Kabul vs Tabuk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Kabul	Tabuk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$599	$988
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1271	$2120
🏠 One person rent	$285	$519
🏘️ Family rent	$403	$750
🍽️ Food expenses	$182	$270
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.7	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$188	$1723
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	29	15
😀 Quality of life	13	45
🏙️ Population	4.27M	886K

The cost of living in Kabul is 39% less expensive than in Tabuk. Cities ranked 7801st and 5787th ($599 vs $988) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Afghanistan and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Afghanistan vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kabul compared to 1.7 months in Tabuk. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Tabuk ranked 11th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 9123rd and 6510th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kabul vs Tabuk

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	Kabul	Tabuk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.69	$7.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$8.83	$21.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.92	$6.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.75	$1.05
☕ Cappuccino	$1.82	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.38	$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$168	$459
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$123	$311
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$381	$617
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$182	$505
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.5	$85.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.3	$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$99.3	$93
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.36%	4.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$451	$1237
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$274	$901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$1.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.2	$40.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.29	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.32	$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.5	$2.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.73	$6.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$5.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.69	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.36	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.32	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.24	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.98	$1.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10	$2.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$2.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.56	$6.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.24	$3.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.81	$3.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.09	$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.47	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.3	$77.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.34	$17.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.99	$3.22
👖 Brand Jeans	$13.6	$28.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$46.1	$89.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$23.8	$274
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1452	$4277

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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 Tabuk

Distance	City	Cost of living
198 km or 123 mi	Aqaba	$694
203 km or 126 mi	Dahab	$393
204 km or 127 mi	Eilat	$1536
216 km or 134 mi	Ma'an	$777
219 km or 136 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$499
236 km or 146 mi	Al Wajh	$879
287 km or 178 mi	Tafilah	$640
300 km or 187 mi	Hurghada	$278
306 km or 190 mi	El Gouna	$294
321 km or 200 mi	Al-Karak	$707
333 km or 207 mi	Dimona	$1657
344 km or 214 mi	Arad	$1651
356 km or 221 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$821
362 km or 225 mi	Beersheba	$1372
373 km or 231 mi	Ofakim	$1607
377 km or 234 mi	Rahat	$1632
377 km or 234 mi	Dura	$847
377 km or 234 mi	Hebron	$721
387 km or 240 mi	Netivot	$1713
391 km or 243 mi	Bethlehem	$934
393 km or 244 mi	Sakakah	$806
397 km or 247 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1754
397 km or 247 mi	Sderot	$1727
399 km or 248 mi	Jerusalem	$2037
400 km or 248 mi	Amman	$1004
403 km or 250 mi	Gaza	$609
403 km or 250 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1400
411 km or 255 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1771
411 km or 255 mi	Ramallah	$952
412 km or 256 mi	Ashkelon	$1671
412 km or 256 mi	Al-Salt	$692
421 km or 262 mi	Ashdod	$1775
422 km or 262 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1835
424 km or 264 mi	Rehovot	$1741
426 km or 265 mi	Ramla	$2115
426 km or 265 mi	Yavne	$1815
427 km or 265 mi	Lod	$1768
429 km or 266 mi	Ness Ziona	$1825
430 km or 267 mi	Suez	$303
430 km or 267 mi	Rishon LeZion	$1881