Frankfurt vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Frankfurt Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2102
$599
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4758
$1271
🏠 One person rent
$1237
$285
🏘️ Family rent
$2068
$403
🍽️ Food expenses
$535
$182
🚐 Transport expenses
$172
$96.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4186
$188
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
87
29
😀 Quality of life
95
13
🏙️ Population
773K
4.27M

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 251% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 1589th and 7801st ($2102 vs $599) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 months in Frankfurt compared to 0.3 months in Kabul. Frankfurt ranked 6th best city to live in Germany vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 36th and 9123rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Frankfurt vs Kabul

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Frankfurt Kabul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.3
$2.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.4
$8.83
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$6.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.22
$3.75
☕ Cappuccino
$4.05
$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.96
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1303
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$942
$123
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2335
$381
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1600
$182
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$184
$53.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$282
$82.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.8
$99.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.98%
21.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8020
$451
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5017
$274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.79
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.3
$19.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.4
$9.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$0.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.93
$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$4.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$6.69
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$0.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$0.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.9
$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.77
$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.69
$2.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.3
$3.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.13
$1.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.7
$13.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$2.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$83.3
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$2.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.3
$13.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.7
$46.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$568
$23.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15030
$1452

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Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1620
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1773
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1766
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1830
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1763
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1673
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1699
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1801
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1676
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1810
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1739
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1794
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1779
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1759
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1815
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1791
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1778
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1814
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1813
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1731
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1710
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1750
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1724
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1812
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1723
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1724
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1812
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1805
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1760
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1804
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1906
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1770
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1801
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1953
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1812
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1748
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1766
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1795
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1804
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1716

Cities near Kabul

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