Amsterdam vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Amsterdam	Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2859	$599
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6482	$1271
🏠 One person rent	$1887	$285
🏘️ Family rent	$3118	$403
🍽️ Food expenses	$599	$182
🚐 Transport expenses	$216	$96.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4389	$188
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	95	29
😀 Quality of life	95	13
🏙️ Population	921K	4.27M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 378% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 252nd and 7801st ($2859 vs $599) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the Netherlands and Afghanistan, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Afghanistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Amsterdam compared to 0.3 months in Kabul. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 25th and 9123rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Kabul

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	Amsterdam	Kabul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20	$2.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.7	$8.83
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.3	$6.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.72	$3.75
☕ Cappuccino	$4.45	$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.44	$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1928	$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1599	$123
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3529	$381
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2619	$182
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$53.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$267	$82.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.6	$99.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.24%	21.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10663	$451
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7824	$274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.81	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$91.7	$19.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.1	$9.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.28	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.22	$0.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.01	$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$4.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$6.69
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$0.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$0.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$0.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.76	$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.41	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.6	$2.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.16	$3.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.66	$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$1.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.44	$1.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.8	$13.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$2.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.3	$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.8	$2.99
👖 Brand Jeans	$99.1	$13.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$46.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2462	$23.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13828	$1452

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2064
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2373
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2170
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$2076
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$2246
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2180
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$2072
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$2088
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2184
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2228
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2039
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2375
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1412
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2053
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$1916
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2094
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2010
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$1991
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$1821
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2219
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1916
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2034
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$1987
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1782
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$1897
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$1968
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$1985
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$1831
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$1891
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$2027
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$1994
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1953
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1661
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1841
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$1886
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$2006
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$1827
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$1845
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$1750
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$1865

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