Dusseldorf vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Dusseldorf	Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1913	$504
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4660	$1114
🏠 One person rent	$1048	$211
🏘️ Family rent	$1825	$298
🍽️ Food expenses	$536	$177
🚐 Transport expenses	$178	$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3858	$146
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	92	33
😀 Quality of life	94	26
🏙️ Population	631K	5.33M

The cost of living in Dusseldorf is 280% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 2319th and 8650th ($1913 vs $504) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th 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 months in Dusseldorf compared to 0.3 months in Kabul. Dusseldorf ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 26th and 8929th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dusseldorf vs Kabul

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	Dusseldorf	Kabul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.6	$3.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.1	$8.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$5.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.28	$3.24
☕ Cappuccino	$4.43	$1.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.28	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1061	$126
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$795	$83.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1892	$223
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1453	$145
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$242	$49.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.5	$88.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.93%	12.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9744	$664
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5208	$346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.19	$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69	$14.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.1	$6.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.12	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.26	$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.34	$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$5.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$4.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$25.3	$6.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$0.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$0.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.47	$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.52	$2.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.44	$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.53	$3.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.27	$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.59	$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.9	$13.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.5	$2.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.4	$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$104	$17.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$45.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1041	$20.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20776	$1302

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Cities near Dusseldorf

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Neuss	$1685
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Ratingen	$1637
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Erkrath	$1653
10 km or 6.3 mi	Kaarst	$1658
13 km or 8.3 mi	Hilden	$1673
14 km or 8.5 mi	Mettmann	$1629
16 km or 9.8 mi	Dormagen	$1699
16 km or 9.9 mi	Willich	$1611
17 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1713
17 km or 11 mi	Haan	$1662
17 km or 11 mi	Heiligenhaus	$1588
18 km or 11 mi	Langenfeld	$1716
18 km or 11 mi	Krefeld	$1594
19 km or 12 mi	Korschenbroich	$1633
19 km or 12 mi	Wulfrath	$1605
20 km or 13 mi	Grevenbroich	$1652
21 km or 13 mi	Leichlingen	$1696
22 km or 14 mi	Tonisvorst	$1580
22 km or 14 mi	Velbert	$1580
22 km or 14 mi	Duisburg	$1507
23 km or 14 mi	Solingen	$1698
23 km or 14 mi	Mulheim	$1575
24 km or 15 mi	Monchengladbach	$1657
26 km or 16 mi	Pulheim	$1726
26 km or 16 mi	Leverkusen	$1972
27 km or 17 mi	Viersen	$1613
27 km or 17 mi	Oberhausen	$1636
27 km or 17 mi	Moers	$1544
28 km or 17 mi	Neukirchen-Vluyn	$1564
28 km or 17 mi	Wuppertal	$1547
29 km or 18 mi	Kempen	$1584
29 km or 18 mi	Remscheid	$1617
30 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1653
30 km or 18 mi	Essen	$1519
31 km or 19 mi	Bergheim	$1667
32 km or 20 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1631
34 km or 21 mi	Bottrop	$1468
34 km or 21 mi	Kamp-Lintfort	$1563
34 km or 21 mi	Hattingen	$1552
35 km or 22 mi	Cologne	$1941

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