Chicago vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2667
$599
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6807
$1271
🏠 One person rent
$1579
$285
🏘️ Family rent
$3056
$403
🍽️ Food expenses
$700
$182
🚐 Transport expenses
$205
$96.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4901
$188
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
100
29
😀 Quality of life
96
13
🏙️ Population
2.75M
4.27M

The cost of living in Chicago is 345% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 483rd and 7801st ($2667 vs $599) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 425th 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 Chicago compared to 0.3 months in Kabul. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 20th and 9123rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Chicago Kabul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21
$2.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$87.3
$8.83
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$6.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.62
$3.75
☕ Cappuccino
$5.4
$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.12
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1974
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1280
$123
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3828
$381
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2594
$182
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$53.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$82.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.1
$99.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.61%
21.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3554
$451
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3158
$274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.49
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$76.5
$19.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.6
$9.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.92
$0.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$4.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$6.69
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$0.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$0.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$0.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.9
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.6
$2.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$3.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.03
$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.65
$1.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$1.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.1
$13.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$2.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$126
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$29.3
$2.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.2
$13.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.5
$46.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2457
$23.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19423
$1452

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Cities near Chicago

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2427
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2463
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2424
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2375
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2376
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2177
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2307
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2344
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2352
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2326
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2367
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2412
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2393
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2292
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2313
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2305
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2360
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2358
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2292
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2268
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2292
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$1950
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2293
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2296
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2295
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2224
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$1975
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2276
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2392
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2363
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2276
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2380
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2290
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2269
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2280
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2134
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2331
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$2002
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2274
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2357

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