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

🙂 Solo nomad: Kabul is 34.3% cheaper than Mazar-i-Sharif without rent, and 37.8% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Kabul is 20.7% cheaper than Mazar-i-Sharif without rent, and 22.5% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.58 ؋167

$2.19 ؋141

17.81%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$10.75 ؋694

$14.61 ؋943

-26.42%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.34 ؋280

$3.35 ؋216

29.55%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.34 ؋151

$3.69 ؋238

-36.59%

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.67 ؋108

$7.35 ؋475

-77.28%

Cappuccino

$1.01 ؋65.2

$1.12 ؋72.1

-9.82%

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

$0.34 ؋21.64

$0.55 ؋35.77

-38.18%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.13 ؋8.17

$0.25 ؋16.12

-48.00%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.75 ؋48.18

$0.55 ؋35.29

36.36%

White Bread (500g)

$0.21 ؋13.88

$0.17 ؋11.20

23.53%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.67 ؋108

$1.56 ؋101

7.05%

Eggs

$1.42 ؋91.7

$1.55 ؋100

-8.39%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$3.81 ؋246

$5.11 ؋330

-25.44%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.34 ؋216

$3.81 ؋246

-12.34%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$5.81 ؋375

$5.52 ؋356

5.25%

Apples (1kg)

$0.54 ؋34.75

$0.58 ؋37.22

-6.90%

Banana (1kg)

$0.81 ؋52.3

$0.99 ؋63.9

-18.18%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.69 ؋44.41

$0.78 ؋50.3

-11.54%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.43 ؋28.05

$0.56 ؋36.17

-23.21%

Potato (1kg)

$0.48 ؋31.04

$0.43 ؋27.76

11.63%

Onion (1kg)

$0.43 ؋27.72

$0.39 ؋24.96

10.26%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.23 ؋14.76

$0.38 ؋24.75

-39.47%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.35 ؋22.85

$0.28 ؋17.97

25.00%

Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)

$1.85 ؋120

$1.45 ؋93.6

27.59%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.88 ؋57.2

$0.42 ؋27.12

109.52%

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.47 ؋94.7

$1.17 ؋75.6

25.64%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.65 ؋171

$1.17 ؋75.6

126.50%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.21 ؋13.55

$0.48 ؋31.28

-56.25%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$9.92 ؋640

$21.48 ؋1,388

-53.82%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.70 ؋110

$0.73 ؋47.46

132.88%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.55 ؋35.62

$1.37 ؋88.6

-59.85%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.58 ؋167

$1.41 ؋90.8

82.98%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.93 ؋60.0

$1.14 ؋73.9

-18.42%

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

$7,929 ؋512.1K

$10.0K ؋647.1K

-20.86%

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

$31.6K ؋2.0M

$41.0K ؋2.6M

-22.93%

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

$51.2 ؋3,309

$109 ؋7,070

-53.20%

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

$13.68 ؋884

$15.72 ؋1,015

-12.98%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$88.8 ؋5,736

$289 ؋18.7K

-69.27%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$8.77 ؋566

$10.93 ؋706

-19.76%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$3.83 ؋247

$3.53 ؋228

8.50%

Cinema Ticket

$2.11 ؋136

$4.40 ؋284

-52.05%

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

$18.23 ؋1,178

$28.18 ؋1,820

-35.31%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,460 ؋94.3K

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$9.49 ؋613

$12.25 ؋791

-22.53%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$17.46 ؋1,128

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$33.16 ؋2,142

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$27.88 ؋1,801

$17.15 ؋1,108

62.57%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$85.0 ؋5,490

$85.7 ؋5,537

-0.86%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$58.3 ؋3,768

$43.69 ؋2,822

33.53%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$198 ؋12.8K

$143 ؋9,253

38.13%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$109 ؋7,019

$71.5 ؋4,621

51.90%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$747 ؋48.3K

$392 ؋25.3K

90.58%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$419 ؋27.1K

$155 ؋10.0K

170.84%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$337 ؋21.8K

$271 ؋17.5K

24.52%

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: April 12, 2026

Last update for Mazar-i-Sharif: April 11, 2026

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