Boston vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3680
$504
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8143
$1114
🏠 One person rent
$2555
$211
🏘️ Family rent
$4103
$298
🍽️ Food expenses
$749
$177
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6248
$146
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
100
33
😀 Quality of life
91
26
🏙️ Population
676K
5.33M

The cost of living in Boston is 631% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 27th and 8650th ($3680 vs $504) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 2nd in the United States and Afghanistan, respectively. Check the United States vs Afghanistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Boston compared to 0.3 months in Kabul. Boston ranked 20th best city to live in the United States vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 105th and 8929th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Boston vs Kabul

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Boston Kabul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$24.8
$3.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$102
$8.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$5.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.02
$3.24
☕ Cappuccino
$5.38
$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
$2870
$126
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2200
$83.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5120
$223
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3473
$145
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$224
$49.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$77.3
$88.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.34%
12.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12808
$664
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6220
$346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.39
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.7
$14.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$6.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.58
$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.77
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$5.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$4.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$6.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.92
$0.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.6
$2.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.98
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.53
$3.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.96
$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4
$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.6
$13.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$2.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$192
$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.8
$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.4
$17.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$45.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2859
$20.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26444
$1302

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Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3862
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3168
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3685
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$3012
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3170
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$3028
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$3009
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2712
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$3028
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2977
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$3000
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2914
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$3038
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2866
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2910
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2866
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3232
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2845
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2886
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$2783
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2759
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2959
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2901
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2794
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2851
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$3007
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$3005
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2796
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2963
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2420
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2828
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2906
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2867
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2923
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3022
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2636
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2855
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2900
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2890
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2890

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