Essen vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$504
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3766
$1114
🏠 One person rent
$642
$211
🏘️ Family rent
$1100
$298
🍽️ Food expenses
$537
$177
🚐 Transport expenses
$181
$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3165
$146
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
96
33
😀 Quality of life
95
26
🏙️ Population
587K
5.33M

The cost of living in Essen is 202% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 3925th and 8650th ($1519 vs $504) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 521st and 2nd in Germany and Afghanistan, respectively. Check Germany vs Afghanistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Essen compared to 0.3 months in Kabul. Essen ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 23rd and 8929th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Essen vs Kabul

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Essen Kabul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.8
$3.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.5
$8.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$5.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.63
$3.24
☕ Cappuccino
$3.91
$1.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.88
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$571
$126
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$434
$83.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1047
$223
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$145
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$217
$49.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.1
$88.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.95%
12.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4896
$664
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3071
$346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.17
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.4
$14.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$31.1
$6.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.98
$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.68
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$5.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$4.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.1
$6.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$0.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$0.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.13
$2.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.41
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$3.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.72
$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.4
$13.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$2.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.4
$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$97.9
$17.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$45.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$483
$20.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9789
$1302

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1506
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1575
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1468
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1636
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1580
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1552
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1538
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1548
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1624
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1507
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1565
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1605
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1565
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1637
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1559
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1580
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1629
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1551
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1557
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1534
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1547
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1568
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1653
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1589
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1565
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1544
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1545
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1559
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1566
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1572
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1662
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1913
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1528
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1559
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1673
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1564
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1533
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1698
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1538

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