Kabul vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$474
$404
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1052
$1011
🏠 One person rent
$203
$135
🏘️ Family rent
$302
$258
🍽️ Food expenses
$158
$178
🚐 Transport expenses
$81.8
$51.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$218
$432
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
30
75
😀 Quality of life
14
58
🏙️ Population
4.27M
4.5M

The cost of living in Kabul is 17% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 8769th and 8948th ($474 vs $404) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 24th in Afghanistan and India, respectively. Check Afghanistan vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 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 9071st and 5509th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kabul Kolkata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.38
$3.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.34
$14.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.64
$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.11
$2.05
☕ Cappuccino
$1.53
$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.32
$0.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$140
$165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$90
$86.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$312
$341
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$141
$180
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.2
$25.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.8
$39.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.8
$6.58
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.54%
9.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$404
$1157
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$202
$528
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.8
$6.24
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.27
$3.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.88
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.27
$0.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.39
$0.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$5.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.88
$6.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$0.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.88
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.12
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.38
$3.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.97
$1.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.48
$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.01
$1.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.37
$0.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.8
$15.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.15
$3.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.2
$8.93
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.79
$2.94
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.1
$26.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$34.4
$47.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$17.2
$41.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1356
$1469

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150 km or 93 mi Khost
$366
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$381
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$346
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$379
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$394
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$366
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$364
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$408
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$382
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$442
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$596
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$401
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$414
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$458
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$593
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$605
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$354
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$355
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$468
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$292
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$389
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$273
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$342
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$380
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$306
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$373
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$297
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$354
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$266
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$392
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$305
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$308
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$361
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$281
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$374
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$321
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$476

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Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Howrah
$332
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Bidhannagar
$355
10 km or 6.2 mi South Dumdum
$345
11 km or 7.1 mi Baranagar
$333
12 km or 7.5 mi Bally
$331
14 km or 8.9 mi Uttarpara
$327
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamarhati
$336
15 km or 9.3 mi North Dumdum
$337
16 km or 9.9 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$354
17 km or 10 mi Panihati
$338
20 km or 13 mi Rajarhat
$347
21 km or 13 mi Madhyamgram
$334
23 km or 14 mi Serampore
$330
23 km or 15 mi Barrackpore
$329
25 km or 15 mi Uluberia
$341
36 km or 22 mi Barasat
$350
36 km or 23 mi Maheshtala
$360
37 km or 23 mi Chandannagar
$327
37 km or 23 mi Bhatpara
$337
40 km or 25 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$327
41 km or 25 mi Naihati
$328
64 km or 40 mi Haldia
$394
79 km or 49 mi Shantipur
$294
93 km or 58 mi Bardhaman
$314
97 km or 60 mi Krishnanagar
$281
104 km or 65 mi Midnapore
$292
107 km or 66 mi Kharagpur
$283
114 km or 71 mi Jessore
$289
128 km or 80 mi Khulna
$303
153 km or 95 mi Durgapur
$292
174 km or 108 mi Berhampore
$304
189 km or 118 mi Asansol
$299
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$300
205 km or 127 mi Rajshahi
$274
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$287
223 km or 139 mi Jamshedpur
$361
239 km or 149 mi Dhanbad
$293
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$430
251 km or 156 mi Narayanganj
$309
274 km or 170 mi Malda
$308