Chicago vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2822
$473
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6502
$1051
🏠 One person rent
$1695
$200
🏘️ Family rent
$2718
$280
🍽️ Food expenses
$730
$163
🚐 Transport expenses
$192
$75.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5026
$120
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
100
33
😀 Quality of life
95
25
🏙️ Population
2.75M
5.33M

The cost of living in Chicago is 496% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 375th and 8823rd ($2822 vs $473) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 311th 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 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 22nd and 8992nd 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
$19.9
$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$99.7
$9.56
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.5
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.93
$2.79
☕ Cappuccino
$5.6
$1.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.05
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2002
$108
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1406
$72.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3205
$196
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2314
$127
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$35
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$53.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$85.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.66%
12.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3759
$579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2521
$300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.5
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.2
$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$6.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.16
$0.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.59
$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$4.77
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$6.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.36
$0.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$0.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.9
$0.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.44
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.8
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.62
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$2.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.9
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$3.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.23
$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.5
$11.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.7
$2.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$154
$15.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$33
$3.13
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.8
$15.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.7
$39.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1863
$20.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24172
$1540

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Cities near Chicago

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2429
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2374
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2432
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2406
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2396
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2202
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2300
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2449
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2418
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2443
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2381
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2408
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2466
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2295
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2439
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2454
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2433
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2521
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2438
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2475
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2434
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$1906
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2411
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2440
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2425
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2503
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$1889
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2438
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2415
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2477
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2434
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2525
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2354
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2421
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2412
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2311
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2398
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$1862
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2425
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2434

Cities near Kabul

Distance City Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi Gardez
$433
119 km or 74 mi Jalalabad
$368
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$425
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$423
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$429
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$323
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$379
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$454
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$370
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$369
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$488
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$360
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$464
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$704
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$427
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$457
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$381
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$702
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$735
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$279
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$338
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$463
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$302
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$378
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$264
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$367
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$371
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$348
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$330
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$353
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$298
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$417
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$318
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$308
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$382
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$308
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$379
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$326
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$467