Dresden vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1406
$567
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3498
$1181
🏠 One person rent
$696
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$1355
$383
🍽️ Food expenses
$446
$168
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$88.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2906
$175
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
65
29
😀 Quality of life
88
21
🏙️ Population
555K
4.27M

The cost of living in Dresden is 148% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 3786th and 7972nd ($1406 vs $567) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 426th and 1st 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 Dresden compared to 0.3 months in Kabul. Dresden ranked 31st best city to live in Germany vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 190th and 8953rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dresden vs Kabul

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Dresden Kabul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.6
$2.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.2
$10.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.84
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.32
$4.97
 Cappuccino
$3.3
$1.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.77
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$660
$173
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$422
$114
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$295
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$955
$182
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$51.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$284
$79.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.5
$99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
14.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4611
$424
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4133
$259
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.25
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.1
$18.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.8
$8.36
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$0.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.52
$1.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$3.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$3.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$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
$2.28
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$0.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.71
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.83
$9.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.89
$2.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.26
$2.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$3.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30
$11.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.7
$2.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.8
$13.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$2.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.1
$14.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.3
$41.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$330
$22.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10601
$1370

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$1344
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$1296
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1165
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1269
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$1027
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$1230
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$1102
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$918
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1344
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1293
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1384
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1323
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1130
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1134
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1038
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1063
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1127
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1166
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1348
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1204
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1269
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1271
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1311
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1096
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1310
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1288
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1253
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$961
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1046
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1322
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1371
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1069
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1188
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1036
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1146
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$969
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1303

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Distance City Cost of living
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$449
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$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