Dublin vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dublin Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2992
$473
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6629
$1051
🏠 One person rent
$1987
$200
🏘️ Family rent
$3461
$280
🍽️ Food expenses
$663
$163
🚐 Transport expenses
$163
$75.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4313
$120
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
96
33
😀 Quality of life
95
25
🏙️ Population
593K
5.33M

The cost of living in Dublin is 532% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 223rd and 8823rd ($2992 vs $473) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Ireland and Afghanistan, respectively. Check Ireland vs Afghanistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Dublin compared to 0.3 months in Kabul. Dublin ranked 1st best city to live in Ireland vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 36th and 8992nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dublin vs Kabul

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Dublin Kabul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.5
$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$96.7
$9.56
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.8
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.58
$2.79
☕ Cappuccino
$4.95
$1.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.25
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2108
$108
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1693
$72.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3809
$196
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2999
$127
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$35
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$249
$53.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.7
$85.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.78%
12.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8392
$579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6209
$300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.36
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$102
$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.1
$6.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.08
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.31
$0.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.03
$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$4.77
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$6.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$0.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$0.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$0.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.62
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.84
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$2.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.04
$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$21
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$3.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8
$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.75
$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.85
$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$11.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.2
$2.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$81.5
$15.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.4
$3.13
👖 Brand Jeans
$119
$15.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$128
$39.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1316
$20.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10947
$1540

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Swords
$2472
30 km or 19 mi Naas
$2515
42 km or 26 mi Drogheda
$2627
75 km or 46 mi Dundalk
$2179
102 km or 63 mi Kilkenny
$2055
113 km or 70 mi Wexford
$2074
131 km or 82 mi Lisburn
$1945
134 km or 83 mi Waterford
$2423
141 km or 88 mi Belfast
$1954
148 km or 92 mi Douglas
$2265
148 km or 92 mi Newtownabbey
$1892
152 km or 94 mi Bangor
$1496
154 km or 96 mi Omagh
$1769
175 km or 109 mi Limerick
$2236
185 km or 115 mi Galway
$2978
185 km or 115 mi Rhyl
$1764
196 km or 122 mi Derry
$1620
212 km or 132 mi Wallasey
$1718
213 km or 132 mi Formby
$1873
215 km or 133 mi Crosby
$1862
216 km or 134 mi Birkenhead
$1895
217 km or 135 mi Bebington
$1888
217 km or 135 mi Liverpool
$1998
217 km or 135 mi Bootle
$1893
218 km or 136 mi Southport
$1861
219 km or 136 mi Blackpool
$1677
219 km or 136 mi Cork
$2524
220 km or 137 mi Wrexham
$1784
221 km or 137 mi Lytham St Annes
$1804
221 km or 137 mi Whitehaven
$1771
224 km or 139 mi Ellesmere Port
$1951
225 km or 140 mi Chester
$2047
234 km or 145 mi Llanelli
$1815
234 km or 145 mi St Helens
$1686
235 km or 146 mi Widnes
$1907
236 km or 147 mi Runcorn
$1928
239 km or 148 mi Morecambe
$1873
240 km or 149 mi Preston
$1754
241 km or 150 mi Lancaster
$1819
242 km or 150 mi Wigan
$1718

Cities near Kabul

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