Cologne vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Cologne	Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1968	$458
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4619	$1016
🏠 One person rent	$1091	$195
🏘️ Family rent	$1830	$267
🍽️ Food expenses	$536	$153
🚐 Transport expenses	$196	$76.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3266	$104
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	91	30
😀 Quality of life	96	33
🏙️ Population	1.09M	4.27M

The cost of living in Cologne is 330% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 2104th and 8842nd ($1968 vs $458) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 3rd in Germany and Afghanistan, respectively. Check Germany vs Afghanistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Cologne compared to 0.2 months in Kabul. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 23rd and 8609th 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	$15.4	$2.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.5	$11.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$4.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.26	$2.4
☕ Cappuccino	$4.06	$1.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.38	$0.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1103	$93.7
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$870	$62.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1997	$172
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1478	$111
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$133	$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$48.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.8	$95.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	12.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6855	$505
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5848	$260
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.93	$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67.6	$10.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24	$7.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.03	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.03	$0.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$1.9
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.16	$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$4.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$3.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.3	$6.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$0.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$0.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.45	$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.3	$1.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.05	$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.07	$3.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.45	$3.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.67	$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.3	$10.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$2.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$54.3	$15.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$3.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$98	$18
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$34.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$773	$19.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19386	$1486

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Cities near Cologne

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Hurth	$1759
10 km or 6.4 mi	Leverkusen	$2037
10 km or 6.4 mi	Frechen	$1745
13 km or 7.9 mi	Bruhl	$1744
13 km or 7.9 mi	Pulheim	$1741
14 km or 8.4 mi	Wesseling	$1740
14 km or 8.5 mi	Bergisch Gladbach	$1726
15 km or 9.3 mi	Niederkassel	$1750
16 km or 10 mi	Rosrath	$1699
18 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1740
19 km or 12 mi	Dormagen	$1711
19 km or 12 mi	Erftstadt	$1702
19 km or 12 mi	Langenfeld	$1727
20 km or 12 mi	Troisdorf	$1736
20 km or 12 mi	Leichlingen	$1708
20 km or 12 mi	Kerpen	$1695
21 km or 13 mi	Bornheim	$1770
21 km or 13 mi	Lohmar	$1694
22 km or 14 mi	Bergheim	$1678
23 km or 15 mi	Siegburg	$1716
24 km or 15 mi	Overath	$1642
25 km or 16 mi	Sankt Augustin	$1747
25 km or 16 mi	Bonn	$1957
26 km or 16 mi	Hilden	$1674
26 km or 16 mi	Solingen	$1691
27 km or 17 mi	Elsdorf	$1654
28 km or 17 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1630
28 km or 17 mi	Haan	$1645
28 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1650
29 km or 18 mi	Hennef	$1666
31 km or 19 mi	Grevenbroich	$1659
31 km or 19 mi	Remscheid	$1608
31 km or 20 mi	Erkrath	$1661
33 km or 20 mi	Konigswinter	$1611
34 km or 21 mi	Euskirchen	$1674
34 km or 21 mi	Neuss	$1650
34 km or 21 mi	Mettmann	$1613
35 km or 21 mi	Zulpich	$1662
35 km or 21 mi	Meckenheim	$1689
35 km or 22 mi	Dusseldorf	$1979

Cities near Kabul

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Gardez	$401
119 km or 74 mi	Jalalabad	$354
129 km or 80 mi	Ghazni	$396
150 km or 93 mi	Khost	$393
163 km or 101 mi	Puli Khumri	$404
223 km or 138 mi	Peshawar	$334
235 km or 146 mi	Kohat	$364
246 km or 153 mi	Kunduz	$428
266 km or 166 mi	Mardan	$354
293 km or 182 mi	Mingora	$351
304 km or 189 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$470
336 km or 209 mi	Wah	$344
368 km or 229 mi	Islamabad	$443
369 km or 229 mi	Qurghonteppa	$684
374 km or 232 mi	Rawalpindi	$416
389 km or 242 mi	Sheberghan	$432
425 km or 264 mi	Sargodha	$376
450 km or 280 mi	Tursunzoda	$680
451 km or 280 mi	Dushanbe	$712
451 km or 280 mi	Mirpur	$277
456 km or 284 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$326
458 km or 285 mi	Kandahar	$436
467 km or 290 mi	Jhang	$294
474 km or 294 mi	Chiniot	$372
476 km or 296 mi	Baramulla	$265
499 km or 310 mi	Gojra	$351
501 km or 312 mi	Hafizabad	$363
503 km or 313 mi	Faisalabad	$333
505 km or 314 mi	Gujrat	$320
517 km or 321 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$254
520 km or 323 mi	Srinagar	$340
523 km or 325 mi	Quetta	$291
526 km or 327 mi	Multan	$403
534 km or 332 mi	Sahiwal	$303
536 km or 333 mi	Gujranwala	$302
538 km or 334 mi	Khanewal	$362
546 km or 340 mi	Sialkot	$311
549 km or 341 mi	Sheikhupura	$368
550 km or 342 mi	Kamoke	$316
553 km or 344 mi	Lashkargah	$439