Barcelona vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1841
$474
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4103
$1052
🏠 One person rent
$1100
$203
🏘️ Family rent
$1762
$302
🍽️ Food expenses
$452
$158
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$81.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2025
$218
😷 Air quality
Good
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
98
30
😀 Quality of life
87
14
🏙️ Population
1.7M
4.27M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 288% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 2276th and 8769th ($1841 vs $474) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 3rd in Spain and Afghanistan, respectively. Check Spain vs Afghanistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Barcelona compared to 0.5 months in Kabul. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 270th and 9071st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Kabul

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Barcelona Kabul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15
$2.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.6
$9.34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.3
$4.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.49
$3.11
☕ Cappuccino
$2.87
$1.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.44
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1176
$140
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$912
$90
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2073
$312
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1446
$141
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$66.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.9
$59.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.43%
18.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5914
$404
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4127
$202
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.65
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$18.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.7
$7.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.71
$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.67
$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.17
$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$4.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.93
$3.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$0.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$0.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.29
$0.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.88
$8.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.26
$2.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.71
$2.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.86
$3.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.16
$1.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.38
$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.6
$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.64
$2.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.5
$13.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$24
$2.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$80
$16.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.1
$34.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$635
$17.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13290
$1356

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1567
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1747
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1434
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1389
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1454
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1393
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1431
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1361
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1415
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1428
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1269
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1089
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1076
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1237
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1217
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1539
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1338
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1235
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1601
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1592
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1197
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1275
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1696
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1435
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1093
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1071
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1233
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1470
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1100
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1391
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1131
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1150
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1499
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1101
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1369
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1220
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2528
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1472
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1296
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1522

Cities near Kabul

Distance City Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi Gardez
$386
119 km or 74 mi Jalalabad
$303
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$389
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$366
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$381
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$346
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$379
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$394
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$366
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$364
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$408
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$382
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$442
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$596
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$401
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$414
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$458
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$593
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$605
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$354
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$355
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$468
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$292
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$389
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$273
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$342
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$380
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$306
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$373
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$297
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$354
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$266
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$392
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$305
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$308
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$361
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$281
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$374
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$321
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$476