Kabul vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$473
$693
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1051
$974
🏠 One person rent
$200
$449
🏘️ Family rent
$280
$292
🍽️ Food expenses
$163
$159
🚐 Transport expenses
$75.2
$45.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$120
$310
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
33
40
😀 Quality of life
25
60
🏙️ Population
5.33M
5.94M

The cost of living in Kabul is 32% less expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 8823rd and 7286th ($473 vs $693) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Afghanistan and India, respectively. Check Afghanistan vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kabul compared to 0.4 months in Surat. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Surat ranked 23rd in India, while ranked 8992nd and 5975th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kabul vs Surat

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Kabul Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.79
$3.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.56
$11.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$3.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$3.28
☕ Cappuccino
$1.38
$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$108
$206
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$72.2
$471
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$196
$367
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$127
$220
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35
$22.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.5
$35.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$85.8
$7.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.8%
9.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$579
$735
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$300
$489
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.2
$5.49
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.53
$2.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.25
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.57
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$4.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$2.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.32
$6.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.02
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.07
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.37
$1.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.97
$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$0.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.55
$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$11.7
$17.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.45
$3.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.6
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.13
$2.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.1
$24.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$39.8
$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$20.2
$58.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1540
$929

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$433
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$368
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$425
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$423
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$429
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$323
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$379
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$454
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$370
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$369
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$488
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$360
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$464
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$704
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$427
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$457
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$381
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$702
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$735
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$279
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$338
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$463
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$302
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$378
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$264
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$367
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$371
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$348
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$330
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$353
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$298
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$417
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$318
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$308
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$382
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$308
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$379
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$326
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$467

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$286
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$287
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$382
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$346
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$373
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$294
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$362
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$366
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$437
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$355
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$379
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$475
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$401
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$504
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$310
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$733
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$378
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$302
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$344
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$502
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$297
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$324
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$355
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$257
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$326
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$284
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$268
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$286
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$385
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$331
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$282
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$301
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$282
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$317
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$303
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$321
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$360
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$296
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$326
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$319