Dortmund vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dortmund Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1632
$458
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4090
$1016
🏠 One person rent
$762
$195
🏘️ Family rent
$1319
$267
🍽️ Food expenses
$561
$153
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$76.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3427
$104
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
93
30
😀 Quality of life
93
33
🏙️ Population
595K
4.27M

The cost of living in Dortmund is 256% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 3401st and 8842nd ($1632 vs $458) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 304th and 3rd in Germany and Afghanistan, respectively. Check Germany vs Afghanistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Dortmund compared to 0.2 months in Kabul. Dortmund ranked 11th best city to live in Germany vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 84th and 8609th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dortmund Kabul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.4
$2.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.1
$11.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.7
$4.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.81
$2.4
☕ Cappuccino
$3.67
$1.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.9
$0.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$755
$93.7
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$559
$62.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1352
$172
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1032
$111
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$48.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.4
$95.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.97%
12.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3153
$505
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2430
$260
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.95
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67.7
$10.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.5
$7.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.01
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.48
$0.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$1.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.97
$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$4.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$3.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.3
$6.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$0.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$0.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.03
$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.3
$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.92
$1.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$3.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.79
$3.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.33
$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45
$10.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.3
$2.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.5
$15.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.3
$3.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.5
$18
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$34.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$424
$19.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$29016
$1486

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Schwerte
$1495
11 km or 6.9 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1572
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1558
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1591
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1583
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1549
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1558
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1521
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1542
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1537
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1567
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1631
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1560
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1575
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1566
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1554
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1248
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1558
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1478
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1535
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1563
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1558
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1547
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1463
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1550
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1552
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1506
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1415
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1549
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1579
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1552
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1515
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1521
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1516
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1561
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1533
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1561
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1488
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1555
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1569

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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