Amsterdam vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Amsterdam Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2545
$567
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5759
$1181
🏠 One person rent
$1649
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$2742
$383
🍽️ Food expenses
$538
$168
🚐 Transport expenses
$217
$88.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3788
$175
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
95
29
😀 Quality of life
94
21
🏙️ Population
921K
4.27M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 349% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 612th and 7972nd ($2545 vs $567) 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 37th and 8953rd among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Amsterdam vs Kabul infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Amsterdam vs Kabul

Prices for goods and services in Amsterdam and Kabul are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Amsterdam Kabul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.4
$2.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$77.4
$10.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.6
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.35
$4.97
☕ Cappuccino
$4.1
$1.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.18
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1693
$173
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1379
$114
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2979
$295
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2298
$182
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$51.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$260
$79.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$48.3
$99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.88%
14.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9157
$424
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5939
$259
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.61
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.9
$18.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.3
$8.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.1
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.01
$0.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.73
$1.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$3.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$3.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$6.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$0.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.3
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.94
$9.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$2.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.93
$2.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.53
$3.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.21
$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.38
$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.6
$11.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$2.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41.1
$13.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.9
$2.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.1
$14.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93
$41.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1976
$22.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10734
$1370

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Amsterdam

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi Purmerend
$2001
18 km or 11 mi Haarlem
$2465
21 km or 13 mi IJmuiden
$2092
22 km or 14 mi Almere
$1647
25 km or 16 mi Zandvoort
$2135
26 km or 16 mi Hilversum
$1894
26 km or 16 mi Huizen
$1897
35 km or 22 mi Langedijk
$1958
36 km or 22 mi Utrecht
$2055
38 km or 23 mi Leiden
$2205
38 km or 24 mi Oegstgeest
$2000
40 km or 25 mi Zeist
$1939
42 km or 26 mi Lelystad
$1501
48 km or 30 mi Leidschendam
$1850
49 km or 30 mi Harderwijk
$1796
52 km or 32 mi The Hague
$1886
53 km or 33 mi Scheveningen
$1836
55 km or 34 mi Delft
$1804
57 km or 36 mi Dronten
$1729
59 km or 36 mi Rotterdam
$2013
60 km or 37 mi Veenendaal
$1841
61 km or 38 mi Ridderkerk
$1890
64 km or 40 mi Sliedrecht
$1873
64 km or 40 mi Ede
$1818
65 km or 40 mi Elburg
$1793
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$1919
67 km or 42 mi Zaltbommel
$1877
70 km or 43 mi Wageningen
$1756
72 km or 45 mi Kampen
$1770
75 km or 47 mi Apeldoorn
$1942
76 km or 47 mi Texel
$1864
81 km or 50 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$1876
82 km or 51 mi Arnhem
$1697
83 km or 51 mi Zwolle
$1725
83 km or 52 mi Zwartewaterland
$1761
86 km or 54 mi Deventer
$1901
89 km or 55 mi Nijmegen
$1746
89 km or 55 mi Sneek
$1734
89 km or 55 mi Breda
$1822
91 km or 57 mi Tilburg
$1833

Cities near Kabul

Distance City Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi Gardez
$449
119 km or 74 mi Jalalabad
$347
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$455
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$423
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$437
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$352
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$307
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$445
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$335
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$311
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$449
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$238
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$389
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$632
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$331
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$446
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$330
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$629
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$638
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$278
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$287
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$513
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$364
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$344
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$281
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$337
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$303
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$289
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$277
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$393
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$313
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$307
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$260
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$240
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$328
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$298
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$337
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$268
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$484