Charlotte vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Charlotte Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2615
$599
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6031
$1271
🏠 One person rent
$1631
$285
🏘️ Family rent
$2780
$403
🍽️ Food expenses
$632
$182
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$96.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4594
$188
😷 Air quality
Good
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
68
29
😀 Quality of life
88
13
🏙️ Population
875K
4.27M

The cost of living in Charlotte is 337% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 574th and 7801st ($2615 vs $599) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 508th 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 1.8 months in Charlotte compared to 0.3 months in Kabul. Charlotte ranked 57th best city to live in the United States vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 230th and 9123rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Charlotte vs Kabul

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Charlotte Kabul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.4
$2.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.4
$8.83
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.95
$6.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.93
$3.75
☕ Cappuccino
$5.04
$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.43
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1670
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1394
$123
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3455
$381
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2308
$182
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$53.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$175
$82.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.8
$99.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.51%
21.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4378
$451
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2768
$274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.2
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.8
$19.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.6
$9.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.18
$0.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.04
$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$4.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.2
$6.69
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$0.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.04
$0.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.59
$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$0.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.87
$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.26
$2.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.16
$3.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.99
$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.28
$1.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.78
$1.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.8
$13.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.6
$2.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$126
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.6
$2.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.3
$13.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$46.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1274
$23.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25869
$1452

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$2313
17 km or 11 mi Mint Hill
$2288
20 km or 13 mi Huntersville
$2178
23 km or 14 mi Indian Trail
$2270
28 km or 18 mi Cornelius
$2115
30 km or 18 mi Concord
$2146
31 km or 19 mi Gastonia
$1971
36 km or 22 mi Kannapolis
$2119
36 km or 22 mi Rock Hill
$2155
38 km or 23 mi Monroe
$2194
40 km or 25 mi Mooresville
$2012
57 km or 35 mi Lancaster
$2142
59 km or 37 mi Salisbury
$2081
62 km or 39 mi Statesville
$2052
63 km or 39 mi Shelby
$1530
72 km or 45 mi Hickory
$1844
94 km or 58 mi Forest
$1917
101 km or 63 mi Thomasville
$2094
104 km or 64 mi Rockingham
$2105
104 km or 65 mi Spartanburg
$1919
108 km or 67 mi Asheboro
$2110
111 km or 69 mi Winston-Salem
$1882
113 km or 70 mi High Point
$2110
120 km or 75 mi Kernersville
$2162
130 km or 81 mi Greer
$2281
132 km or 82 mi Greensboro
$2012
138 km or 86 mi Columbia
$1857
142 km or 88 mi Mauldin
$2399
143 km or 89 mi Lexington
$1955
147 km or 91 mi Greenville
$2509
152 km or 94 mi Florence
$1908
152 km or 95 mi Sumter
$1872
154 km or 96 mi Sanford
$2105
159 km or 99 mi Burlington
$2122
160 km or 99 mi Asheville
$2596
166 km or 103 mi Greenwood
$2126
176 km or 109 mi Fayetteville
$2054
179 km or 111 mi Chapel Hill
$2212
180 km or 112 mi Lumberton
$2076
184 km or 114 mi Anderson
$2088

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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