Kabul vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$599
$1110
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1271
$2698
🏠 One person rent
$285
$551
🏘️ Family rent
$403
$1053
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$349
🚐 Transport expenses
$96.7
$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$188
$1727
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
29
44
😀 Quality of life
13
68
🏙️ Population
4.27M
1.42M

The cost of living in Kabul is 46% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 7801st and 4893rd ($599 vs $1110) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Afghanistan and Oman, respectively. Check Afghanistan vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kabul compared to 1.6 months in Muscat. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 9123rd and 3189th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kabul Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.69
$5.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.83
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.92
$7.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.75
$11.7
☕ Cappuccino
$1.82
$5.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$550
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$123
$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$381
$1200
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$182
$801
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.5
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.3
$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$99.3
$71.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.36%
4.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$451
$1760
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$274
$1270
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$1.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$62.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.29
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.88
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.32
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.5
$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.73
$3.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$4.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.69
$8.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$4.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.56
$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.81
$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.47
$3.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.3
$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.34
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$36.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.99
$8.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.6
$43.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.1
$77.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$23.8
$190
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1452
$8649

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$469
119 km or 74 mi Jalalabad
$358
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$476
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$441
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$457
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$338
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$374
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$467
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$372
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$354
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$323
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$439
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$659
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$376
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$450
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$456
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$655
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$672
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$328
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$341
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$521
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$292
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$373
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$277
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$344
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$380
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$319
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$330
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$273
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$388
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$285
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$371
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$312
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$280
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$358
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$335
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$376
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$308
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$487

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Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$994
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$786
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$687
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1232
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1050
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2084
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1503
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2309
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$639
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$547
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$531
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$831
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$520
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1810
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$561
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1719
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$467
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$556
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$515
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1218
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1267
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1226
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$429
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$806
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$548
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$558
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$870
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$546
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$989
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$878
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$537
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$541
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$928
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$548