Dortmund vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dortmund Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1637
$473
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4119
$1051
🏠 One person rent
$750
$200
🏘️ Family rent
$1294
$280
🍽️ Food expenses
$579
$163
🚐 Transport expenses
$163
$75.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3601
$120
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
94
33
😀 Quality of life
95
25
🏙️ Population
595K
5.33M

The cost of living in Dortmund is 246% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 3504th and 8823rd ($1637 vs $473) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 330th and 3rd in Germany and Afghanistan, respectively. Check Germany vs Afghanistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Dortmund compared to 0.3 months in Kabul. Dortmund ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 33rd and 8992nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dortmund vs Kabul

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Dortmund Kabul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.3
$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79
$9.56
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.64
$2.79
☕ Cappuccino
$3.87
$1.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.3
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$738
$108
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$545
$72.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1337
$196
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1001
$127
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$35
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$53.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.9
$85.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.95%
12.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3201
$579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2354
$300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.17
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.4
$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.9
$6.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.05
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.57
$0.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.04
$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$4.77
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.2
$6.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$0.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$0.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$0.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.16
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.32
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.01
$2.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.3
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.14
$3.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.82
$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.37
$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.3
$11.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.9
$2.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.6
$15.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.5
$3.13
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.5
$15.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.9
$39.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$428
$20.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$29493
$1540

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Schwerte
$1515
11 km or 6.9 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1584
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1576
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1614
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1622
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1566
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1579
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1559
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1570
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1572
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1573
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1638
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1561
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1587
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1593
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1586
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1249
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1570
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1531
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1548
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1574
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1575
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1573
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1512
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1570
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1564
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1508
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1445
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1565
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1598
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1572
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1619
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1586
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1561
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1575
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1549
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1570
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1486
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1579
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1579

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Distance City Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi Gardez
$433
119 km or 74 mi Jalalabad
$368
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$425
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$423
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$429
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$323
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$379
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$454
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$370
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$369
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$488
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$360
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$464
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$704
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$427
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$457
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$381
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$702
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$735
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$279
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$338
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$463
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$302
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$378
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$264
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$367
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$371
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$348
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$330
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$353
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$298
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$417
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$318
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$308
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$382
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$308
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$379
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$326
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$467