Kabul vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Kabul	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$599	$558
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1271	$1380
🏠 One person rent	$285	$248
🏘️ Family rent	$403	$472
🍽️ Food expenses	$182	$207
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.7	$45.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$188	$352
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	29	72
😀 Quality of life	13	62
🏙️ Population	4.27M	3.01M

The cost of living in Kabul is 7% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 7801st and 8199th ($599 vs $558) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 20th in Afghanistan and Indonesia, respectively. Check Afghanistan vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 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 9123rd and 4937th 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	$2.69	$1.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$8.83	$13.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.92	$2.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.75	$2.65
☕ Cappuccino	$1.82	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.38	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$168	$249
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$123	$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$381	$500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$182	$334
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.5	$53.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.3	$83.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$99.3	$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.36%	8.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$451	$2011
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$274	$1268
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.2	$9.91
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.29	$3.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.32	$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.5	$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.73	$7.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$2.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.69	$7.02
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.36	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.32	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.24	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.98	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10	$23.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.56	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.24	$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.81	$2.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.09	$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.47	$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.3	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.34	$2.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.99	$3.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$13.6	$48.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$46.1	$69
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$23.8	$94.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1452	$5075

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Cities near Kabul

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Gardez	$469
119 km or 74 mi	Jalalabad	$358
129 km or 80 mi	Ghazni	$476
150 km or 93 mi	Khost	$441
163 km or 101 mi	Puli Khumri	$457
223 km or 138 mi	Peshawar	$338
235 km or 146 mi	Kohat	$374
246 km or 153 mi	Kunduz	$467
266 km or 166 mi	Mardan	$372
293 km or 182 mi	Mingora	$354
304 km or 189 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$470
336 km or 209 mi	Wah	$323
368 km or 229 mi	Islamabad	$439
369 km or 229 mi	Qurghonteppa	$659
374 km or 232 mi	Rawalpindi	$376
389 km or 242 mi	Sheberghan	$450
425 km or 264 mi	Sargodha	$456
450 km or 280 mi	Tursunzoda	$655
451 km or 280 mi	Dushanbe	$672
451 km or 280 mi	Mirpur	$328
456 km or 284 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$341
458 km or 285 mi	Kandahar	$521
467 km or 290 mi	Jhang	$292
474 km or 294 mi	Chiniot	$373
476 km or 296 mi	Baramulla	$277
499 km or 310 mi	Gojra	$344
501 km or 312 mi	Hafizabad	$380
503 km or 313 mi	Faisalabad	$319
505 km or 314 mi	Gujrat	$330
517 km or 321 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$273
520 km or 323 mi	Srinagar	$388
523 km or 325 mi	Quetta	$285
526 km or 327 mi	Multan	$371
534 km or 332 mi	Sahiwal	$312
536 km or 333 mi	Gujranwala	$280
538 km or 334 mi	Khanewal	$358
546 km or 340 mi	Sialkot	$335
549 km or 341 mi	Sheikhupura	$376
550 km or 342 mi	Kamoke	$308
553 km or 344 mi	Lashkargah	$487

Cities near Surabaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Mojokerto	$512
48 km or 30 mi	Pasuruan	$495
73 km or 45 mi	Batu	$427
77 km or 48 mi	Probolinggo	$518
83 km or 51 mi	Malang	$388
102 km or 63 mi	Kediri	$487
115 km or 71 mi	Blitar	$470
141 km or 87 mi	Madiun	$507
215 km or 133 mi	Surakarta	$434
247 km or 153 mi	Salatiga	$447
258 km or 160 mi	Semarang	$550
269 km or 167 mi	Yogyakarta	$453
286 km or 177 mi	Bali	$1121
311 km or 194 mi	Ubud	$892
315 km or 196 mi	Denpasar	$530
340 km or 211 mi	Pekalongan	$506
400 km or 249 mi	Tegal	$512
401 km or 249 mi	Mataram	$380
414 km or 257 mi	Cilacap	$508
464 km or 288 mi	Banjar	$517
464 km or 288 mi	Cirebon	$551
476 km or 296 mi	Banjarbaru	$488
481 km or 299 mi	Banjarmasin	$503
501 km or 311 mi	Tasikmalaya	$401
572 km or 355 mi	Bandung	$571
575 km or 357 mi	Palangka Raya	$505
576 km or 358 mi	Cimahi	$530
642 km or 399 mi	Sukabumi	$596
644 km or 400 mi	Bekasi	$541
659 km or 410 mi	Bogor	$553
660 km or 410 mi	Depok	$419
661 km or 411 mi	Jakarta	$757
672 km or 418 mi	Bima	$601
673 km or 418 mi	South Tangerang	$577
685 km or 425 mi	Tangerang	$605
738 km or 459 mi	Serang	$524
756 km or 470 mi	Cilegon	$522
774 km or 481 mi	Makassar	$524
820 km or 510 mi	Balikpapan	$638
842 km or 523 mi	Parepare	$515