Kabul vs Kyiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Kyiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$504
$853
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1114
$2116
🏠 One person rent
$211
$431
🏘️ Family rent
$298
$753
🍽️ Food expenses
$177
$269
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.4
$70
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$146
$446
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
33
73
😀 Quality of life
26
64
🏙️ Population
5.33M
2.95M

The cost of living in Kabul is 41% less expensive than in Kyiv. Cities ranked 8650th and 6533rd ($504 vs $853) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Afghanistan and Ukraine, respectively. Check Afghanistan vs Ukraine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kabul compared to 0.5 months in Kyiv. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Kyiv ranked 3rd in Ukraine, while ranked 8929th and 5360th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kabul vs Kyiv

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Kabul Kyiv
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.18
$9.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.5
$30.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.85
$6.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$1.55
☕ Cappuccino
$1.6
$1.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$126
$513
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$83.1
$328
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$223
$940
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$145
$583
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.7
$59.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.5
$92.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$88.2
$6.15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.73%
17.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$664
$2604
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$346
$1122
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.16
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.2
$13.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.58
$5.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.28
$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$2.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.34
$9.59
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$4.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.58
$8.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.05
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.37
$5.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.78
$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.49
$4.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.19
$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.61
$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.3
$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.54
$5.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.29
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.5
$70.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.8
$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$20.9
$381
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1302
$10572

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$464
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$479
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$591
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$448
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$572
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$589
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$577
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$490
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$541
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$727
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$397
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$475
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$518
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$477
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$454
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$799
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$527
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$760
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$458
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$628
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$789
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$543
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$669
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$749
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$969
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$529
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$572
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$732
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$501
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$690
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$579
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$840
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$954
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$685
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$1048
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$746
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$608
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$924
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$834
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$676