Kabul vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$567
$700
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1181
$1924
🏠 One person rent
$276
$303
🏘️ Family rent
$383
$681
🍽️ Food expenses
$168
$207
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.9
$54.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$175
$247
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
29
96
😀 Quality of life
21
61
🏙️ Population
4.27M
8.69M

The cost of living in Kabul is 19% less expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 7972nd and 6811th ($567 vs $700) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 11th in Afghanistan and Iran, respectively. Check Afghanistan vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kabul compared to 0.4 months in Tehran. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 8953rd and 5288th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kabul vs Tehran

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Kabul Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.48
$4.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.7
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.27
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.97
$0.8
☕ Cappuccino
$1.75
$1.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$295
$840
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$182
$611
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.8
$10.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$16.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$99
$7.89
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.25%
23.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$424
$2317
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$259
$1382
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.2
$14.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.36
$2.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.3
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.4
$1.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$4.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.86
$3.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.3
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$7.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.24
$1.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$0.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.38
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.23
$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.67
$15.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.8
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$11.8
$17
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.21
$1.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.5
$102
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.99
$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$14.2
$34.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$41.8
$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.2
$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1370
$1883

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Distance City Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi Gardez
$449
119 km or 74 mi Jalalabad
$347
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$455
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$423
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$437
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$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
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Golestan
$655
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$653
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$655
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$651
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$655
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$636
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$653
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$633
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$619
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$647
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$636
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$651
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$654
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$693
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$650
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$616
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$647
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$616
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$519
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$583
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$546
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$454
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$595
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$434
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$533
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$640
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$558
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$561
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$547
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$456
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$530
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$656
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$436
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$451
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$661
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$502
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$561
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$511
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$576
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$569