Cologne vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1744
$474
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4212
$1052
🏠 One person rent
$947
$203
🏘️ Family rent
$1673
$302
🍽️ Food expenses
$491
$158
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$81.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3148
$218
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
92
30
😀 Quality of life
96
14
🏙️ Population
1.09M
4.27M

The cost of living in Cologne is 268% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 2551st and 8769th ($1744 vs $474) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 3rd in Germany and Afghanistan, respectively. Check Germany vs Afghanistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 0.5 months in Kabul. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 12th and 9071st among best cities to live in the world.

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Cologne Kabul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.1
$2.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.3
$9.34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$4.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.67
$3.11
☕ Cappuccino
$3.64
$1.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.1
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$963
$140
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$743
$90
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1902
$312
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1332
$141
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$66.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.4
$59.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.01%
18.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6163
$404
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5539
$202
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.35
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.6
$18.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$7.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.8
$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.95
$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$4.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$3.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.1
$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$0.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.26
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.22
$0.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.56
$8.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.09
$2.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$2.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.2
$3.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$1.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.5
$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.5
$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$2.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.2
$13.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$2.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$16.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$34.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$773
$17.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15595
$1356

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1578
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1822
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1569
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1559
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1572
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1554
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1586
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1551
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1536
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1576
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1561
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1534
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1577
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1544
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1559
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1529
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1554
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1523
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1518
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1522
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1497
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1542
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1677
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1522
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1580
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1502
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1497
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1517
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1504
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1494
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1499
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1494
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1516
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1446
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1503
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1495
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1479
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1490
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1500
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1772

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