Barcelona vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2087
$458
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4665
$1016
🏠 One person rent
$1268
$195
🏘️ Family rent
$2065
$267
🍽️ Food expenses
$498
$153
🚐 Transport expenses
$170
$76.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2248
$104
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
98
30
😀 Quality of life
90
33
🏙️ Population
1.7M
4.27M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 356% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 1764th and 8842nd ($2087 vs $458) 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 0.2 months in Kabul. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 229th and 8609th 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
$17
$2.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64
$11.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.8
$4.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.66
$2.4
☕ Cappuccino
$3.44
$1.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.75
$0.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1373
$93.7
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1063
$62.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2298
$172
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1757
$111
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$48.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.1
$95.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.22%
12.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6508
$505
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4968
$260
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.94
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.1
$10.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.9
$7.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.78
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$0.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.7
$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$4.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.38
$3.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18
$6.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$0.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$0.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.59
$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7
$1.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.04
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.9
$3.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$3.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.03
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.65
$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.4
$10.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$2.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$71.4
$15.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$3.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.9
$18
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$34.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$717
$19.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15137
$1486

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1746
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$2170
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1603
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1557
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1687
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1598
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1637
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1590
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1610
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1575
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1408
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1200
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1192
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1322
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1445
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1580
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1490
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1229
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1828
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1839
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1374
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1468
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1930
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1608
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1216
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1157
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1501
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1632
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1158
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1555
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1212
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1239
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1657
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1457
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1531
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1363
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2804
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1593
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1318
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1703

Cities near Kabul

Distance City Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi Gardez
$401
119 km or 74 mi Jalalabad
$354
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$396
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$393
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$404
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$334
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$364
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$428
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$354
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$351
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$344
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$443
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$684
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$416
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$432
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$376
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$680
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$712
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$277
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$326
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$436
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$294
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$372
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$265
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$351
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$363
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$333
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$320
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$254
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$340
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$291
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$403
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$303
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$302
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$362
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$311
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$368
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$316
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$439