Dushanbe vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dushanbe Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$773
$504
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1811
$1114
🏠 One person rent
$401
$211
🏘️ Family rent
$678
$298
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$177
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.1
$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$146
$146
😷 Air quality
Bad
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
35
33
😀 Quality of life
47
26
🏙️ Population
948K
5.33M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 54% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 6897th and 8650th ($773 vs $504) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Tajikistan and Afghanistan, respectively. Check Tajikistan vs Afghanistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Dushanbe compared to 0.3 months in Kabul. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 6988th and 8929th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dushanbe vs Kabul

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Dushanbe Kabul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.86
$3.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.6
$8.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.5
$5.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$3.24
☕ Cappuccino
$1.91
$1.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$526
$126
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$305
$83.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$873
$223
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$542
$145
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.2
$49.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$88.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.96%
12.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1272
$664
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$705
$346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.8
$14.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.6
$6.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$5.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$4.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$6.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$0.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$2.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.24
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.91
$3.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.29
$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.92
$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.69
$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43
$13.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.39
$2.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.3
$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.29
$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.6
$17.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.2
$45.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.7
$20.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6733
$1302

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Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Tursunzoda
$737
82 km or 51 mi Qurghonteppa
$734
145 km or 90 mi Panjakent
$704
150 km or 93 mi Istaravshan
$645
190 km or 118 mi Jizzakh
$568
198 km or 123 mi Samarkand
$497
200 km or 124 mi Ghafurov
$583
201 km or 125 mi Buston
$622
203 km or 126 mi Khujand
$576
205 km or 127 mi Kunduz
$468
234 km or 145 mi Istiklol
$599
236 km or 147 mi Konibodom
$610
255 km or 158 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$493
261 km or 162 mi Qarshi
$500
292 km or 181 mi Puli Khumri
$447
306 km or 190 mi Tashkent
$842
327 km or 203 mi Fergana
$688
328 km or 204 mi Margilan
$669
329 km or 204 mi Chirchiq
$759
341 km or 212 mi Sheberghan
$470
365 km or 227 mi Namangan
$572
386 km or 240 mi Andijan
$471
399 km or 248 mi Bukhara
$439
406 km or 252 mi Osh
$570
420 km or 261 mi Shymkent
$587
445 km or 276 mi Jalal-Abad
$609
451 km or 280 mi Kabul
$504
456 km or 283 mi Turkmenabat
$1795
484 km or 301 mi Jalalabad
$381
511 km or 318 mi Toktogul
$646
526 km or 327 mi Taraz
$488
526 km or 327 mi Talas
$555
528 km or 328 mi Turkistan
$549
529 km or 329 mi Mingora
$373
550 km or 342 mi Kentau
$535
555 km or 345 mi Gardez
$456
560 km or 348 mi Ghazni
$447
564 km or 350 mi Peshawar
$321
566 km or 352 mi Mardan
$373
591 km or 367 mi Khost
$438

Cities near Kabul

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