Cost of Living Comparison Between Jalalabad and Mazar-i-Sharif Cost of Living Comparison Between Jalalabad and Mazar-i-Sharif

🙂 Solo nomad: Jalalabad is 25.3% cheaper than Mazar-i-Sharif without rent, and 29.2% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Jalalabad is 23.6% cheaper than Mazar-i-Sharif without rent, and 21.7% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.21 ؋154

$2.1 ؋146

5.24%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$7.31 ؋509

$14.15 ؋986

-48.34%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$3.51 ؋244

$3.35 ؋233

4.78%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.59 ؋250

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$7.24 ؋504

Cappuccino

$0.69 ؋47.86

$1.12 ؋77.8

-38.39%

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

$0.52 ؋36.13

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.27 ؋18.91

Milk (1 liter)

$0.82 ؋57

$0.58 ؋40.52

41.38%

White Bread (500g)

$0.34 ؋23.83

$0.18 ؋12.35

88.89%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.71 ؋119

$1.55 ؋108

10.32%

Eggs

$1.52 ؋106

$1.6 ؋111

-5.00%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$5.1 ؋355

$4.95 ؋345

3.03%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$2.53 ؋176

$3.69 ؋257

-31.44%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$5.65 ؋393

$5.49 ؋383

2.91%

Apples (1kg)

$0.54 ؋37.81

$0.57 ؋39.98

-5.26%

Banana (1kg)

$0.59 ؋40.91

$0.94 ؋65.2

-37.23%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.75 ؋52.5

$0.71 ؋49.81

5.63%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.42 ؋29.24

$0.59 ؋41.38

-28.81%

Potato (1kg)

$0.38 ؋26.32

$0.43 ؋30.18

-11.63%

Onion (1kg)

$0.3 ؋21.08

$0.35 ؋24.52

-14.29%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.28 ؋19.42

$0.41 ؋28.6

-31.71%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.28 ؋19.2

$0.28 ؋19.24

Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)

$3.7 ؋258

$1.33 ؋92.8

178.20%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.74 ؋51.3

$0.45 ؋31.34

64.44%

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.99 ؋68.9

$1.18 ؋82.3

-16.10%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.11 ؋147

$1.18 ؋82

78.81%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.16 ؋10.81

$0.51 ؋35.74

-68.63%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$10.11 ؋704

$21.59 ؋1,504

-53.17%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.75 ؋52.5

$0.69 ؋48.41

8.70%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.42 ؋28.94

$1.38 ؋96.3

-69.57%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$1.46 ؋101

$1.47 ؋102

-0.68%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.98 ؋68.5

$1.12 ؋77.8

-12.50%

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

$7,856 ؋547.3K

$9,985 ؋695.6K

-21.32%

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

$40.8K ؋2.8M

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

$21.33 ؋1,486

$112 ؋7,774

-80.89%

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

$15.93 ؋1,110

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$216 ؋15.1K

$284 ؋19.8K

-23.73%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$7.09 ؋494

$10.95 ؋763

-35.25%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$4.26 ؋297

$3.65 ؋254

16.71%

Cinema Ticket

$1.45 ؋101

$4.21 ؋293

-65.56%

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

$14.33 ؋998

$29 ؋2,020

-50.59%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,132 ؋78.9K

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$17.36 ؋1,209

$12.11 ؋844

43.35%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$14.25 ؋993

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$21.78 ؋1,517

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$29.15 ؋2,031

$17.37 ؋1,210

67.82%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$108 ؋7,518

$87.6 ؋6,101

23.22%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$43.9 ؋3,058

$42.48 ؋2,959

3.34%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$214 ؋14.9K

$143 ؋9,962

49.53%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$115 ؋8,041

$71.9 ؋5,008

60.56%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$442 ؋30.8K

$375 ؋26.1K

17.80%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$225 ؋15.6K

$148 ؋10.3K

52.05%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$181 ؋12.6K

$260 ؋18.1K

-30.26%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

13.88

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

Last update for Jalalabad: October 28, 2025

Last update for Mazar-i-Sharif: October 28, 2025

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