Kabul vs Tabuk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Kabul	Tabuk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$473	$1074
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1051	$2495
🏠 One person rent	$200	$545
🏘️ Family rent	$280	$805
🍽️ Food expenses	$163	$282
🚐 Transport expenses	$75.2	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$120	$1751
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	33	16
😀 Quality of life	25	57
🏙️ Population	5.33M	886K

The cost of living in Kabul is 56% less expensive than in Tabuk. Cities ranked 8823rd and 5149th ($473 vs $1074) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 1.6 months in Tabuk. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Tabuk ranked 10th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 8992nd and 6188th 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	$2.79	$7.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.56	$23.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.12	$6.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$1.59
☕ Cappuccino	$1.38	$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.39	$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$108	$526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$72.2	$359
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$196	$715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$127	$589
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35	$71
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.5	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$85.8	$80.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.8%	5.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$579	$1530
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$300	$970
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.19	$2.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.2	$41.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.53	$24.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$0.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.25	$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.57	$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$9.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$6.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.32	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$2.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.25	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.02	$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.07	$0.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.87	$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.79	$6.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.37	$3.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$3.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.16	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.55	$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$11.7	$65.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.45	$25.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.6	$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.13	$3.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$15.1	$28.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$39.8	$89.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$20.2	$660
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1540	$8518

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Cities near Kabul

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Gardez	$433
119 km or 74 mi	Jalalabad	$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

Cities near Tabuk

Distance	City	Cost of living
198 km or 123 mi	Aqaba	$800
203 km or 126 mi	Dahab	$479
204 km or 127 mi	Eilat	$1853
216 km or 134 mi	Ma'an	$824
219 km or 136 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$598
236 km or 146 mi	Al Wajh	$942
287 km or 178 mi	Tafilah	$665
300 km or 187 mi	Hurghada	$354
306 km or 190 mi	El Gouna	$360
321 km or 200 mi	Al-Karak	$724
333 km or 207 mi	Dimona	$2002
344 km or 214 mi	Arad	$1946
356 km or 221 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$790
362 km or 225 mi	Beersheba	$1700
373 km or 231 mi	Ofakim	$1936
377 km or 234 mi	Rahat	$1962
377 km or 234 mi	Dura	$1062
377 km or 234 mi	Hebron	$895
387 km or 240 mi	Netivot	$2022
391 km or 243 mi	Bethlehem	$1010
393 km or 244 mi	Sakakah	$776
397 km or 247 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2079
397 km or 247 mi	Sderot	$1993
399 km or 248 mi	Jerusalem	$2483
400 km or 248 mi	Amman	$1013
403 km or 250 mi	Gaza	$776
403 km or 250 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1823
411 km or 255 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2105
411 km or 255 mi	Ramallah	$1122
412 km or 256 mi	Ashkelon	$1761
412 km or 256 mi	Al-Salt	$546
421 km or 262 mi	Ashdod	$2145
422 km or 262 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2198
424 km or 264 mi	Rehovot	$2066
426 km or 265 mi	Ramla	$2346
426 km or 265 mi	Yavne	$2172
427 km or 265 mi	Lod	$2154
429 km or 266 mi	Ness Ziona	$2298
430 km or 267 mi	Suez	$288
430 km or 267 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2403