Kabul vs Leipzig - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Leipzig
🚶 Cost of living one person
$599
$1449
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1271
$3571
🏠 One person rent
$285
$688
🏘️ Family rent
$403
$1289
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$499
🚐 Transport expenses
$96.7
$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$188
$2807
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
29
72
😀 Quality of life
13
92
🏙️ Population
4.27M
616K

The cost of living in Kabul is 59% less expensive than in Leipzig. Cities ranked 7801st and 3925th ($599 vs $1449) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 535th in Afghanistan and Germany, respectively. Check Afghanistan vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kabul compared to 1.9 months in Leipzig. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Leipzig ranked 16th in Germany, while ranked 9123rd and 80th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kabul Leipzig
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.69
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.83
$56.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.92
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.75
$4.47
☕ Cappuccino
$1.82
$4.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$2.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$681
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$123
$454
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$381
$1250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$182
$965
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.5
$145
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.3
$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$99.3
$43.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.36%
3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$451
$4637
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$274
$2606
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$3.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$62.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.29
$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.88
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.32
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.5
$3.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.73
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.69
$19.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$2.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$4.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$1.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$1.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$6.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.56
$8.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.81
$2.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.47
$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.3
$30.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.34
$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$36.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.99
$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.6
$86.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.1
$87.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$23.8
$394
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1452
$10026

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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
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Markkleeberg
$1406
22 km or 13 mi Delitzsch
$1387
26 km or 16 mi Grimma
$1347
27 km or 17 mi Merseburg
$1349
32 km or 20 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1372
33 km or 20 mi Weienfels
$1360
33 km or 21 mi Halle
$1320
36 km or 22 mi Halle-Neustadt
$1342
36 km or 22 mi Zeitz
$1365
39 km or 24 mi Altenburg
$1273
45 km or 28 mi Naumburg
$1365
50 km or 31 mi Torgau
$1345
54 km or 34 mi Kothen
$1384
55 km or 34 mi Gera
$1170
56 km or 35 mi Dobeln
$1306
57 km or 35 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1396
58 km or 36 mi Glauchau
$1210
58 km or 36 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1261
61 km or 38 mi Eisleben
$1376
62 km or 39 mi Wittenberg
$1421
63 km or 39 mi Riesa
$1330
67 km or 41 mi Werdau
$1191
67 km or 42 mi Chemnitz
$1228
69 km or 43 mi Bernburg
$1393
69 km or 43 mi Zwickau
$1095
70 km or 43 mi Apolda
$1306
72 km or 45 mi Jena
$1231
74 km or 46 mi Zerbst
$1387
77 km or 48 mi Greiz
$1263
77 km or 48 mi Sangerhausen
$1379
78 km or 49 mi Meissen
$1354
79 km or 49 mi Aschersleben
$1386
80 km or 50 mi Reichenbach im Vogtland
$1211
82 km or 51 mi Freiberg
$1215
82 km or 51 mi Stafurt
$1387
84 km or 52 mi Weimar
$1367
86 km or 54 mi Coswig
$1386
88 km or 54 mi Schonebeck
$1386
93 km or 58 mi Radebeul
$1413
94 km or 59 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1261