Kabul vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$599
$408
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1271
$1026
🏠 One person rent
$285
$135
🏘️ Family rent
$403
$257
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$181
🚐 Transport expenses
$96.7
$51.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$188
$468
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
29
75
😀 Quality of life
13
58
🏙️ Population
4.27M
4.5M

The cost of living in Kabul is 47% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 7801st and 8957th ($599 vs $408) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 26th in Afghanistan and India, respectively. Check Afghanistan vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kabul compared to 1.1 months in Kolkata. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Kolkata ranked 12th in India, while ranked 9123rd and 5494th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kabul Kolkata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.69
$3.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.83
$15.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.92
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.75
$2.22
☕ Cappuccino
$1.82
$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$123
$88.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$381
$336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$182
$184
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.5
$23.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.3
$36.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$99.3
$6.67
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.36%
8.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$451
$1116
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$274
$562
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$5.98
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.29
$3.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.88
$0.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.32
$0.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.5
$0.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.73
$5.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.69
$6.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$0.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.56
$3.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$1.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.81
$3.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.47
$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.3
$17.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.34
$3.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$9.94
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.99
$3.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.6
$26.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.1
$45.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$23.8
$51.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1452
$1751

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Howrah
$338
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Bidhannagar
$360
10 km or 6.2 mi South Dumdum
$351
11 km or 7.1 mi Baranagar
$340
12 km or 7.5 mi Bally
$338
14 km or 8.9 mi Uttarpara
$334
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamarhati
$343
15 km or 9.3 mi North Dumdum
$343
16 km or 9.9 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$360
17 km or 10 mi Panihati
$344
20 km or 13 mi Rajarhat
$353
21 km or 13 mi Madhyamgram
$341
23 km or 14 mi Serampore
$336
23 km or 15 mi Barrackpore
$336
25 km or 15 mi Uluberia
$346
36 km or 22 mi Barasat
$356
36 km or 23 mi Maheshtala
$366
37 km or 23 mi Chandannagar
$335
37 km or 23 mi Bhatpara
$342
40 km or 25 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$332
41 km or 25 mi Naihati
$335
64 km or 40 mi Haldia
$399
79 km or 49 mi Shantipur
$307
93 km or 58 mi Bardhaman
$317
97 km or 60 mi Krishnanagar
$294
104 km or 65 mi Midnapore
$304
107 km or 66 mi Kharagpur
$296
114 km or 71 mi Jessore
$290
128 km or 80 mi Khulna
$339
153 km or 95 mi Durgapur
$288
174 km or 108 mi Berhampore
$309
189 km or 118 mi Asansol
$273
202 km or 125 mi Kulti
$284
205 km or 127 mi Rajshahi
$279
209 km or 130 mi Barisal
$295
223 km or 139 mi Jamshedpur
$330
239 km or 149 mi Dhanbad
$285
248 km or 154 mi Dhaka
$428
251 km or 156 mi Narayanganj
$301
274 km or 170 mi Malda
$311