Boston vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3467
$599
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7682
$1271
🏠 One person rent
$2394
$285
🏘️ Family rent
$3923
$403
🍽️ Food expenses
$726
$182
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$96.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5787
$188
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
100
29
😀 Quality of life
92
13
🏙️ Population
676K
4.27M

The cost of living in Boston is 479% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 32nd and 7801st ($3467 vs $599) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 1st 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 15th best city to live in the United States vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 89th and 9123rd 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
$21.3
$2.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.5
$8.83
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$6.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.4
$3.75
 Cappuccino
$5.78
$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.16
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2739
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2042
$123
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4881
$381
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3321
$182
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$53.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$222
$82.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.4
$99.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.53%
21.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11569
$451
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6730
$274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.4
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.4
$19.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18
$9.29
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.86
$0.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.86
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.16
$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$4.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.7
$6.69
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$0.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.77
$0.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.47
$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$0.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.74
$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.72
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.4
$2.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.76
$3.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.03
$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.03
$1.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2
$1.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81
$13.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.1
$2.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$164
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.7
$2.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.7
$13.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$46.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2437
$23.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25118
$1452

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Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3756
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3040
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3647
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$2916
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3093
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$2932
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$3008
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2349
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$2951
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2847
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$2913
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2826
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$2938
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2755
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2790
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2897
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3122
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2778
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2817
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$3172
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2735
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2869
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2797
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2746
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2846
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$2925
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$2920
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2773
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2869
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2443
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2798
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2804
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2878
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2848
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3005
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2607
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2853
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2815
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2961
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2803

Cities near Kabul

Distance City Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi Gardez
$469
119 km or 74 mi Jalalabad
$358
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$476
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$441
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$457
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$338
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$374
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$467
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$372
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$354
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$323
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$439
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$659
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$376
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$450
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$456
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$655
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$672
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$328
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$341
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$521
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$292
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$373
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$277
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$344
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$380
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$319
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$330
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$273
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$388
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$285
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$371
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$312
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$280
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$358
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$335
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$376
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$308
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$487