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

🙂 Solo nomad: Kabul is 10.1% cheaper than Herat without rent, and 27% cheaper with rent.

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

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.57 ؋164

$2.17 ؋139

18.43%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$10.82 ؋691

$8.45 ؋539

28.05%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.37 ؋279

$3.99 ؋255

9.52%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.37 ؋151

$2.22 ؋142

6.76%

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.71 ؋109

$7.30 ؋466

-76.58%

Cappuccino

$1.02 ؋65.1

$0.75 ؋47.81

36.00%

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

$0.34 ؋21.45

$0.51 ؋32.85

-33.33%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.15 ؋9.42

$0.12 ؋7.96

25.00%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.71 ؋45.28

$0.48 ؋30.45

47.92%

White Bread (500g)

$0.19 ؋12.44

$0.28 ؋17.86

-32.14%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.67 ؋107

$2.80 ؋179

-40.36%

Eggs

$1.36 ؋86.6

$2.04 ؋130

-33.33%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$3.80 ؋243

$2.84 ؋181

33.80%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.44 ؋220

$2.66 ؋170

29.32%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$5.73 ؋366

$5.63 ؋359

1.78%

Apples (1kg)

$0.57 ؋36.43

$0.69 ؋43.98

-17.39%

Banana (1kg)

$0.81 ؋52.0

$0.70 ؋44.92

15.71%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.71 ؋45.08

$0.59 ؋37.76

20.34%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.43 ؋27.44

$0.58 ؋37.09

-25.86%

Potato (1kg)

$0.44 ؋27.91

$0.55 ؋35.19

-20.00%

Onion (1kg)

$0.46 ؋29.12

$0.34 ؋21.93

35.29%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.25 ؋15.97

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.35 ؋22.36

$0.28 ؋17.78

25.00%

Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)

$1.85 ؋118

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.88 ؋56.0

$0.97 ؋61.7

-9.28%

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.48 ؋94.4

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.56 ؋164

$1.84 ؋118

39.13%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.21 ؋13.34

$0.28 ؋17.75

-25.00%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$10.22 ؋652

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.75 ؋112

$2.14 ؋137

-18.22%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.53 ؋33.83

$1.37 ؋87.5

-61.31%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.45 ؋156

$4.33 ؋277

-43.42%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.97 ؋62.2

$1.02 ؋65.2

-4.90%

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

$7,966 ؋508.6K

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

$31.9K ؋2.0M

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

$50.9 ؋3,247

$183 ؋11.7K

-72.27%

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

$13.63 ؋870

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$92.3 ؋5,890

$142 ؋9,063

-35.00%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$8.78 ؋561

$14.29 ؋912

-38.56%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$3.74 ؋239

Cinema Ticket

$2.10 ؋134

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

$18.46 ؋1,178

$14.18 ؋905

30.18%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,453 ؋92.8K

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$9.41 ؋600

$21.74 ؋1,388

-56.72%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$17.47 ؋1,116

$21.98 ؋1,403

-20.52%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$32.96 ؋2,104

$29.09 ؋1,857

13.30%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$28.23 ؋1,802

$36.40 ؋2,323

-22.45%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$86.3 ؋5,508

$71.0 ؋4,531

21.57%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$57.6 ؋3,676

$43.51 ؋2,777

32.34%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$205 ؋13.1K

$114 ؋7,250

80.14%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$109 ؋6,967

$70.4 ؋4,496

54.95%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$742 ؋47.4K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$412 ؋26.3K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$354 ؋22.6K

$190 ؋12.1K

86.63%

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: March 29, 2026

Last update for Herat: March 29, 2026

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