Kabul vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kabul	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$474	$1101
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1052	$2539
🏠 One person rent	$203	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$302	$671
🍽️ Food expenses	$158	$409
🚐 Transport expenses	$81.8	$90.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$218	$1637
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	30	27
😀 Quality of life	14	59
🏙️ Population	4.27M	687K

The cost of living in Kabul is 57% less expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 8769th and 4828th ($474 vs $1101) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 120th in Afghanistan and Spain, respectively. Check Afghanistan vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Kabul compared to 1.5 months in Zaragoza. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Zaragoza ranked 99th in Spain, while ranked 9071st and 5447th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kabul vs Zaragoza

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	Kabul	Zaragoza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.38	$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.34	$30
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.64	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.11	$3.81
☕ Cappuccino	$1.53	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.32	$2.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$140	$546
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$90	$383
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$312	$721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$141	$519
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.2	$56.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.8	$86.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.8	$24.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.54%	3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$404	$4315
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$202	$2280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.8	$26.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.27	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.27	$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.39	$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$7.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.88	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.2	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.88	$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.12	$7.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.38	$5.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.97	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.48	$3.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.01	$1.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.37	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12.8	$41.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.15	$6.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.2	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.79	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$16.1	$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$34.4	$92.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$17.2	$474
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1356	$7261

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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 Zaragoza

Distance	City	Cost of living
67 km or 42 mi	Huesca	$1071
76 km or 47 mi	Tudela	$1241
126 km or 78 mi	Lleida	$1235
144 km or 90 mi	Pamplona	$1422
158 km or 98 mi	Logrono	$983
174 km or 108 mi	Vinaros	$1275
187 km or 116 mi	Tarragona	$1217
188 km or 117 mi	Pau	$1296
193 km or 120 mi	Tarbes	$1369
199 km or 123 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1532
200 km or 124 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1100
201 km or 125 mi	Villarreal	$1131
202 km or 125 mi	Irun	$1453
203 km or 126 mi	Errenteria	$1461
205 km or 127 mi	Cuenca	$1084
206 km or 128 mi	San Sebastian	$1477
207 km or 128 mi	Borriana	$1150
211 km or 131 mi	Zarautz	$1438
211 km or 131 mi	Biarritz	$1562
215 km or 133 mi	Eibar	$1365
218 km or 136 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1601
222 km or 138 mi	Guadalajara	$1056
223 km or 138 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1269
223 km or 139 mi	Ordino	$1592
225 km or 140 mi	Manresa	$1089
225 km or 140 mi	Sagunto	$1220
241 km or 149 mi	Terrassa	$1361
241 km or 150 mi	Requena	$1261
243 km or 151 mi	Rubi	$1393
244 km or 152 mi	Burgos	$1107
245 km or 152 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1293
246 km or 153 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1389
247 km or 153 mi	Valencia	$1522
247 km or 153 mi	Bilbao	$1455
248 km or 154 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1434
249 km or 155 mi	Sabadell	$1431
250 km or 156 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1567
254 km or 158 mi	Ripollet	$1454
255 km or 159 mi	Portugalete	$1385
256 km or 159 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1387