Cologne vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Cologne	Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1990	$473
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4775	$1051
🏠 One person rent	$1083	$200
🏘️ Family rent	$1841	$280
🍽️ Food expenses	$556	$163
🚐 Transport expenses	$204	$75.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3654	$120
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	92	33
😀 Quality of life	96	25
🏙️ Population	1.09M	5.33M

The cost of living in Cologne is 321% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 2067th and 8823rd ($1990 vs $473) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th 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 0.3 months in Kabul. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 15th and 8992nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Kabul

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	Cologne	Kabul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.4	$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.3	$9.56
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.5	$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.6	$2.79
☕ Cappuccino	$4.15	$1.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.78	$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1084	$108
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$844	$72.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1926	$196
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1474	$127
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$35
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$53.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.8	$85.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	12.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7562	$579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5093	$300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.03	$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$68.3	$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.8	$6.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.03	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.19	$0.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.3	$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$4.77
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.9	$6.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$0.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$0.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$0.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.5	$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.37	$2.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.33	$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$3.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.66	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.8	$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.92	$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.1	$11.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.6	$2.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57	$15.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$3.13
👖 Brand Jeans	$97	$15.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$39.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$897	$20.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22470	$1540

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Cities near Cologne

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Hurth	$1745
10 km or 6.4 mi	Leverkusen	$2007
10 km or 6.4 mi	Frechen	$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi	Bruhl	$1728
13 km or 7.9 mi	Pulheim	$1743
14 km or 8.4 mi	Wesseling	$1734
14 km or 8.5 mi	Bergisch Gladbach	$1757
15 km or 9.3 mi	Niederkassel	$1740
16 km or 10 mi	Rosrath	$1711
18 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1739
19 km or 12 mi	Dormagen	$1722
19 km or 12 mi	Erftstadt	$1694
19 km or 12 mi	Langenfeld	$1724
20 km or 12 mi	Troisdorf	$1731
20 km or 12 mi	Leichlingen	$1701
20 km or 12 mi	Kerpen	$1689
21 km or 13 mi	Bornheim	$1759
21 km or 13 mi	Lohmar	$1700
22 km or 14 mi	Bergheim	$1686
23 km or 15 mi	Siegburg	$1708
24 km or 15 mi	Overath	$1663
25 km or 16 mi	Sankt Augustin	$1738
25 km or 16 mi	Bonn	$1908
26 km or 16 mi	Hilden	$1673
26 km or 16 mi	Solingen	$1663
27 km or 17 mi	Elsdorf	$1661
28 km or 17 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1629
28 km or 17 mi	Haan	$1640
28 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1671
29 km or 18 mi	Hennef	$1670
31 km or 19 mi	Grevenbroich	$1665
31 km or 19 mi	Remscheid	$1609
31 km or 20 mi	Erkrath	$1661
33 km or 20 mi	Konigswinter	$1601
34 km or 21 mi	Euskirchen	$1674
34 km or 21 mi	Neuss	$1668
34 km or 21 mi	Mettmann	$1620
35 km or 21 mi	Zulpich	$1653
35 km or 21 mi	Meckenheim	$1676
35 km or 22 mi	Dusseldorf	$1944

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