Chicago vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2851
$504
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6527
$1114
🏠 One person rent
$1714
$211
🏘️ Family rent
$2737
$298
🍽️ Food expenses
$704
$177
🚐 Transport expenses
$212
$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5090
$146
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
100
33
😀 Quality of life
95
26
🏙️ Population
2.75M
5.33M

The cost of living in Chicago is 466% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 358th and 8650th ($2851 vs $504) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 300th and 2nd 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 18th and 8929th 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
$19.6
$3.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$84.3
$8.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.7
$5.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.35
$3.24
☕ Cappuccino
$6.06
$1.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2011
$126
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1414
$83.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3203
$223
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2316
$145
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$49.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.3
$88.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.32%
12.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3899
$664
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2568
$346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.51
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$82.6
$14.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.5
$6.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.67
$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.62
$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.11
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$5.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$4.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.1
$6.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$0.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$0.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.01
$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.71
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$2.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.02
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17.4
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$3.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.22
$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.31
$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.6
$13.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17
$2.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$177
$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$32.8
$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.9
$17.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$45.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1582
$20.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27880
$1302

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2444
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2399
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2440
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2425
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2423
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2232
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2309
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2454
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2430
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2463
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2376
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2394
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2461
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2323
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2444
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2483
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2436
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2569
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2436
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2508
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2425
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$1751
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2440
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2443
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2439
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2580
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$1761
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2429
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2400
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2508
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2463
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2543
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2418
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2438
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2425
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2406
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2418
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$1784
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2423
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2453

Cities near Kabul

Distance City Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi Gardez
$456
119 km or 74 mi Jalalabad
$381
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$447
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$438
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$447
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$321
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$394
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$468
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$373
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$373
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$493
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$371
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$496
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$734
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$446
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$470
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$391
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$737
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$773
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$280
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$350
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$473
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$306
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$393
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$253
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$379
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$382
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$359
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$335
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$278
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$344
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$303
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$440
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$339
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$309
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$401
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$313
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$396
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$332
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$469