Almaty vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1014
$504
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2459
$1114
🏠 One person rent
$531
$211
🏘️ Family rent
$940
$298
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$177
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.1
$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$776
$146
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
52
33
😀 Quality of life
70
26
🏙️ Population
2.23M
5.33M

The cost of living in Almaty is 101% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 5468th and 8650th ($1014 vs $504) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Kazakhstan and Afghanistan, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs Afghanistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Almaty compared to 0.3 months in Kabul. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 3901st and 8929th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Almaty vs Kabul

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Almaty Kabul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.96
$3.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.8
$8.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.23
$5.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$3.24
☕ Cappuccino
$2.82
$1.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$648
$126
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$426
$83.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1197
$223
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$768
$145
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.4
$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.3
$49.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.4
$88.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.05%
12.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$664
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1284
$346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.7
$14.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.13
$6.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$5.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.71
$4.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.91
$6.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$0.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$2.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$3.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.79
$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.5
$13.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.81
$2.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.57
$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.6
$17.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$45.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$346
$20.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10616
$1302

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$899
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$656
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$876
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$636
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$500
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$789
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$601
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$764
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$646
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$521
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$579
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$555
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$514
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$609
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$687
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$518
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$488
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$572
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$570
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$471
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$513
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$572
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$669
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$688
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$587
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$610
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$759
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$553
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$608
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$614
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$842
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$599
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$535
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$583
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$500
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$622
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$576
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$549
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$519
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$712

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Distance City Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi Gardez
$456
119 km or 74 mi Jalalabad
$381
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$447
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$438
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$447
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$321
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$394
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$468
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$373
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$373
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$493
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$371
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$496
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$734
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$446
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$470
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$391
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$737
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$773
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$280
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$350
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$473
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$306
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$393
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$253
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$379
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$382
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$359
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$335
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$278
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$344
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$303
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$440
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$339
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$309
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$401
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$313
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$396
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$332
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$469