Essen vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1516
$458
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3719
$1016
🏠 One person rent
$666
$195
🏘️ Family rent
$1137
$267
🍽️ Food expenses
$520
$153
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$76.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3571
$104
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
95
30
😀 Quality of life
96
33
🏙️ Population
587K
4.27M

The cost of living in Essen is 231% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 3903rd and 8842nd ($1516 vs $458) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 529th and 3rd in Germany and Afghanistan, respectively. Check Germany vs Afghanistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.4 months in Essen compared to 0.2 months in Kabul. Essen ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 24th and 8609th 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
$16.2
$2.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58
$11.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$4.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.22
$2.4
☕ Cappuccino
$3.67
$1.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$0.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$633
$93.7
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$450
$62.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1153
$172
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$810
$111
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$221
$48.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.7
$95.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.94%
12.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4342
$505
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3278
$260
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.09
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.9
$10.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.9
$7.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$0.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$1.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.61
$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$4.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$3.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.5
$6.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$0.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.99
$1.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.06
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$3.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.76
$3.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.58
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$10.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.4
$2.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.4
$15.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$3.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.6
$18
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$34.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$460
$19.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9800
$1486

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Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1506
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1543
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1474
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1605
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1555
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1547
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1533
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1567
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1560
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1631
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1340
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1550
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1574
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1558
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1631
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1583
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1535
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1613
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1529
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1547
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1572
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1488
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1552
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1661
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1549
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1558
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1525
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1558
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1563
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1548
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1552
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1645
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1979
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1549
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1543
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1674
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1544
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1591
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1691
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1575

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Distance City Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi Gardez
$401
119 km or 74 mi Jalalabad
$354
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$396
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$393
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$404
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$334
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$364
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$428
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$354
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$351
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$344
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$443
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$684
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$416
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$432
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$376
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$680
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$712
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$277
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$326
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$436
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$294
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$372
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$265
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$351
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$363
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$333
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$320
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$254
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$340
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$291
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$403
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$303
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$302
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$362
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$311
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$368
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$316
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$439