Berlin vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Berlin	Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2371	$504
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5321	$1114
🏠 One person rent	$1330	$211
🏘️ Family rent	$2289	$298
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$177
🚐 Transport expenses	$319	$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3423	$146
😷 Air quality	Good	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	100	33
😀 Quality of life	94	26
🏙️ Population	3.78M	5.33M

The cost of living in Berlin is 371% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 1150th and 8650th ($2371 vs $504) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Germany and Afghanistan, respectively. Check Germany vs Afghanistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Berlin compared to 0.3 months in Kabul. Berlin ranked 9th best city to live in Germany vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 45th and 8929th 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	$3.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.6	$8.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.4	$5.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.26	$3.24
☕ Cappuccino	$4.65	$1.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.71	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1383	$126
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1009	$83.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2475	$223
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1800	$145
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$307	$49.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47	$88.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	12.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8891	$664
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6112	$346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.59	$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.4	$14.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.1	$6.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.2	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.26	$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.44	$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$5.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$4.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$6.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$0.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$0.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.1	$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.65	$2.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.4	$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$3.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.31	$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2	$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.4	$13.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$2.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.6	$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.6	$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$101	$17.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$45.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$124	$20.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12679	$1302

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1930
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1960
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1941
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1902
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1979
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1908
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1878
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1921
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1895
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1840
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1920
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1903
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1804
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1827
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1854
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1863
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1848
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1682
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1870
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1482
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1517
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1558
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1460
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1332
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1459
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1462
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1459
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1482
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1551
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1461
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1505
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1434
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1448
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1419
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1443
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1190
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1416
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1080
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1551
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1470

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