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

🙂 Solo nomad: Kabul is 15.3% cheaper than Herat without rent, and 28.9% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Kabul is 14.2% cheaper than Herat without rent, and 14% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.65 ؋185

$2.1 ؋146

26.19%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$10.58 ؋737

$8.81 ؋614

20.09%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.26 ؋296

$4.06 ؋283

4.93%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.24 ؋156

$2.2 ؋153

1.82%

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.77 ؋123

$7.16 ؋499

-75.28%

Cappuccino

$1.01 ؋70

$0.74 ؋51.7

36.49%

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

$0.36 ؋25.1

$0.52 ؋36.43

-30.77%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.14 ؋9.53

$0.12 ؋8.38

16.67%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.76 ؋52.7

$0.48 ؋33.24

58.33%

White Bread (500g)

$0.22 ؋15.1

$0.28 ؋19.25

-21.43%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.74 ؋121

$2.85 ؋198

-38.95%

Eggs

$1.41 ؋98.4

$2.11 ؋147

-33.18%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$3.69 ؋257

$2.91 ؋203

26.80%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.28 ؋228

$2.54 ؋177

29.13%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$5.84 ؋407

$5.82 ؋406

0.34%

Apples (1kg)

$0.54 ؋37.43

$0.69 ؋48.28

-21.74%

Banana (1kg)

$0.82 ؋56.8

$0.75 ؋52.6

9.33%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.71 ؋49.2

$0.54 ؋37.82

31.48%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.43 ؋29.84

$0.59 ؋40.83

-27.12%

Potato (1kg)

$0.47 ؋32.95

$0.55 ؋38.25

-14.55%

Onion (1kg)

$0.46 ؋31.73

$0.34 ؋23.88

35.29%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.25 ؋17.55

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.35 ؋24.39

$0.28 ؋19.43

25.00%

Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)

$1.75 ؋122

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.95 ؋66.2

$0.96 ؋66.7

-1.04%

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.5 ؋105

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.65 ؋185

$1.88 ؋131

40.96%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.21 ؋14.62

$0.3 ؋21.17

-30.00%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$10.12 ؋705

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.75 ؋122

$2.2 ؋153

-20.45%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.52 ؋36.09

$1.34 ؋93.1

-61.19%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.47 ؋172

$4.22 ؋294

-41.47%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.98 ؋68.4

$1.04 ؋72.2

-5.77%

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

$7,929 ؋552.3K

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

$32.1K ؋2.2M

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

$50.8 ؋3,536

$185 ؋12.9K

-72.50%

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

$13.77 ؋959

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$90.1 ؋6,279

$145 ؋10.1K

-37.82%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$9.08 ؋632

$14.27 ؋994

-36.37%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$3.82 ؋266

Cinema Ticket

$2.11 ؋147

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

$18.7 ؋1,303

$14.44 ؋1,006

29.50%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,425 ؋99.2K

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$9.6 ؋669

$21.43 ؋1,493

-55.20%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$16.92 ؋1,179

$21.27 ؋1,482

-20.45%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$33.21 ؋2,314

$28.87 ؋2,011

15.03%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$28.36 ؋1,976

$35.5 ؋2,473

-20.11%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$85.8 ؋5,980

$73.1 ؋5,094

17.38%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$56.8 ؋3,953

$43.74 ؋3,047

29.74%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$205 ؋14.3K

$117 ؋8,152

75.01%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$109 ؋7,595

$71.7 ؋4,994

52.09%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$497 ؋34.6K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$267 ؋18.6K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$246 ؋17.1K

$177 ؋12.3K

38.65%

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: October 29, 2025

Last update for Herat: October 27, 2025

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