Kabul vs Tabuk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Kabul	Tabuk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$504	$1036
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1114	$2352
🏠 One person rent	$211	$518
🏘️ Family rent	$298	$691
🍽️ Food expenses	$177	$280
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.4	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$146	$1734
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	33	16
😀 Quality of life	26	57
🏙️ Population	5.33M	886K

The cost of living in Kabul is 51% less expensive than in Tabuk. Cities ranked 8650th and 5290th ($504 vs $1036) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 10th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 8929th and 6204th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Kabul	Tabuk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.18	$6.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$8.5	$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.85	$7.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.24	$1.61
☕ Cappuccino	$1.6	$2.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.41	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$126	$496
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$83.1	$364
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$223	$604
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$145	$510
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.7	$59.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.5	$94.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$88.2	$68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.73%	5.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$664	$1579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$346	$948
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.16	$2.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.2	$41.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.58	$24.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$0.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.28	$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.61	$2.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.34	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$6.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.58	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$2.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.05	$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.37	$0.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.78	$6.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.49	$3.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.19	$3.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.2	$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.61	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.3	$65.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.54	$21.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.1	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.29	$3.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.5	$28.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$45.8	$90.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$20.9	$663
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1302	$8604

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Cities near Kabul

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Gardez	$456
119 km or 74 mi	Jalalabad	$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

Cities near Tabuk

Distance	City	Cost of living
198 km or 123 mi	Aqaba	$818
203 km or 126 mi	Dahab	$429
204 km or 127 mi	Eilat	$2054
216 km or 134 mi	Ma'an	$856
219 km or 136 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$555
236 km or 146 mi	Al Wajh	$919
287 km or 178 mi	Tafilah	$686
300 km or 187 mi	Hurghada	$334
306 km or 190 mi	El Gouna	$338
321 km or 200 mi	Al-Karak	$742
333 km or 207 mi	Dimona	$2014
344 km or 214 mi	Arad	$1933
356 km or 221 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$771
362 km or 225 mi	Beersheba	$1810
373 km or 231 mi	Ofakim	$2038
377 km or 234 mi	Rahat	$2060
377 km or 234 mi	Dura	$1149
377 km or 234 mi	Hebron	$977
387 km or 240 mi	Netivot	$2145
391 km or 243 mi	Bethlehem	$1077
393 km or 244 mi	Sakakah	$753
397 km or 247 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2225
397 km or 247 mi	Sderot	$2133
399 km or 248 mi	Jerusalem	$2663
400 km or 248 mi	Amman	$1032
403 km or 250 mi	Gaza	$862
403 km or 250 mi	Beit Shemesh	$2054
411 km or 255 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2283
411 km or 255 mi	Ramallah	$1205
412 km or 256 mi	Ashkelon	$1845
412 km or 256 mi	Al-Salt	$538
421 km or 262 mi	Ashdod	$2305
422 km or 262 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2393
424 km or 264 mi	Rehovot	$2201
426 km or 265 mi	Ramla	$2465
426 km or 265 mi	Yavne	$2354
427 km or 265 mi	Lod	$2336
429 km or 266 mi	Ness Ziona	$2487
430 km or 267 mi	Suez	$288
430 km or 267 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2587