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$114	$133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$295	$390
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$182	$256
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.8	$42.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.7	$66.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$99	$23.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.25%	8.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$424	$2072
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$259	$841
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.2	$9.51
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.36	$3.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.92	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.3	$1.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.4	$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$6.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.86	$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.19	$6.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.3	$1.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.94	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.24	$25.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.38	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.23	$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.67	$2.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.03	$0.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.8	$0.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$11.8	$28.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.21	$3.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.5	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.99	$3.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$14.2	$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$41.8	$68.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$22.2	$95
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1370	$5424

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Cities near Kabul

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Gardez	$449
119 km or 74 mi	Jalalabad	$347
129 km or 80 mi	Ghazni	$455
150 km or 93 mi	Khost	$423
163 km or 101 mi	Puli Khumri	$437
223 km or 138 mi	Peshawar	$352
235 km or 146 mi	Kohat	$307
246 km or 153 mi	Kunduz	$445
266 km or 166 mi	Mardan	$335
293 km or 182 mi	Mingora	$311
304 km or 189 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$449
336 km or 209 mi	Wah	$238
368 km or 229 mi	Islamabad	$389
369 km or 229 mi	Qurghonteppa	$632
374 km or 232 mi	Rawalpindi	$331
389 km or 242 mi	Sheberghan	$446
425 km or 264 mi	Sargodha	$330
450 km or 280 mi	Tursunzoda	$629
451 km or 280 mi	Dushanbe	$638
451 km or 280 mi	Mirpur	$278
456 km or 284 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$287
458 km or 285 mi	Kandahar	$513
467 km or 290 mi	Jhang	$364
474 km or 294 mi	Chiniot	$344
476 km or 296 mi	Baramulla	$281
499 km or 310 mi	Gojra	$337
501 km or 312 mi	Hafizabad	$303
503 km or 313 mi	Faisalabad	$289
505 km or 314 mi	Gujrat	$277
517 km or 321 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$242
520 km or 323 mi	Srinagar	$393
523 km or 325 mi	Quetta	$313
526 km or 327 mi	Multan	$307
534 km or 332 mi	Sahiwal	$260
536 km or 333 mi	Gujranwala	$240
538 km or 334 mi	Khanewal	$328
546 km or 340 mi	Sialkot	$298
549 km or 341 mi	Sheikhupura	$337
550 km or 342 mi	Kamoke	$268
553 km or 344 mi	Lashkargah	$484

Cities near Surabaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Mojokerto	$459
48 km or 30 mi	Pasuruan	$454
73 km or 45 mi	Batu	$403
77 km or 48 mi	Probolinggo	$469
83 km or 51 mi	Malang	$383
102 km or 63 mi	Kediri	$439
115 km or 71 mi	Blitar	$427
141 km or 87 mi	Madiun	$440
215 km or 133 mi	Surakarta	$383
247 km or 153 mi	Salatiga	$403
258 km or 160 mi	Semarang	$570
269 km or 167 mi	Yogyakarta	$427
286 km or 177 mi	Bali	$873
311 km or 194 mi	Ubud	$870
315 km or 196 mi	Denpasar	$546
340 km or 211 mi	Pekalongan	$479
400 km or 249 mi	Tegal	$478
401 km or 249 mi	Mataram	$361
414 km or 257 mi	Cilacap	$474
464 km or 288 mi	Banjar	$426
464 km or 288 mi	Cirebon	$495
476 km or 296 mi	Banjarbaru	$450
481 km or 299 mi	Banjarmasin	$460
501 km or 311 mi	Tasikmalaya	$390
572 km or 355 mi	Bandung	$512
575 km or 357 mi	Palangka Raya	$484
576 km or 358 mi	Cimahi	$500
642 km or 399 mi	Sukabumi	$547
644 km or 400 mi	Bekasi	$552
659 km or 410 mi	Bogor	$480
660 km or 410 mi	Depok	$393
661 km or 411 mi	Jakarta	$718
672 km or 418 mi	Bima	$556
673 km or 418 mi	South Tangerang	$545
685 km or 425 mi	Tangerang	$573
738 km or 459 mi	Serang	$512
756 km or 470 mi	Cilegon	$493
774 km or 481 mi	Makassar	$519
820 km or 510 mi	Balikpapan	$643
842 km or 523 mi	Parepare	$506