Kabul vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$473
$364
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1051
$892
🏠 One person rent
$200
$124
🏘️ Family rent
$280
$211
🍽️ Food expenses
$163
$160
🚐 Transport expenses
$75.2
$44.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$120
$401
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
33
73
😀 Quality of life
25
63
🏙️ Population
5.33M
4.5M

The cost of living in Kabul is 30% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 8823rd and 9043rd ($473 vs $364) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 45th 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 11th in India, while ranked 8992nd and 5562nd 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
$2.79
$2.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.56
$11
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$1.66
☕ Cappuccino
$1.38
$1.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$108
$144
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$72.2
$75.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$196
$255
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$127
$139
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35
$26.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.5
$41.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$85.8
$7.13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.8%
9.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$579
$1163
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$300
$593
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$0.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.2
$2.77
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.53
$3.22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$0.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.25
$0.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.57
$0.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$4.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$2.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.32
$7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$2.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.02
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.07
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$3.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.37
$1.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.97
$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.55
$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$11.7
$14.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.45
$3.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.6
$9.02
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.13
$2.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.1
$24.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$39.8
$38.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$20.2
$36.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1540
$1886

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Distance City Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi Gardez
$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
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Howrah
$330
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Bidhannagar
$341
10 km or 6.2 mi South Dumdum
$335
11 km or 7.1 mi Baranagar
$326
12 km or 7.5 mi Bally
$326
14 km or 8.9 mi Uttarpara
$320
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamarhati
$329
15 km or 9.3 mi North Dumdum
$330
16 km or 9.9 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$338
17 km or 10 mi Panihati
$331
20 km or 13 mi Rajarhat
$336
21 km or 13 mi Madhyamgram
$325
23 km or 14 mi Serampore
$324
23 km or 15 mi Barrackpore
$323
25 km or 15 mi Uluberia
$331
36 km or 22 mi Barasat
$338
36 km or 23 mi Maheshtala
$349
37 km or 23 mi Chandannagar
$321
37 km or 23 mi Bhatpara
$330
40 km or 25 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$320
41 km or 25 mi Naihati
$321
64 km or 40 mi Haldia
$376
79 km or 49 mi Shantipur
$290
93 km or 58 mi Bardhaman
$307
97 km or 60 mi Krishnanagar
$275
104 km or 65 mi Midnapore
$288
107 km or 66 mi Kharagpur
$278
114 km or 71 mi Jessore
$314
128 km or 80 mi Khulna
$296
153 km or 95 mi Durgapur
$284
174 km or 108 mi Berhampore
$298
189 km or 118 mi Asansol
$280
202 km or 125 mi Kulti
$285
205 km or 127 mi Rajshahi
$281
209 km or 130 mi Barisal
$314
223 km or 139 mi Jamshedpur
$360
239 km or 149 mi Dhanbad
$288
248 km or 154 mi Dhaka
$481
251 km or 156 mi Narayanganj
$351
274 km or 170 mi Malda
$300