Charlotte vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Charlotte Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2528
$474
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5839
$1052
🏠 One person rent
$1559
$203
🏘️ Family rent
$2624
$302
🍽️ Food expenses
$636
$158
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$81.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4485
$218
😷 Air quality
Good
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
68
30
😀 Quality of life
88
14
🏙️ Population
875K
4.27M

The cost of living in Charlotte is 433% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 761st and 8769th ($2528 vs $474) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 705th 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 Charlotte compared to 0.5 months in Kabul. Charlotte ranked 62nd best city to live in the United States vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 252nd and 9071st 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
$16.6
$2.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.6
$9.34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$4.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.95
$3.11
☕ Cappuccino
$5.06
$1.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.56
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1601
$140
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1337
$90
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3268
$312
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2181
$141
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$66.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.8
$59.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.54%
18.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4188
$404
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2832
$202
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.61
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.9
$18.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$7.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.23
$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.8
$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$4.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$3.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.44
$0.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$0.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.74
$0.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.9
$8.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.52
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.65
$2.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.14
$2.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.97
$3.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.26
$1.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.8
$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.9
$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$2.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$124
$13.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.8
$2.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$54
$16.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.3
$34.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1337
$17.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25956
$1356

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$2271
17 km or 11 mi Mint Hill
$2269
20 km or 13 mi Huntersville
$2188
23 km or 14 mi Indian Trail
$2225
28 km or 18 mi Cornelius
$2166
30 km or 18 mi Concord
$2147
31 km or 19 mi Gastonia
$1891
36 km or 22 mi Kannapolis
$2136
36 km or 22 mi Rock Hill
$2177
38 km or 23 mi Monroe
$2182
40 km or 25 mi Mooresville
$2072
57 km or 35 mi Lancaster
$2170
59 km or 37 mi Salisbury
$2117
62 km or 39 mi Statesville
$2090
63 km or 39 mi Shelby
$1474
72 km or 45 mi Hickory
$1851
94 km or 58 mi Forest
$1951
101 km or 63 mi Thomasville
$2058
104 km or 64 mi Rockingham
$2136
104 km or 65 mi Spartanburg
$1925
108 km or 67 mi Asheboro
$2091
111 km or 69 mi Winston-Salem
$2098
113 km or 70 mi High Point
$1934
120 km or 75 mi Kernersville
$2169
130 km or 81 mi Greer
$2292
132 km or 82 mi Greensboro
$2011
138 km or 86 mi Columbia
$1809
142 km or 88 mi Mauldin
$2404
143 km or 89 mi Lexington
$1929
147 km or 91 mi Greenville
$2530
152 km or 94 mi Florence
$1907
152 km or 95 mi Sumter
$1902
154 km or 96 mi Sanford
$2184
159 km or 99 mi Burlington
$2144
160 km or 99 mi Asheville
$2697
166 km or 103 mi Greenwood
$2106
176 km or 109 mi Fayetteville
$2100
179 km or 111 mi Chapel Hill
$2309
180 km or 112 mi Lumberton
$2100
184 km or 114 mi Anderson
$1888

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Distance City Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi Gardez
$386
119 km or 74 mi Jalalabad
$303
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$389
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$366
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$381
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$346
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$379
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$394
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$366
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$364
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$408
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$382
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$442
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$596
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$401
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$414
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$458
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$593
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$605
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$354
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$355
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$468
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$292
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$389
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$273
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$342
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$380
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$306
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$373
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$297
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$354
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$266
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$392
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$305
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$308
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$361
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$281
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$374
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$321
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$476