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

🙂 Solo nomad: Kabul is 13.7% cheaper than Herat without rent, and 28.9% cheaper with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Kabul is 13.4% more expensive than Herat without rent, and 12.6% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.61 ؋172

$2.19 ؋145

19.18%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$10.75 ؋709

$8.66 ؋572

24.13%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.23 ؋279

$3.87 ؋255

9.30%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.27 ؋150

$2.18 ؋144

4.13%

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.74 ؋115

$7.07 ؋466

-75.39%

Cappuccino

$1.02 ؋67.3

$0.70 ؋46.14

45.71%

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

$0.37 ؋24.19

$0.51 ؋33.68

-27.45%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.14 ؋9.20

$0.14 ؋9.41

Milk (1 liter)

$0.71 ؋47.07

$0.52 ؋34.02

36.54%

White Bread (500g)

$0.18 ؋12.05

$0.28 ؋18.30

-35.71%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.73 ؋114

$2.78 ؋184

-37.77%

Eggs

$1.41 ؋93.2

$2.05 ؋136

-31.22%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$3.86 ؋255

$2.83 ؋187

36.40%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.32 ؋219

$2.52 ؋166

31.75%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$6.03 ؋398

$5.82 ؋384

3.61%

Apples (1kg)

$0.57 ؋37.47

$0.70 ؋46.52

-18.57%

Banana (1kg)

$0.80 ؋52.5

$0.75 ؋49.72

6.67%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.74 ؋49.02

$0.58 ؋38.58

27.59%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.43 ؋28.66

$0.55 ؋36.30

-21.82%

Potato (1kg)

$0.45 ؋29.67

$0.56 ؋36.91

-19.64%

Onion (1kg)

$0.43 ؋28.11

$0.38 ؋24.88

13.16%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.23 ؋15.07

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.33 ؋21.66

$0.30 ؋20.01

10.00%

Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)

$1.78 ؋117

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.87 ؋57.2

$0.91 ؋60.2

-4.40%

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.45 ؋95.8

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.53 ؋167

$1.92 ؋127

31.77%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.21 ؋13.85

$0.30 ؋19.85

-30.00%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$9.98 ؋659

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.68 ؋111

$2.21 ؋146

-23.98%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.53 ؋34.66

$1.38 ؋90.8

-61.59%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.57 ؋170

$4.42 ؋291

-41.86%

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)

$51.2 ؋3,379

$186 ؋12.3K

-72.45%

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

$13.92 ؋919

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$90.2 ؋5,953

$146 ؋9,636

-38.21%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$8.99 ؋593

$14.42 ؋952

-37.66%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$3.71 ؋245

Cinema Ticket

$2.11 ؋139

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

$18.56 ؋1,225

$14.34 ؋947

29.43%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,412 ؋93.2K

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$9.12 ؋602

$21.90 ؋1,446

-58.36%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$17.31 ؋1,143

$21.35 ؋1,410

-18.92%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$33.41 ؋2,205

$29.08 ؋1,920

14.89%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$27.61 ؋1,822

$35.83 ؋2,365

-22.94%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$83.4 ؋5,507

$72.0 ؋4,753

15.86%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$56.8 ؋3,751

$43.67 ؋2,882

30.11%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$200 ؋13.2K

$114 ؋7,510

76.08%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$112 ؋7,409

$71.6 ؋4,725

56.78%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$751 ؋49.6K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$407 ؋26.9K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$331 ؋21.8K

$183 ؋12.1K

80.56%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

18.5

-7.50%

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

Last update for Kabul: January 12, 2026

Last update for Herat: January 11, 2026

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