Boston vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3652
$458
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8068
$1016
🏠 One person rent
$2548
$195
🏘️ Family rent
$4099
$267
🍽️ Food expenses
$735
$153
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$76.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6190
$104
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
100
30
😀 Quality of life
94
33
🏙️ Population
676K
4.27M

The cost of living in Boston is 698% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 27th and 8842nd ($3652 vs $458) 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 1.7 months in Boston compared to 0.2 months in Kabul. Boston ranked 12th best city to live in the United States vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 71st and 8609th 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
$22
$2.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$104
$11.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$4.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.06
$2.4
☕ Cappuccino
$5.6
$1.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.89
$0.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2890
$93.7
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2183
$62.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5272
$172
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3425
$111
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$231
$48.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$74.5
$95.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.39%
12.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9693
$505
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6005
$260
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.39
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$89.8
$10.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.5
$7.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.68
$0.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.86
$1.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.54
$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$4.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$3.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.2
$6.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$0.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$0.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.14
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.83
$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.82
$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$1.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.29
$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.4
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.56
$3.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.02
$3.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.01
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.01
$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$93.3
$10.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.5
$2.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$189
$15.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.9
$3.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.5
$18
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$34.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2782
$19.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27427
$1486

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Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3768
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3107
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3647
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$2977
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3134
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$2960
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$3002
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2701
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$2997
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2937
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$2952
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2865
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$2981
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2821
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2811
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2815
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3159
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2785
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2866
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$2732
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2646
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2915
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2854
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2769
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2750
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$2922
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$2929
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2728
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2913
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2414
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2838
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2862
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2837
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2869
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3016
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2582
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2817
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2855
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2920
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2833

Cities near Kabul

Distance City Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi Gardez
$401
119 km or 74 mi Jalalabad
$354
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$396
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$393
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$404
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$334
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$364
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$428
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$354
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$351
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$344
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$443
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$684
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$416
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$432
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$376
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$680
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$712
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$277
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$326
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$436
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$294
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$372
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$265
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$351
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$363
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$333
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$320
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$254
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$340
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$291
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$403
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$303
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$302
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$362
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$311
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$368
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$316
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$439