Essen vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1561
$473
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3822
$1051
🏠 One person rent
$682
$200
🏘️ Family rent
$1155
$280
🍽️ Food expenses
$545
$163
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$75.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3475
$120
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
96
33
😀 Quality of life
95
25
🏙️ Population
587K
5.33M

The cost of living in Essen is 230% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 3860th and 8823rd ($1561 vs $473) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 496th and 3rd in Germany and Afghanistan, respectively. Check Germany vs Afghanistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Essen compared to 0.3 months in Kabul. Essen ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 17th and 8992nd 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
$17
$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.1
$9.56
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.31
$2.79
☕ Cappuccino
$3.94
$1.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.79
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$602
$108
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$468
$72.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$196
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$848
$127
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$35
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$223
$53.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$85.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.92%
12.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4998
$579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3089
$300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.22
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.5
$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.4
$6.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.99
$0.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.77
$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$4.77
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.5
$6.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$0.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$0.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.03
$2.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.59
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$3.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$11.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.6
$2.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90
$15.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$3.13
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.5
$15.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$39.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$471
$20.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10028
$1540

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1508
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1592
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1481
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1642
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1579
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1573
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1549
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1561
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1638
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1467
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1570
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1588
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1575
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1639
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1622
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1548
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1620
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1563
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1567
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1584
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1486
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1572
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1661
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1565
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1570
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1571
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1579
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1574
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1578
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1564
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1640
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1944
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1566
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1579
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1673
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1584
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1614
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1663
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1587

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