Dortmund vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dortmund Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1585
$474
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4167
$1052
🏠 One person rent
$789
$203
🏘️ Family rent
$1623
$302
🍽️ Food expenses
$515
$158
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$81.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2702
$218
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
93
30
😀 Quality of life
91
14
🏙️ Population
595K
4.27M

The cost of living in Dortmund is 234% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 3100th and 8769th ($1585 vs $474) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 177th 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 Dortmund compared to 0.5 months in Kabul. Dortmund ranked 21st best city to live in Germany vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 114th and 9071st among best cities to live in the world.

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Dortmund Kabul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.9
$2.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62.9
$9.34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$4.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.23
$3.11
☕ Cappuccino
$3.33
$1.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.65
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$630
$140
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$499
$90
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1223
$312
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1252
$141
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$215
$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$327
$66.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.6
$59.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
18.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2829
$404
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2209
$202
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.41
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$51.7
$18.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$7.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.84
$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.27
$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.41
$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$4.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$3.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$0.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$0.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.07
$0.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.28
$8.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.57
$2.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.19
$2.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.5
$3.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.29
$1.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.2
$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.1
$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.7
$2.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47.4
$13.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$2.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$113
$16.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$34.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$381
$17.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26045
$1356

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Schwerte
$1413
11 km or 6.9 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1464
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1457
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1459
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1489
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1455
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1451
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1422
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1440
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1437
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1475
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1559
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1486
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1448
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1456
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1446
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1154
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1432
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1377
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1435
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1431
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1444
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1358
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1438
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1431
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1418
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1309
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1404
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1461
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1435
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1445
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1408
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1443
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1446
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1422
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1465
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1233
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1428
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1434

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