Kabul vs Kyiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Kyiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$473
$882
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1051
$2107
🏠 One person rent
$200
$454
🏘️ Family rent
$280
$749
🍽️ Food expenses
$163
$273
🚐 Transport expenses
$75.2
$70.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$120
$440
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
33
73
😀 Quality of life
25
63
🏙️ Population
5.33M
2.95M

The cost of living in Kabul is 46% less expensive than in Kyiv. Cities ranked 8823rd and 6441st ($473 vs $882) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 8992nd and 5524th 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
$2.79
$9.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.56
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$6.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$1.38
$1.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$108
$545
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$72.2
$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$196
$980
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$127
$557
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35
$65.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.5
$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$85.8
$6.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.8%
18.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$579
$2565
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$300
$1111
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.2
$14.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.53
$5.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.25
$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.57
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$4.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.32
$8.36
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$2.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.02
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.07
$5.39
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.37
$4.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.97
$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.55
$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$11.7
$36.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.45
$5.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.6
$16.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.13
$8.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.1
$67.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$39.8
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$20.2
$366
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1540
$9101

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$487
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$500
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$562
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$476
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$584
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$545
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$599
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$465
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$546
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$792
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$405
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$490
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$516
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$450
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$492
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$806
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$484
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$826
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$464
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$637
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$796
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$554
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$622
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$748
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$967
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$534
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$561
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$686
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$499
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$686
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$574
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$869
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$1049
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$682
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$1042
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$757
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$568
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$836
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$873
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$628