Essen vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1525
$599
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3787
$1271
🏠 One person rent
$681
$285
🏘️ Family rent
$1217
$403
🍽️ Food expenses
$499
$182
🚐 Transport expenses
$197
$96.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3234
$188
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
95
29
😀 Quality of life
95
13
🏙️ Population
585K
4.27M

The cost of living in Essen is 155% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 3595th and 7801st ($1525 vs $599) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 371st and 1st 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 5th best city to live in Germany vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 31st and 9123rd 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
$13.6
$2.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$8.83
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$6.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.25
$3.75
☕ Cappuccino
$3.32
$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.49
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$623
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$470
$123
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1267
$381
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$888
$182
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$53.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$82.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$99.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
21.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$451
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.52
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.9
$19.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$39.9
$9.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$0.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.42
$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$4.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.6
$6.69
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$0.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$0.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.99
$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.8
$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.47
$2.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$3.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.63
$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$1.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$1.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$13.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$2.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86.5
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$2.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$13.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$46.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$440
$23.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9380
$1452

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Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1439
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1497
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1441
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1543
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1465
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1470
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1472
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1489
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1618
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1586
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1425
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1486
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1464
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1442
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1548
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1378
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1451
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1527
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1477
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1480
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1490
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1206
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1477
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1571
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1419
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1462
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1461
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1466
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1457
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1480
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1451
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1558
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1861
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1472
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1480
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1578
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1469
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1376
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1652
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1431

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Distance City Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi Gardez
$469
119 km or 74 mi Jalalabad
$358
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$476
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$441
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$457
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$338
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$374
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$467
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$372
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$354
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$323
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$439
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$659
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$376
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$450
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$456
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$655
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$672
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$328
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$341
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$521
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$292
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$373
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$277
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$344
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$380
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$319
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$330
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$273
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$388
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$285
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$371
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$312
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$280
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$358
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$335
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$376
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$308
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$487