Cost of Living Comparison Between Herat and Kabul Cost of Living Comparison Between Herat and Kabul

😐 Solo nomad: Herat is 15.8% more expensive than Kabul without rent, and 40.6% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Herat is 11.8% cheaper than Kabul without rent, and 14.4% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.19 ؋145

$2.61 ؋172

-16.09%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$8.66 ؋572

$10.75 ؋709

-19.44%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$3.87 ؋255

$4.23 ؋279

-8.51%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.18 ؋144

$2.27 ؋150

-3.96%

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$7.07 ؋466

$1.74 ؋115

306.32%

Cappuccino

$0.70 ؋46.14

$1.02 ؋67.3

-31.37%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.51 ؋33.68

$0.37 ؋24.19

37.84%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.14 ؋9.41

$0.14 ؋9.20

Milk (1 liter)

$0.52 ؋34.02

$0.71 ؋47.07

-26.76%

White Bread (500g)

$0.28 ؋18.30

$0.18 ؋12.05

55.56%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.78 ؋184

$1.73 ؋114

60.69%

Eggs

$2.05 ؋136

$1.41 ؋93.2

45.39%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$2.83 ؋187

$3.86 ؋255

-26.68%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$2.52 ؋166

$3.32 ؋219

-24.10%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$5.82 ؋384

$6.03 ؋398

-3.48%

Apples (1kg)

$0.70 ؋46.52

$0.57 ؋37.47

22.81%

Banana (1kg)

$0.75 ؋49.72

$0.80 ؋52.5

-6.25%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.58 ؋38.58

$0.74 ؋49.02

-21.62%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.55 ؋36.30

$0.43 ؋28.66

27.91%

Potato (1kg)

$0.56 ؋36.91

$0.45 ؋29.67

24.44%

Onion (1kg)

$0.38 ؋24.88

$0.43 ؋28.11

-11.63%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.23 ؋15.07

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.30 ؋20.01

$0.33 ؋21.66

-9.09%

Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)

$1.78 ؋117

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.91 ؋60.2

$0.87 ؋57.2

4.60%

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.45 ؋95.8

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$1.92 ؋127

$2.53 ؋167

-24.11%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.30 ؋19.85

$0.21 ؋13.85

42.86%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$9.98 ؋659

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$2.21 ؋146

$1.68 ؋111

31.55%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.38 ؋90.8

$0.53 ؋34.66

160.38%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$4.42 ؋291

$2.57 ؋170

71.98%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.99 ؋65.3

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$7,848 ؋518.0K

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$32.1K ؋2.1M

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$186 ؋12.3K

$51.2 ؋3,379

263.00%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$13.92 ؋919

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$146 ؋9,636

$90.2 ؋5,953

61.85%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$14.42 ؋952

$8.99 ؋593

60.40%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$3.71 ؋245

Cinema Ticket

$2.11 ؋139

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$14.34 ؋947

$18.56 ؋1,225

-22.74%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,412 ؋93.2K

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$21.90 ؋1,446

$9.12 ؋602

140.13%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$21.35 ؋1,410

$17.31 ؋1,143

23.34%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$29.08 ؋1,920

$33.41 ؋2,205

-12.96%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$35.83 ؋2,365

$27.61 ؋1,822

29.77%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$72.0 ؋4,753

$83.4 ؋5,507

-13.69%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$43.67 ؋2,882

$56.8 ؋3,751

-23.14%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$114 ؋7,510

$200 ؋13.2K

-43.21%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$71.6 ؋4,725

$112 ؋7,409

-36.22%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$751 ؋49.6K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$407 ؋26.9K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$183 ؋12.1K

$331 ؋21.8K

-44.62%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

18.5

8.11%

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Herat: January 11, 2026

Last update for Kabul: January 12, 2026

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