Dusseldorf vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Dusseldorf	Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1944	$473
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4713	$1051
🏠 One person rent	$1066	$200
🏘️ Family rent	$1869	$280
🍽️ Food expenses	$549	$163
🚐 Transport expenses	$178	$75.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4092	$120
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	92	33
😀 Quality of life	95	25
🏙️ Population	631K	5.33M

The cost of living in Dusseldorf is 311% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 2220th and 8823rd ($1944 vs $473) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 3rd 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 Dusseldorf compared to 0.3 months in Kabul. Dusseldorf ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 28th and 8992nd 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	$15.8	$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.3	$9.56
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.2	$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.45	$2.79
☕ Cappuccino	$4.51	$1.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.48	$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1119	$108
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$828	$72.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2031	$196
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1511	$127
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$35
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$210	$53.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44	$85.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.97%	12.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8456	$579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5329	$300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.02	$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67	$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.7	$6.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.08	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$0.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.2	$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$4.77
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.4	$6.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$0.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$0.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$0.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.57	$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.77	$2.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.5	$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.75	$3.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.34	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.63	$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.69	$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.3	$11.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.9	$2.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.6	$15.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$3.13
👖 Brand Jeans	$96.9	$15.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$39.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$907	$20.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21698	$1540

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Cities near Dusseldorf

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Neuss	$1668
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Ratingen	$1639
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Erkrath	$1661
10 km or 6.3 mi	Kaarst	$1660
13 km or 8.3 mi	Hilden	$1673
14 km or 8.5 mi	Mettmann	$1620
16 km or 9.8 mi	Dormagen	$1722
16 km or 9.9 mi	Willich	$1618
17 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1739
17 km or 11 mi	Haan	$1640
17 km or 11 mi	Heiligenhaus	$1588
18 km or 11 mi	Langenfeld	$1724
18 km or 11 mi	Krefeld	$1603
19 km or 12 mi	Korschenbroich	$1644
19 km or 12 mi	Wulfrath	$1588
20 km or 13 mi	Grevenbroich	$1665
21 km or 13 mi	Leichlingen	$1701
22 km or 14 mi	Tonisvorst	$1600
22 km or 14 mi	Velbert	$1579
22 km or 14 mi	Duisburg	$1467
23 km or 14 mi	Solingen	$1663
23 km or 14 mi	Mulheim	$1592
24 km or 15 mi	Monchengladbach	$1669
26 km or 16 mi	Pulheim	$1743
26 km or 16 mi	Leverkusen	$2007
27 km or 17 mi	Viersen	$1626
27 km or 17 mi	Oberhausen	$1642
27 km or 17 mi	Moers	$1571
28 km or 17 mi	Neukirchen-Vluyn	$1584
28 km or 17 mi	Wuppertal	$1486
29 km or 18 mi	Kempen	$1601
29 km or 18 mi	Remscheid	$1609
30 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1671
30 km or 18 mi	Essen	$1561
31 km or 19 mi	Bergheim	$1686
32 km or 20 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1629
34 km or 21 mi	Bottrop	$1481
34 km or 21 mi	Kamp-Lintfort	$1580
34 km or 21 mi	Hattingen	$1573
35 km or 22 mi	Cologne	$1990

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