Amsterdam vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

Amsterdam Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2311
$347
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4982
$869
🏠 One person rent
$1518
$115
🏘️ Family rent
$2324
$218
🍽️ Food expenses
$451
$130
🚐 Transport expenses
$214
$67.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3717
$192
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
94
31
😀 Quality of life
94
35
🏙️ Population
860K
4.27M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 567% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 294th and 8988th ($2311 vs $347) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in the Netherlands and Afghanistan, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Afghanistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Amsterdam compared to 0.6 months in Kabul. Amsterdam ranked 2nd best city to live in the Netherlands vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 31st and 7825th 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
$14.8
$1.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.5
$8.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$3.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.42
$2.22
☕ Cappuccino
$3.39
$1.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.52
$0.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1468
$99.5
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1272
$62.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2516
$241
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1909
$144
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$19.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$29.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.3
$25.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.58%
13.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8970
$659
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5663
$349
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.43
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$95.2
$15
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.7
$5.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.24
$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$0.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$0.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.21
$1.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$3.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$2.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$5.28
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$0.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$0.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$0.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$0.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$0.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.71
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$0.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.41
$1.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.71
$1.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.2
$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.89
$0.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.06
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.9
$13.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$2.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38
$19.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.3
$2.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.4
$17.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.4
$29.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1599
$25.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11361
$1473

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi Purmerend
$1622
18 km or 11 mi Haarlem
$2226
21 km or 13 mi IJmuiden
$1631
22 km or 14 mi Almere
$1790
25 km or 16 mi Zandvoort
$1910
26 km or 16 mi Hilversum
$1877
26 km or 16 mi Huizen
$1577
35 km or 22 mi Langedijk
$1664
36 km or 22 mi Utrecht
$1887
38 km or 23 mi Leiden
$1921
38 km or 24 mi Oegstgeest
$1588
40 km or 25 mi Zeist
$1686
42 km or 26 mi Lelystad
$1700
48 km or 30 mi Leidschendam
$1531
49 km or 30 mi Harderwijk
$1655
52 km or 32 mi The Hague
$1739
53 km or 33 mi Scheveningen
$1664
55 km or 34 mi Delft
$1578
57 km or 36 mi Dronten
$1659
59 km or 36 mi Rotterdam
$1799
60 km or 37 mi Veenendaal
$1658
61 km or 38 mi Ridderkerk
$1656
64 km or 40 mi Sliedrecht
$1664
64 km or 40 mi Ede
$1570
65 km or 40 mi Elburg
$1660
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$1555
67 km or 42 mi Zaltbommel
$1661
70 km or 43 mi Wageningen
$1487
72 km or 45 mi Kampen
$1664
75 km or 47 mi Apeldoorn
$1972
76 km or 47 mi Texel
$1657
81 km or 50 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$1670
82 km or 51 mi Arnhem
$1650
83 km or 51 mi Zwolle
$1492
83 km or 52 mi Zwartewaterland
$1659
86 km or 54 mi Deventer
$1452
89 km or 55 mi Nijmegen
$1735
89 km or 55 mi Sneek
$1657
89 km or 55 mi Breda
$1797
91 km or 57 mi Tilburg
$1755

Cities near Kabul

Distance City Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi Gardez
$326
119 km or 74 mi Jalalabad
$336
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$323
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$324
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$323
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$223
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$225
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$335
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$216
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$228
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$328
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$201
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$311
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$530
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$249
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$326
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$324
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$538
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$523
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$255
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$223
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$344
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$217
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$205
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$358
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$273
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$219
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$230
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$221
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$208
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$392
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$240
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$217
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$187
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$193
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$248
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$263
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$210
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$190
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$328