Kabul vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$504
$663
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1114
$933
🏠 One person rent
$211
$428
🏘️ Family rent
$298
$278
🍽️ Food expenses
$177
$152
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.4
$43.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$146
$267
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
33
40
😀 Quality of life
26
60
🏙️ Population
5.33M
5.94M

The cost of living in Kabul is 24% less expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 8650th and 7534th ($504 vs $663) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 17th in India, while ranked 8929th and 5942nd 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
$3.18
$3.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.5
$10.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.85
$3.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$3.18
☕ Cappuccino
$1.6
$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$126
$192
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$83.1
$451
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$223
$338
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$145
$211
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.7
$22.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.5
$34.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$88.2
$7.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.73%
9.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$664
$691
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$346
$415
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.16
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.2
$5.28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.58
$2.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$0.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.28
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.34
$4.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.58
$6.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.05
$0.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.37
$7.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.78
$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.49
$1.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.19
$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.61
$0.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.3
$18.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.54
$2.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$13.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.29
$2.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.5
$24.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.8
$46.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$20.9
$49.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1302
$877

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$456
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$381
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$447
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$438
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$447
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$321
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$394
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$468
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$373
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$373
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$493
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$371
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$496
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$734
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$446
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$470
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$391
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$737
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$773
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$280
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$350
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$473
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$306
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$393
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$253
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$379
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$382
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$359
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$335
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$278
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$344
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$303
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$440
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$339
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$309
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$401
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$313
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$396
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$332
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$469

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$267
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$273
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$358
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$329
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$360
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$252
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$370
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$350
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$433
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$335
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$355
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$464
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$391
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$476
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$298
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$717
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$367
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$285
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$335
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$495
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$283
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$312
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$346
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$241
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$314
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$273
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$256
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$282
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$365
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$316
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$269
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$281
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$279
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$299
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$287
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$308
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$335
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$288
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$309
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$298