Amsterdam vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Amsterdam	Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3203	$473
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7246	$1051
🏠 One person rent	$2108	$200
🏘️ Family rent	$3473	$280
🍽️ Food expenses	$661	$163
🚐 Transport expenses	$259	$75.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5294	$120
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	95	33
😀 Quality of life	96	25
🏙️ Population	921K	5.33M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 577% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 126th and 8823rd ($3203 vs $473) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in the Netherlands and Afghanistan, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Afghanistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Amsterdam compared to 0.3 months in Kabul. Amsterdam ranked 2nd best city to live in the Netherlands vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 13th and 8992nd 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	$21.2	$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$95.4	$9.56
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.6	$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.09	$2.79
☕ Cappuccino	$4.91	$1.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.03	$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2237	$108
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1767	$72.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3877	$196
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2931	$127
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$35
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$298	$53.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.1	$85.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.62%	12.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11192	$579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7947	$300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.78	$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$109	$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.8	$6.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.38	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.59	$0.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.54	$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$4.77
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23	$6.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$0.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$0.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$0.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.16	$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.68	$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.48	$2.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack	$15	$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.94	$3.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.81	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.55	$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.99	$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.9	$11.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.8	$2.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43.8	$15.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$38.4	$3.13
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$15.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$39.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2472	$20.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21156	$1540

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2223
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2822
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2383
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$2440
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$1907
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2636
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$2383
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$2338
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2669
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2348
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2258
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2457
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1512
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2481
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$2172
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2701
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2471
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$2389
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$2058
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2637
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1822
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2403
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$2332
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1848
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$2136
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2721
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$2369
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$2360
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$2106
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$2119
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$2260
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2337
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$2189
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$2002
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$2094
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$2055
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$2200
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$2132
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$2206
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$2340

Cities near Kabul

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Gardez	$433
119 km or 74 mi	Jalalabad	$368
129 km or 80 mi	Ghazni	$425
150 km or 93 mi	Khost	$423
163 km or 101 mi	Puli Khumri	$429
223 km or 138 mi	Peshawar	$323
235 km or 146 mi	Kohat	$379
246 km or 153 mi	Kunduz	$454
266 km or 166 mi	Mardan	$370
293 km or 182 mi	Mingora	$369
304 km or 189 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$488
336 km or 209 mi	Wah	$360
368 km or 229 mi	Islamabad	$464
369 km or 229 mi	Qurghonteppa	$704
374 km or 232 mi	Rawalpindi	$427
389 km or 242 mi	Sheberghan	$457
425 km or 264 mi	Sargodha	$381
450 km or 280 mi	Tursunzoda	$702
451 km or 280 mi	Dushanbe	$735
451 km or 280 mi	Mirpur	$279
456 km or 284 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$338
458 km or 285 mi	Kandahar	$463
467 km or 290 mi	Jhang	$302
474 km or 294 mi	Chiniot	$378
476 km or 296 mi	Baramulla	$264
499 km or 310 mi	Gojra	$367
501 km or 312 mi	Hafizabad	$371
503 km or 313 mi	Faisalabad	$348
505 km or 314 mi	Gujrat	$330
517 km or 321 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$257
520 km or 323 mi	Srinagar	$353
523 km or 325 mi	Quetta	$298
526 km or 327 mi	Multan	$417
534 km or 332 mi	Sahiwal	$318
536 km or 333 mi	Gujranwala	$308
538 km or 334 mi	Khanewal	$382
546 km or 340 mi	Sialkot	$308
549 km or 341 mi	Sheikhupura	$379
550 km or 342 mi	Kamoke	$326
553 km or 344 mi	Lashkargah	$467