Chicago vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2613
$567
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6659
$1181
🏠 One person rent
$1594
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$3123
$383
🍽️ Food expenses
$649
$168
🚐 Transport expenses
$210
$88.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5285
$175
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
100
29
😀 Quality of life
96
21
🏙️ Population
2.75M
4.27M

The cost of living in Chicago is 361% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 505th and 7972nd ($2613 vs $567) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 455th 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 2 months in Chicago compared to 0.3 months in Kabul. Chicago ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 16th and 8953rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chicago vs Kabul

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Chicago Kabul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.5
$2.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.3
$10.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.98
$4.97
 Cappuccino
$5.12
$1.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.87
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1958
$173
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1297
$114
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3908
$295
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2652
$182
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$51.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$79.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61.2
$99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.64%
14.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3227
$424
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2803
$259
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.1
$18.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$8.36
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.79
$0.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$1.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$3.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$3.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$6.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$0.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$0.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.9
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$9.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15.7
$2.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$2.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$3.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.85
$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.1
$11.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$2.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.7
$13.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.3
$2.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.8
$14.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.6
$41.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2675
$22.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15494
$1370

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Cities near Chicago

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2476
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2544
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2446
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2346
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2387
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2199
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2257
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2326
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2317
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2300
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2290
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2323
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2295
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2245
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2282
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2244
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2264
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2215
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2264
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2204
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2258
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$2013
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2248
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2258
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2240
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2162
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$2030
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2257
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2253
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2269
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2250
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2267
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2264
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2238
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2239
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2089
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2221
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$2038
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2241
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2240

Cities near Kabul

Distance City Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi Gardez
$449
119 km or 74 mi Jalalabad
$347
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$455
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$423
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$437
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$352
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$307
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$445
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$335
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$311
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$449
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$238
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$389
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$632
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$331
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$446
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$330
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$629
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$638
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$278
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$287
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$513
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$364
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$344
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$281
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$337
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$303
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$289
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$277
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$393
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$313
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$307
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$260
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$240
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$328
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$298
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$337
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$268
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$484