Berlin vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Berlin	Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2302	$473
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5175	$1051
🏠 One person rent	$1280	$200
🏘️ Family rent	$2205	$280
🍽️ Food expenses	$553	$163
🚐 Transport expenses	$315	$75.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3706	$120
😷 Air quality	Good	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	100	33
😀 Quality of life	95	25
🏙️ Population	3.78M	5.33M

The cost of living in Berlin is 387% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 1275th and 8823rd ($2302 vs $473) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Germany and Afghanistan, respectively. Check Germany vs Afghanistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Berlin compared to 0.3 months in Kabul. Berlin ranked 7th best city to live in Germany vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 35th and 8992nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Kabul

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	Berlin	Kabul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16	$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$9.56
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.17	$2.79
☕ Cappuccino	$4.72	$1.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.77	$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1324	$108
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$952	$72.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2341	$196
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1711	$127
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$208	$35
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$321	$53.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.4	$85.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.51%	12.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8913	$579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6080	$300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.45	$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69.8	$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.9	$6.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$0.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$4.77
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$6.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$0.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$0.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$0.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.38	$2.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$3.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.69	$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.17	$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$11.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$2.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.6	$15.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.1	$3.13
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.9	$15.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$39.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$135	$20.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10963	$1540

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1931
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1930
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1921
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1905
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1940
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1940
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1889
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1920
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1896
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1870
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1895
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1878
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1816
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1853
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1859
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1846
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1846
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1698
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1857
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1460
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1557
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1587
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1493
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1382
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1483
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1490
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1489
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1488
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1597
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1502
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1543
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1457
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1481
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1464
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1473
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1240
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1467
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1121
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1553
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1474

Cities near Kabul

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Gardez	$433
119 km or 74 mi	Jalalabad	$368
129 km or 80 mi	Ghazni	$425
150 km or 93 mi	Khost	$423
163 km or 101 mi	Puli Khumri	$429
223 km or 138 mi	Peshawar	$323
235 km or 146 mi	Kohat	$379
246 km or 153 mi	Kunduz	$454
266 km or 166 mi	Mardan	$370
293 km or 182 mi	Mingora	$369
304 km or 189 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$488
336 km or 209 mi	Wah	$360
368 km or 229 mi	Islamabad	$464
369 km or 229 mi	Qurghonteppa	$704
374 km or 232 mi	Rawalpindi	$427
389 km or 242 mi	Sheberghan	$457
425 km or 264 mi	Sargodha	$381
450 km or 280 mi	Tursunzoda	$702
451 km or 280 mi	Dushanbe	$735
451 km or 280 mi	Mirpur	$279
456 km or 284 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$338
458 km or 285 mi	Kandahar	$463
467 km or 290 mi	Jhang	$302
474 km or 294 mi	Chiniot	$378
476 km or 296 mi	Baramulla	$264
499 km or 310 mi	Gojra	$367
501 km or 312 mi	Hafizabad	$371
503 km or 313 mi	Faisalabad	$348
505 km or 314 mi	Gujrat	$330
517 km or 321 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$257
520 km or 323 mi	Srinagar	$353
523 km or 325 mi	Quetta	$298
526 km or 327 mi	Multan	$417
534 km or 332 mi	Sahiwal	$318
536 km or 333 mi	Gujranwala	$308
538 km or 334 mi	Khanewal	$382
546 km or 340 mi	Sialkot	$308
549 km or 341 mi	Sheikhupura	$379
550 km or 342 mi	Kamoke	$326
553 km or 344 mi	Lashkargah	$467