Chicago vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Chicago Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2799
$458
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6454
$1016
🏠 One person rent
$1702
$195
🏘️ Family rent
$2727
$267
🍽️ Food expenses
$702
$153
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$76.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5210
$104
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
100
30
😀 Quality of life
97
33
🏙️ Population
2.75M
4.27M

The cost of living in Chicago is 512% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 394th and 8842nd ($2799 vs $458) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 338th 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 1.9 months in Chicago compared to 0.2 months in Kabul. Chicago ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 16th and 8609th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Chicago vs Kabul infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Chicago vs Kabul

Prices for goods and services in Chicago and Kabul are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Chicago Kabul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.2
$2.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.5
$11.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$4.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.36
$2.4
☕ Cappuccino
$5.6
$1.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.99
$0.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1993
$93.7
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1414
$62.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3215
$172
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2313
$111
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$48.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$64.8
$95.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.77%
12.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3645
$505
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2499
$260
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.48
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.8
$10.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17
$7.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.01
$0.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$1.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.3
$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$4.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$3.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$6.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$0.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.14
$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.7
$1.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.5
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$3.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7
$3.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.84
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$68.2
$10.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.1
$2.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$135
$15.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.7
$3.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.8
$18
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.8
$34.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2032
$19.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23423
$1486

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Chicago

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2384
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2360
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2396
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2386
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2367
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2202
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2287
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2393
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2385
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2399
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2366
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2400
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2426
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2288
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2398
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2406
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2405
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2549
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2393
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2413
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2395
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$2030
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2327
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2392
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2379
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2462
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$2008
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2388
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2399
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2468
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2363
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2495
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2268
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2392
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2368
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2261
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2392
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$1989
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2376
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2426

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