Barcelona vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2129
$504
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4730
$1114
🏠 One person rent
$1308
$211
🏘️ Family rent
$2082
$298
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$177
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2324
$146
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
98
33
😀 Quality of life
90
26
🏙️ Population
1.73M
5.33M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 323% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 1659th and 8650th ($2129 vs $504) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd 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 0.3 months in Kabul. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 174th and 8929th 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
$17.3
$3.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.1
$8.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.9
$5.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.8
$3.24
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$1.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1418
$126
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1098
$83.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2417
$223
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1738
$145
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$49.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35
$88.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.04%
12.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7636
$664
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5246
$346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.07
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.7
$14.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20
$6.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.75
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.84
$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.86
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$5.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.71
$4.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$6.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$0.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$0.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.35
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$2.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.1
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.48
$3.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.3
$13.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$2.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.6
$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$17.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$45.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$866
$20.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16301
$1302

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1773
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$2084
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1626
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1586
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1660
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1538
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1623
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1367
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1588
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1584
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1455
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1145
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1142
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1344
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1524
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1749
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1506
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1245
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1836
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1830
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1328
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1494
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$2017
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1628
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1202
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1166
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1474
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1658
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1183
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1596
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1238
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1271
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1709
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1436
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1558
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1408
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2775
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1644
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1351
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1812

Cities near Kabul

Distance City Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi Gardez
$456
119 km or 74 mi Jalalabad
$381
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$447
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$438
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$447
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$321
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$394
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$468
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$373
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$373
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$493
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$371
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$496
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$734
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$446
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$470
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$391
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$737
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$773
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$280
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$350
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$473
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$306
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$393
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$253
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$379
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$382
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$359
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$335
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$278
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$344
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$303
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$440
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$339
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$309
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$401
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$313
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$396
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$332
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$469