Kabul vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$567
$399
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1181
$1003
🏠 One person rent
$276
$132
🏘️ Family rent
$383
$265
🍽️ Food expenses
$168
$178
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.9
$49.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$175
$479
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
29
75
😀 Quality of life
21
60
🏙️ Population
4.27M
4.5M

The cost of living in Kabul is 42% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 7972nd and 8958th ($567 vs $399) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 37th 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 1.2 months in Kolkata. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Kolkata ranked 11th in India, while ranked 8953rd and 5392nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Kabul Kolkata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.48
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.7
$14.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.27
$4.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.97
$2.72
☕ Cappuccino
$1.75
$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$86.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$295
$342
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$182
$193
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.8
$23.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$34.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$99
$6.77
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.25%
8.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$424
$1115
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$259
$539
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.2
$6.49
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.36
$2.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.3
$0.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.4
$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$5.25
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.86
$3.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$6.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$0.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$0.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.3
$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.24
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.38
$3.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.23
$1.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.67
$3.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.8
$0.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$11.8
$25.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.21
$3.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.5
$10
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.99
$2.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$14.2
$26.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$41.8
$40.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.2
$46.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1370
$1360

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105 km or 65 mi Gardez
$449
119 km or 74 mi Jalalabad
$347
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$455
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$423
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$437
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$352
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$307
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$445
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$335
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$311
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$449
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$238
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$389
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$632
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$331
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$446
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$330
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$629
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$638
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$278
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$287
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$513
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$364
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$344
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$281
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$337
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$303
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$289
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$277
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$393
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$313
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$307
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$260
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$240
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$328
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$298
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$337
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$268
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$484

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Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Howrah
$354
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Bidhannagar
$364
10 km or 6.2 mi South Dumdum
$355
11 km or 7.1 mi Baranagar
$346
12 km or 7.5 mi Bally
$346
14 km or 8.9 mi Uttarpara
$342
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamarhati
$349
15 km or 9.3 mi North Dumdum
$348
16 km or 9.9 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$361
17 km or 10 mi Panihati
$351
20 km or 13 mi Rajarhat
$356
21 km or 13 mi Madhyamgram
$346
23 km or 14 mi Serampore
$343
23 km or 15 mi Barrackpore
$341
25 km or 15 mi Uluberia
$350
36 km or 22 mi Barasat
$357
36 km or 23 mi Maheshtala
$367
37 km or 23 mi Chandannagar
$339
37 km or 23 mi Bhatpara
$347
40 km or 25 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$336
41 km or 25 mi Naihati
$338
64 km or 40 mi Haldia
$391
79 km or 49 mi Shantipur
$304
93 km or 58 mi Bardhaman
$323
97 km or 60 mi Krishnanagar
$287
104 km or 65 mi Midnapore
$298
107 km or 66 mi Kharagpur
$285
114 km or 71 mi Jessore
$310
128 km or 80 mi Khulna
$342
153 km or 95 mi Durgapur
$312
174 km or 108 mi Berhampore
$311
189 km or 118 mi Asansol
$276
202 km or 125 mi Kulti
$288
205 km or 127 mi Rajshahi
$293
209 km or 130 mi Barisal
$324
223 km or 139 mi Jamshedpur
$328
239 km or 149 mi Dhanbad
$322
248 km or 154 mi Dhaka
$456
251 km or 156 mi Narayanganj
$446
274 km or 170 mi Malda
$318