Columbus vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2202
$567
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5415
$1181
🏠 One person rent
$1315
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$2574
$383
🍽️ Food expenses
$608
$168
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$88.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3975
$175
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
72
29
😀 Quality of life
87
21
🏙️ Population
906K
4.27M

The cost of living in Columbus is 289% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 1282nd and 7972nd ($2202 vs $567) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1143rd and 1st 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 Columbus compared to 0.3 months in Kabul. Columbus ranked 47th best city to live in the United States vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 202nd and 8953rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Columbus vs Kabul

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Columbus Kabul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.1
$2.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.5
$10.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.03
$4.97
☕ Cappuccino
$4.89
$1.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.5
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1415
$173
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1025
$114
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2997
$295
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2104
$182
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$51.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$221
$79.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.2
$99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.35%
14.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3125
$424
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3122
$259
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64.9
$18.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13
$8.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.76
$0.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.58
$1.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$3.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$3.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$6.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$0.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$0.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$9.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.9
$2.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$2.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.72
$3.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.03
$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.22
$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43
$11.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$2.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$116
$13.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.4
$2.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.7
$14.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.3
$41.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1244
$22.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10456
$1370

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8.6 km or 5.3 mi Upper Arlington
$2116
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2107
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$2030
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2125
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$2046
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2124
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1805
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$2032
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$1985
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1935
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$2010
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1905
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1787
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1849
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1900
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1853
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1767
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1642
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1747
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1761
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1823
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1787
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1798
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1844
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1558
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1791
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1721
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$2055
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1919
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1803
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1587
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1857
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1486
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$1886
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1768
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1844
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1819
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1491
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1659
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1861

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Distance City Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi Gardez
$449
119 km or 74 mi Jalalabad
$347
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$455
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$423
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$437
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$352
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$307
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$445
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$335
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$311
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$449
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$238
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$389
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$632
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$331
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$446
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$330
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$629
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$638
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$278
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$287
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$513
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$364
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$344
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$281
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$337
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$303
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$289
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$277
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$393
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$313
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$307
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$260
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$240
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$328
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$298
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$337
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$268
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$484