Kabul vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$458
$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1016
$990
🏠 One person rent
$195
$458
🏘️ Family rent
$267
$305
🍽️ Food expenses
$153
$161
🚐 Transport expenses
$76.9
$45.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$104
$271
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
30
40
😀 Quality of life
33
55
🏙️ Population
4.27M
5.94M

The cost of living in Kabul is 35% less expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 8842nd and 7068th ($458 vs $705) 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 0.2 months in Kabul compared to 0.4 months in Surat. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Surat ranked 45th in India, while ranked 8609th and 6284th 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
$2.45
$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.2
$11.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.48
$3.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.4
$3.41
☕ Cappuccino
$1.19
$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.36
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.7
$215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$62.8
$484
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$172
$390
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$111
$234
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.9
$20.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.1
$31.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$95.2
$7.65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.06%
9.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$505
$822
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$260
$576
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.6
$5.63
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.78
$2.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.22
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$0.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$4.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$2.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$8.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$0.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.81
$8.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.75
$2.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.3
$2.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.88
$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.12
$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.52
$0.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$10.2
$18.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.23
$3.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.4
$14.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.1
$2.36
👖 Brand Jeans
$18
$24.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$34.6
$42.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$19.7
$59.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1486
$922

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150 km or 93 mi Khost
$393
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$404
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$334
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$364
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$428
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$354
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$351
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$344
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$443
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$684
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$416
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$432
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$376
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$680
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$712
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$277
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$326
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$436
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$294
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$372
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$265
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$351
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$363
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$333
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$320
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$254
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$340
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$291
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$403
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$303
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$302
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$362
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$311
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$368
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$316
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$439

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$278
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$291
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$374
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$350
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$375
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$267
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$382
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$366
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$442
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$363
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$399
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$487
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$407
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$503
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$324
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$705
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$382
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$303
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$349
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$517
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$303
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$330
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$361
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$264
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$315
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$290
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$273
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$297
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$396
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$328
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$285
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$310
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$290
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$305
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$309
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$328
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$366
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$302
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$333
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$333