Kabul vs Tabuk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kabul	Tabuk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$474	$1078
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1052	$2358
🏠 One person rent	$203	$566
🏘️ Family rent	$302	$724
🍽️ Food expenses	$158	$282
🚐 Transport expenses	$81.8	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$218	$1728
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	30	15
😀 Quality of life	14	47
🏙️ Population	4.27M	886K

The cost of living in Kabul is 56% less expensive than in Tabuk. Cities ranked 8769th and 4967th ($474 vs $1078) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 4th in Afghanistan and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Afghanistan vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 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 9071st and 6450th 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	$2.38	$7.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.34	$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.64	$6.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.11	$1.06
☕ Cappuccino	$1.53	$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.32	$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$140	$507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$90	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$312	$571
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$141	$480
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.2	$85.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.8	$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.8	$93.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.54%	4.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$404	$1372
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$202	$856
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$2.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.8	$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.27	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.27	$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.39	$2.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$5.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.88	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$2.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.2	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.88	$1.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.12	$2.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$2.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.38	$6.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.97	$3.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.48	$3.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.01	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.37	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12.8	$77
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.15	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.2	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.79	$3.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$16.1	$29.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$34.4	$90.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$17.2	$666
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1356	$8574

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Cities near Kabul

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Gardez	$386
119 km or 74 mi	Jalalabad	$303
129 km or 80 mi	Ghazni	$389
150 km or 93 mi	Khost	$366
163 km or 101 mi	Puli Khumri	$381
223 km or 138 mi	Peshawar	$346
235 km or 146 mi	Kohat	$379
246 km or 153 mi	Kunduz	$394
266 km or 166 mi	Mardan	$366
293 km or 182 mi	Mingora	$364
304 km or 189 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$408
336 km or 209 mi	Wah	$382
368 km or 229 mi	Islamabad	$442
369 km or 229 mi	Qurghonteppa	$596
374 km or 232 mi	Rawalpindi	$401
389 km or 242 mi	Sheberghan	$414
425 km or 264 mi	Sargodha	$458
450 km or 280 mi	Tursunzoda	$593
451 km or 280 mi	Dushanbe	$605
451 km or 280 mi	Mirpur	$354
456 km or 284 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$355
458 km or 285 mi	Kandahar	$468
467 km or 290 mi	Jhang	$292
474 km or 294 mi	Chiniot	$389
476 km or 296 mi	Baramulla	$273
499 km or 310 mi	Gojra	$342
501 km or 312 mi	Hafizabad	$380
503 km or 313 mi	Faisalabad	$306
505 km or 314 mi	Gujrat	$373
517 km or 321 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$297
520 km or 323 mi	Srinagar	$354
523 km or 325 mi	Quetta	$266
526 km or 327 mi	Multan	$392
534 km or 332 mi	Sahiwal	$305
536 km or 333 mi	Gujranwala	$308
538 km or 334 mi	Khanewal	$361
546 km or 340 mi	Sialkot	$281
549 km or 341 mi	Sheikhupura	$374
550 km or 342 mi	Kamoke	$321
553 km or 344 mi	Lashkargah	$476

Cities near Tabuk

Distance	City	Cost of living
198 km or 123 mi	Aqaba	$809
203 km or 126 mi	Dahab	$381
204 km or 127 mi	Eilat	$1577
216 km or 134 mi	Ma'an	$793
219 km or 136 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
236 km or 146 mi	Al Wajh	$961
287 km or 178 mi	Tafilah	$646
300 km or 187 mi	Hurghada	$342
306 km or 190 mi	El Gouna	$336
321 km or 200 mi	Al-Karak	$710
333 km or 207 mi	Dimona	$1716
344 km or 214 mi	Arad	$1680
356 km or 221 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
362 km or 225 mi	Beersheba	$1471
373 km or 231 mi	Ofakim	$1684
377 km or 234 mi	Rahat	$1686
377 km or 234 mi	Dura	$813
377 km or 234 mi	Hebron	$762
387 km or 240 mi	Netivot	$1742
391 km or 243 mi	Bethlehem	$905
393 km or 244 mi	Sakakah	$781
397 km or 247 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
397 km or 247 mi	Sderot	$1732
399 km or 248 mi	Jerusalem	$2114
400 km or 248 mi	Amman	$994
403 km or 250 mi	Gaza	$640
403 km or 250 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1506
411 km or 255 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
411 km or 255 mi	Ramallah	$996
412 km or 256 mi	Ashkelon	$1511
412 km or 256 mi	Al-Salt	$552
421 km or 262 mi	Ashdod	$1837
422 km or 262 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1915
424 km or 264 mi	Rehovot	$1811
426 km or 265 mi	Ramla	$2123
426 km or 265 mi	Yavne	$1884
427 km or 265 mi	Lod	$1891
429 km or 266 mi	Ness Ziona	$1943
430 km or 267 mi	Suez	$272
430 km or 267 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2028