Barcelona vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1887
$599
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4219
$1271
🏠 One person rent
$1118
$285
🏘️ Family rent
$1805
$403
🍽️ Food expenses
$475
$182
🚐 Transport expenses
$156
$96.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2221
$188
😷 Air quality
Good
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
98
29
😀 Quality of life
88
13
🏙️ Population
1.66M
4.27M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 215% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 2198th and 7801st ($1887 vs $599) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Spain and Afghanistan, respectively. Check Spain vs Afghanistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Barcelona compared to 0.3 months in Kabul. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 238th and 9123rd 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
$16.1
$2.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.7
$8.83
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.5
$6.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.54
$3.75
☕ Cappuccino
$3.08
$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1205
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$123
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2081
$381
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1482
$182
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$53.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$82.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.6
$99.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.48%
21.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6469
$451
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4528
$274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.85
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.1
$19.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.5
$9.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.61
$0.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.41
$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$4.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$6.69
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$0.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$0.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$0.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.2
$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.07
$2.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$3.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$1.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$1.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49
$13.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$2.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.4
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$2.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.7
$13.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$46.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$652
$23.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11932
$1452

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1635
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1914
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1511
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1473
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1573
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1494
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1577
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1491
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1507
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1507
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1321
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1105
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1134
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1259
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1240
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1571
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1485
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1309
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1688
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1688
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1245
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1391
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1783
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1499
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1177
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1094
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1344
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1548
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1209
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1456
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1238
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1244
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1551
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1330
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1439
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1274
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2685
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1531
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1399
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1581

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