Dortmund vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dortmund Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1482
$504
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3769
$1114
🏠 One person rent
$675
$211
🏘️ Family rent
$1171
$298
🍽️ Food expenses
$516
$177
🚐 Transport expenses
$154
$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3356
$146
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
94
33
😀 Quality of life
81
26
🏙️ Population
595K
5.33M

The cost of living in Dortmund is 194% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 4048th and 8650th ($1482 vs $504) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 555th and 2nd in Germany and Afghanistan, respectively. Check Germany vs Afghanistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Dortmund compared to 0.3 months in Kabul. Dortmund ranked 58th best city to live in Germany vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 625th and 8929th 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
$14.8
$3.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.5
$8.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$5.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.32
$3.24
☕ Cappuccino
$3.85
$1.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.08
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$625
$126
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$493
$83.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1142
$223
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$911
$145
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$166
$49.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$48.5
$88.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.92%
12.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3134
$664
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2319
$346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.16
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71
$14.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$6.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.68
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$5.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$4.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24
$6.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$0.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$0.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.26
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.66
$2.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.4
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$3.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.33
$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.8
$13.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16
$2.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.6
$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.4
$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$17.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.8
$45.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$419
$20.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$28831
$1302

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Schwerte
$1472
11 km or 6.9 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1534
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1530
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1533
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1559
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1528
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1545
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1532
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1552
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1555
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1554
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1624
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1548
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1538
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1555
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1571
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1237
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1565
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1508
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1580
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1559
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1565
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1552
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1502
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1565
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1572
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1506
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1427
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1589
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1581
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1568
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1663
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1683
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1519
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1561
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1538
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1577
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1547
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1580
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1598

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Distance City Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi Gardez
$456
119 km or 74 mi Jalalabad
$381
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$447
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$438
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$447
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$321
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$394
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$468
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$373
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$373
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$493
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$371
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$496
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$734
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$446
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$470
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$391
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$737
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$773
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$280
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$350
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$473
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$306
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$393
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$253
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$379
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$382
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$359
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$335
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$278
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$344
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$303
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$440
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$339
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$309
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$401
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$313
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$396
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$332
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$469