Kabul vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Kabul	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$473	$1471
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1051	$3340
🏠 One person rent	$200	$759
🏘️ Family rent	$280	$1147
🍽️ Food expenses	$163	$497
🚐 Transport expenses	$75.2	$96.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$120	$1983
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	33	24
😀 Quality of life	25	81
🏙️ Population	5.33M	693K

The cost of living in Kabul is 68% less expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 8823rd and 4152nd ($473 vs $1471) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 64th in Afghanistan and Spain, respectively. Check Afghanistan vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kabul compared to 1.3 months in Zaragoza. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Zaragoza ranked 21st in Spain, while ranked 8992nd and 683rd 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	$2.79	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.56	$46.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.12	$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$4.1
☕ Cappuccino	$1.38	$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.39	$2.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$108	$734
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$72.2	$629
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$196	$1111
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$127	$966
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35	$80.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.5	$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$85.8	$28.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.8%	3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$579	$4053
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$300	$2102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.19	$1.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.2	$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.53	$12.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.25	$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.57	$2.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$17.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$8.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.32	$21.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$2.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$2.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$2.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$2.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.25	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.02	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.07	$5.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.87	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.79	$6.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.37	$16.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$4.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.16	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.55	$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$11.7	$45.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.45	$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.6	$42.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.13	$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$15.1	$75.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$39.8	$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$20.2	$535
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1540	$8348

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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 Zaragoza

Distance	City	Cost of living
67 km or 42 mi	Huesca	$1201
76 km or 47 mi	Tudela	$1462
126 km or 78 mi	Lleida	$1264
144 km or 90 mi	Pamplona	$1655
158 km or 98 mi	Logrono	$1146
174 km or 108 mi	Vinaros	$1493
187 km or 116 mi	Tarragona	$1531
188 km or 117 mi	Pau	$1347
193 km or 120 mi	Tarbes	$1569
199 km or 123 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1734
200 km or 124 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1215
201 km or 125 mi	Villarreal	$1267
202 km or 125 mi	Irun	$1631
203 km or 126 mi	Errenteria	$1674
205 km or 127 mi	Cuenca	$1251
206 km or 128 mi	San Sebastian	$1797
207 km or 128 mi	Borriana	$1296
211 km or 131 mi	Zarautz	$1616
211 km or 131 mi	Biarritz	$1767
215 km or 133 mi	Eibar	$1584
218 km or 136 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1878
222 km or 138 mi	Guadalajara	$1226
223 km or 138 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1478
223 km or 139 mi	Ordino	$1877
225 km or 140 mi	Manresa	$1210
225 km or 140 mi	Sagunto	$1415
241 km or 149 mi	Terrassa	$1473
241 km or 150 mi	Requena	$1461
243 km or 151 mi	Rubi	$1580
244 km or 152 mi	Burgos	$1343
245 km or 152 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1697
246 km or 153 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1603
247 km or 153 mi	Valencia	$1797
247 km or 153 mi	Bilbao	$1746
248 km or 154 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1656
249 km or 155 mi	Sabadell	$1685
250 km or 156 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1812
254 km or 158 mi	Ripollet	$1708
255 km or 159 mi	Portugalete	$1647
256 km or 159 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1671