Bucharest vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1036
$599
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2606
$1271
🏠 One person rent
$496
$285
🏘️ Family rent
$863
$403
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$182
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.4
$96.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1242
$188
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
76
29
😀 Quality of life
78
13
🏙️ Population
1.72M
4.27M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 73% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 5404th and 7801st ($1036 vs $599) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Romania and Afghanistan, respectively. Check Romania vs Afghanistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Bucharest compared to 0.3 months in Kabul. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 642nd and 9123rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Kabul

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Bucharest Kabul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.6
$2.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47
$8.83
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.53
$6.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.06
$3.75
 Cappuccino
$3.18
$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.11
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$545
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$348
$123
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$948
$381
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$640
$182
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99
$53.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$82.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.34
$99.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.21%
21.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2831
$451
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1759
$274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.6
$19.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.92
$9.29
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.64
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$0.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.32
$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.2
$4.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.76
$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$6.69
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$0.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.93
$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.06
$2.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.85
$3.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.36
$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$1.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.29
$1.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.3
$13.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.19
$2.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$2.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$78.8
$13.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.9
$46.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$532
$23.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10286
$1452

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$900
56 km or 35 mi Giurgiu
$852
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$786
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$668
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$757
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$663
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$795
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$727
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$759
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$772
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$631
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$644
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$955
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$793
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$688
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$684
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$751
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$755
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$751
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$721
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$744
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$589
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$831
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$624
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$931
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$961
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$1035
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$561
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$837
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$693
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$832
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$761
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$846
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$759
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$584
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$573
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$876
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$735
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$640
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$721

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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