Kabul vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$567
$809
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1181
$1207
🏠 One person rent
$276
$554
🏘️ Family rent
$383
$485
🍽️ Food expenses
$168
$166
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.9
$49.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$175
$411
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
29
40
😀 Quality of life
21
51
🏙️ Population
4.27M
5.94M

The cost of living in Kabul is 30% less expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 7972nd and 6358th ($567 vs $809) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 0.5 months in Surat. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Surat ranked 37th in India, while ranked 8953rd and 6236th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kabul Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.48
$3.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.7
$10.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.27
$3.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.97
$2.4
☕ Cappuccino
$1.75
$1.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$491
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$529
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$295
$1128
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$182
$264
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.8
$26.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$41.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$99
$6.82
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.25%
8.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$424
$862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$259
$717
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.2
$6.03
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.36
$2.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.3
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.4
$0.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$5.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.86
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$8.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.3
$0.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.24
$7.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$3.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.38
$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.23
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.67
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.8
$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$11.8
$15.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.21
$3.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.5
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.99
$2.54
👖 Brand Jeans
$14.2
$27.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$41.8
$41.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.2
$70.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1370
$1785

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150 km or 93 mi Khost
$423
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$437
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$301
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$296
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$399
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$377
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$396
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$315
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$345
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$385
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$505
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$368
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$391
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$482
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$339
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$457
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$353
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$706
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$377
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$359
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$379
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$510
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$323
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$358
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$390
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$281
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$338
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$308
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$400
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$375
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$431
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$338
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$345
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$325
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$359
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$336
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$352
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$342
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$334
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$352
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$370
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$361