Dortmund vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dortmund Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1401
$567
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3713
$1181
🏠 One person rent
$648
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$1418
$383
🍽️ Food expenses
$468
$168
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$88.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2678
$175
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
93
29
😀 Quality of life
77
21
🏙️ Population
587K
4.27M

The cost of living in Dortmund is 147% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 3822nd and 7972nd ($1401 vs $567) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 452nd and 1st in Germany and Afghanistan, respectively. Check Germany vs Afghanistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Dortmund compared to 0.3 months in Kabul. Dortmund ranked 62nd best city to live in Germany vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 764th and 8953rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Dortmund Kabul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.7
$2.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.1
$10.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.7
$4.97
 Cappuccino
$3.42
$1.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.72
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$637
$173
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$389
$114
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1387
$295
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1048
$182
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$51.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$260
$79.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.3
$99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4%
14.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2907
$424
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2292
$259
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.34
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.3
$18.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.8
$8.36
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.2
$0.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.5
$1.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$3.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$3.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$6.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$0.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$0.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.55
$9.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.86
$2.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$2.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.61
$3.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.7
$11.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$2.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.8
$13.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.5
$2.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$112
$14.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$131
$41.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$309
$22.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13929
$1370

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Schwerte
$1372
11 km or 6.9 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1430
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1391
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1407
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1286
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1388
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1373
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1389
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1403
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1402
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1445
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1558
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1471
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1410
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1406
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1416
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1322
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1422
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1380
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1367
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1356
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1389
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1378
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1424
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1351
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1350
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1367
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1318
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1423
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1415
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1464
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1401
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1519
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1411
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1375
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1393
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1124
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1387
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1357

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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