cost
Cost of Living Index
Herat
56.7
city
Kabul
81.2
city
Comparison
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Winner
No clear winner across 26 metrics.
cost
Herat
56.7
city
Kabul
81.2
city
safety
Herat
59.3
city
Kabul
72
city
housing
Herat
$2,438
city
Kabul
$2,089
city
jobs
Herat
$1,657/mo
city
Kabul
$3,727/mo
city
health
Herat
62.2
city
Kabul
60.4
city
environment
Herat
11.4 ug/m3
city
Kabul
15.9 ug/m3
city
infrastructure
Herat
40 Mbps
city
Kabul
110 Mbps
city
demographics
Herat
2.2%
city
Kabul
2.8%
city
economy
Herat
9.5%
city
Kabul
8.4%
city
economy
Herat
$2,739/mo
city
Kabul
$2,490/mo
city
education
Herat
67.5
city
Kabul
61.6
city
environment
Herat
63.4
city
Kabul
66.8
city
environment
Herat
23.4 ug/m3
city
Kabul
25.3 ug/m3
city
health
Herat
69.4 years
city
Kabul
67.5 years
city
health
Herat
11.5%
city
Kabul
7.3%
city
housing
Herat
$2,747/mo
city
Kabul
$3,136/mo
city
housing
Herat
14.8x
city
Kabul
11.9x
city
housing
Herat
$14,630/sqm
city
Kabul
$10,650/sqm
city
jobs
Herat
7.6%
city
Kabul
14.0%
city
quality
Herat
5.7
city
Kabul
6.1
city
religion
Herat
72.1%
city
Kabul
61.5%
city
religion
Herat
33.5%
city
Kabul
43.3%
city
religion
Herat
75.7%
city
Kabul
56.7%
city
safety
Herat
52.8 per 100k
city
Kabul
12.1 per 100k
city
safety
Herat
15.3 per 100k
city
Kabul
19.2 per 100k
city
transport
Herat
68.8
city
Kabul
61.8
city