Kabul vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$504
$362
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1114
$875
🏠 One person rent
$211
$127
🏘️ Family rent
$298
$215
🍽️ Food expenses
$177
$159
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.4
$42.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$146
$255
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
33
73
😀 Quality of life
26
61
🏙️ Population
5.33M
4.5M

The cost of living in Kabul is 39% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 8650th and 9031st ($504 vs $362) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 40th 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 0.7 months in Kolkata. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Kolkata ranked 10th in India, while ranked 8929th and 5764th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kabul vs Kolkata

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Kabul Kolkata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.18
$2.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.5
$12.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.85
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$1.84
☕ Cappuccino
$1.6
$1.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$126
$136
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$83.1
$77.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$223
$250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$145
$138
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.7
$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.5
$47.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$88.2
$7.12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.73%
9.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$664
$1150
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$346
$586
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.16
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.2
$3.11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.58
$3.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$0.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.28
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$0.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.34
$4.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.58
$6.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.05
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.37
$9.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.78
$4.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.49
$1.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.19
$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.61
$0.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.3
$13.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.54
$3.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$7.92
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.29
$2.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.5
$21.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.8
$35.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$20.9
$35.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1302
$1762

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Distance City Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi Gardez
$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
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Howrah
$321
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Bidhannagar
$333
10 km or 6.2 mi South Dumdum
$326
11 km or 7.1 mi Baranagar
$318
12 km or 7.5 mi Bally
$319
14 km or 8.9 mi Uttarpara
$313
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamarhati
$321
15 km or 9.3 mi North Dumdum
$321
16 km or 9.9 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$331
17 km or 10 mi Panihati
$324
20 km or 13 mi Rajarhat
$327
21 km or 13 mi Madhyamgram
$318
23 km or 14 mi Serampore
$315
23 km or 15 mi Barrackpore
$314
25 km or 15 mi Uluberia
$322
36 km or 22 mi Barasat
$328
36 km or 23 mi Maheshtala
$339
37 km or 23 mi Chandannagar
$311
37 km or 23 mi Bhatpara
$319
40 km or 25 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$311
41 km or 25 mi Naihati
$313
64 km or 40 mi Haldia
$362
79 km or 49 mi Shantipur
$285
93 km or 58 mi Bardhaman
$296
97 km or 60 mi Krishnanagar
$272
104 km or 65 mi Midnapore
$276
107 km or 66 mi Kharagpur
$267
114 km or 71 mi Jessore
$326
128 km or 80 mi Khulna
$287
153 km or 95 mi Durgapur
$272
174 km or 108 mi Berhampore
$288
189 km or 118 mi Asansol
$268
202 km or 125 mi Kulti
$274
205 km or 127 mi Rajshahi
$289
209 km or 130 mi Barisal
$321
223 km or 139 mi Jamshedpur
$339
239 km or 149 mi Dhanbad
$273
248 km or 154 mi Dhaka
$478
251 km or 156 mi Narayanganj
$348
274 km or 170 mi Malda
$289