Boston vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3638
$473
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8082
$1051
🏠 One person rent
$2543
$200
🏘️ Family rent
$4126
$280
🍽️ Food expenses
$722
$163
🚐 Transport expenses
$145
$75.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6556
$120
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
100
33
😀 Quality of life
92
25
🏙️ Population
676K
5.33M

The cost of living in Boston is 669% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 30th and 8823rd ($3638 vs $473) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 3rd 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 1.8 months in Boston compared to 0.3 months in Kabul. Boston ranked 16th best city to live in the United States vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 94th and 8992nd 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
$21.5
$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$103
$9.56
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.9
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.04
$2.79
☕ Cappuccino
$5.31
$1.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2878
$108
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2181
$72.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5280
$196
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3456
$127
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$35
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$229
$53.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$76.1
$85.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.34%
12.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11142
$579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6207
$300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.41
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.6
$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.8
$6.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.63
$0.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.6
$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$4.77
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$6.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.14
$0.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$0.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.48
$0.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.78
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.2
$2.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.07
$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.1
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.48
$3.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4
$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.2
$11.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$2.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$190
$15.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.2
$3.13
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.6
$15.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$39.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2835
$20.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26679
$1540

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Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3830
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3097
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3650
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$2960
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3140
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$2981
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$3000
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2691
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$3017
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2944
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$2966
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2870
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$3006
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2845
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2862
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2839
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3186
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2823
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2870
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$2762
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2714
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2921
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2837
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2771
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2808
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$2980
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$2986
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2786
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2939
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2405
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2803
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2866
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2859
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2894
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3006
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2629
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2854
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2871
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2867
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2852

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