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

🙂 Solo nomad: Kabul is 45.7% cheaper than Mazar-i-Sharif without rent, and 37.3% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Kabul is 21.8% cheaper than Mazar-i-Sharif without rent, and 23.5% 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

$14.15 ؋986

-25.23%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.26 ؋296

$3.35 ؋233

27.16%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.24 ؋156

$3.59 ؋250

-37.60%

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.77 ؋123

$7.24 ؋504

-75.55%

Cappuccino

$1.01 ؋70

$1.12 ؋77.8

-9.82%

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

$0.36 ؋25.1

$0.52 ؋36.13

-30.77%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.14 ؋9.53

$0.27 ؋18.91

-48.15%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.76 ؋52.7

$0.58 ؋40.52

31.03%

White Bread (500g)

$0.22 ؋15.1

$0.18 ؋12.35

22.22%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.74 ؋121

$1.55 ؋108

12.26%

Eggs

$1.41 ؋98.4

$1.6 ؋111

-11.88%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$3.69 ؋257

$4.95 ؋345

-25.45%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.28 ؋228

$3.69 ؋257

-11.11%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$5.84 ؋407

$5.49 ؋383

6.38%

Apples (1kg)

$0.54 ؋37.43

$0.57 ؋39.98

-5.26%

Banana (1kg)

$0.82 ؋56.8

$0.94 ؋65.2

-12.77%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.71 ؋49.2

$0.71 ؋49.81

Tomato (1kg)

$0.43 ؋29.84

$0.59 ؋41.38

-27.12%

Potato (1kg)

$0.47 ؋32.95

$0.43 ؋30.18

9.30%

Onion (1kg)

$0.46 ؋31.73

$0.35 ؋24.52

31.43%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.25 ؋17.55

$0.41 ؋28.6

-39.02%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.35 ؋24.39

$0.28 ؋19.24

25.00%

Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)

$1.75 ؋122

$1.33 ؋92.8

31.58%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.95 ؋66.2

$0.45 ؋31.34

111.11%

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.5 ؋105

$1.18 ؋82.3

27.12%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.65 ؋185

$1.18 ؋82

124.58%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.21 ؋14.62

$0.51 ؋35.74

-58.82%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$10.12 ؋705

$21.59 ؋1,504

-53.13%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.75 ؋122

$0.69 ؋48.41

153.62%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.52 ؋36.09

$1.38 ؋96.3

-62.32%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.47 ؋172

$1.47 ؋102

68.03%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.98 ؋68.4

$1.12 ؋77.8

-12.50%

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

$7,929 ؋552.3K

$9,985 ؋695.6K

-20.59%

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

$32.1K ؋2.2M

$40.8K ؋2.8M

-21.30%

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

$50.8 ؋3,536

$112 ؋7,774

-54.51%

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

$13.77 ؋959

$15.93 ؋1,110

-13.56%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$90.1 ؋6,279

$284 ؋19.8K

-68.24%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$9.08 ؋632

$10.95 ؋763

-17.08%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$3.82 ؋266

$3.65 ؋254

4.66%

Cinema Ticket

$2.11 ؋147

$4.21 ؋293

-49.88%

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

$18.7 ؋1,303

$29 ؋2,020

-35.52%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,425 ؋99.2K

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$9.6 ؋669

$12.11 ؋844

-20.73%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$16.92 ؋1,179

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$33.21 ؋2,314

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$28.36 ؋1,976

$17.37 ؋1,210

63.27%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$85.8 ؋5,980

$87.6 ؋6,101

-1.99%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$56.8 ؋3,953

$42.48 ؋2,959

33.59%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$205 ؋14.3K

$143 ؋9,962

43.22%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$109 ؋7,595

$71.9 ؋5,008

51.66%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$497 ؋34.6K

$375 ؋26.1K

32.49%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$267 ؋18.6K

$148 ؋10.3K

80.75%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$246 ؋17.1K

$260 ؋18.1K

-5.51%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

18.5

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

Last update for Kabul: October 29, 2025

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

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