Almaty vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$941
$599
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2404
$1271
🏠 One person rent
$499
$285
🏘️ Family rent
$985
$403
🍽️ Food expenses
$286
$182
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.7
$96.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$687
$188
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
50
29
😀 Quality of life
65
13
🏙️ Population
1.92M
4.27M

The cost of living in Almaty is 57% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 6015th and 7801st ($941 vs $599) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Kazakhstan and Afghanistan, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs Afghanistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 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 4176th and 9123rd 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
$8.28
$2.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.3
$8.83
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.31
$6.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$3.75
☕ Cappuccino
$2.44
$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$123
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1259
$381
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$823
$182
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.6
$53.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.9
$82.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.2
$99.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.72%
21.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1875
$451
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1258
$274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$19.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.51
$9.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.46
$4.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.08
$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$6.69
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$0.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.27
$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.83
$2.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$3.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$1.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$1.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.3
$13.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.27
$2.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$2.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.8
$13.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$46.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$279
$23.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11033
$1452

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$838
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$666
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$791
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$673
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$681
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$710
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$661
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$570
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$645
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$630
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$735
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$653
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$639
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$614
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$628
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$654
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$461
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$599
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$567
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$419
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$617
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$527
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$473
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$469
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$596
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$663
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$429
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$595
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$624
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$626
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$816
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$660
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$519
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$666
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$622
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$671
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$658
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$532
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$649
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$687

Cities near Kabul

Distance City Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi Gardez
$469
119 km or 74 mi Jalalabad
$358
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$476
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$441
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$457
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$338
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$374
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$467
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$372
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$354
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$323
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$439
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$659
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$376
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$450
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$456
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$655
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$672
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$328
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$341
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$521
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$292
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$373
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$277
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$344
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$380
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$319
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$330
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$273
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$388
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$285
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$371
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$312
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$280
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$358
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$335
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$376
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$308
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$487