Chicago vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2678
$474
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6655
$1052
🏠 One person rent
$1596
$203
🏘️ Family rent
$2946
$302
🍽️ Food expenses
$700
$158
🚐 Transport expenses
$200
$81.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4876
$218
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
100
30
😀 Quality of life
95
14
🏙️ Population
2.75M
4.27M

The cost of living in Chicago is 465% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 529th and 8769th ($2678 vs $474) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 483rd 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 0.5 months in Kabul. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 23rd and 9071st among best cities to live in the world.

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Chicago Kabul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.9
$2.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90.6
$9.34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$4.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$3.11
☕ Cappuccino
$5.4
$1.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.95
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1841
$140
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1327
$90
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3729
$312
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2474
$141
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$66.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$62.1
$59.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.68%
18.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3391
$404
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2689
$202
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.48
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.1
$18.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$7.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.68
$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.13
$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$4.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$3.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.3
$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.67
$0.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$0.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.81
$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.85
$0.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$8.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.04
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15
$2.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$2.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.02
$3.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.63
$1.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.76
$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63
$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$2.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$127
$13.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$29.8
$2.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$16.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.4
$34.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2114
$17.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24502
$1356

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Cities near Chicago

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2425
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2421
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2510
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2426
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2444
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2194
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2256
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2401
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2418
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2384
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2314
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2334
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2389
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2264
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2377
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2392
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2363
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2509
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2359
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2393
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2360
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$1938
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2362
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2363
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2344
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2396
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$1948
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2350
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2378
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2446
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2369
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2506
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2342
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2367
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2342
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2227
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2345
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$1954
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2351
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2371

Cities near Kabul

Distance City Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi Gardez
$386
119 km or 74 mi Jalalabad
$303
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$389
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$366
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$381
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$346
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$379
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$394
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$366
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$364
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$408
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$382
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$442
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$596
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$401
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$414
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$458
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$593
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$605
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$354
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$355
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$468
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$292
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$389
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$273
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$342
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$380
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$306
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$373
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$297
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$354
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$266
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$392
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$305
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$308
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$361
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$281
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$374
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$321
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$476