Kabul vs Leipzig - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Leipzig
🚶 Cost of living one person
$567
$1371
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1181
$3423
🏠 One person rent
$276
$641
🏘️ Family rent
$383
$1212
🍽️ Food expenses
$168
$462
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.9
$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$175
$2399
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
29
72
😀 Quality of life
21
91
🏙️ Population
4.27M
625K

The cost of living in Kabul is 59% less expensive than in Leipzig. Cities ranked 7972nd and 3960th ($567 vs $1371) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 531st 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 1.8 months in Leipzig. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Leipzig ranked 17th in Germany, while ranked 8953rd and 106th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kabul vs Leipzig

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Kabul Leipzig
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.48
$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.7
$51.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.27
$9.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.97
$4.28
☕ Cappuccino
$1.75
$3.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$630
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$295
$1202
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$182
$909
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.8
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$99
$42.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.25%
3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$424
$5428
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$259
$3298
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$3.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.2
$62.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.36
$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.3
$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.4
$3.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.86
$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$2.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$3.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$1.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.3
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.24
$5.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.38
$8.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.23
$10.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.67
$2.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.8
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$11.8
$28.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.21
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.5
$35.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.99
$19.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$14.2
$74.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$41.8
$84.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.2
$393
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1370
$10639

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Distance City Cost of living
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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6.2 km or 3.8 mi Markkleeberg
$1322
22 km or 13 mi Delitzsch
$1303
26 km or 16 mi Grimma
$1269
27 km or 17 mi Merseburg
$1267
32 km or 20 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1264
33 km or 20 mi Weienfels
$1263
33 km or 21 mi Halle
$1242
36 km or 22 mi Halle-Neustadt
$1270
36 km or 22 mi Zeitz
$1260
39 km or 24 mi Altenburg
$1253
45 km or 28 mi Naumburg
$1262
50 km or 31 mi Torgau
$1271
54 km or 34 mi Kothen
$1249
55 km or 34 mi Gera
$1214
56 km or 35 mi Dobeln
$1230
57 km or 35 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1253
58 km or 36 mi Glauchau
$1096
58 km or 36 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1166
61 km or 38 mi Eisleben
$1255
62 km or 39 mi Wittenberg
$1258
63 km or 39 mi Riesa
$1269
67 km or 41 mi Werdau
$1069
67 km or 42 mi Chemnitz
$1134
69 km or 43 mi Bernburg
$1193
69 km or 43 mi Zwickau
$961
70 km or 43 mi Apolda
$1216
72 km or 45 mi Jena
$1135
74 km or 46 mi Zerbst
$1263
77 km or 48 mi Greiz
$1252
77 km or 48 mi Sangerhausen
$1260
78 km or 49 mi Meissen
$1296
79 km or 49 mi Aschersleben
$1250
80 km or 50 mi Reichenbach im Vogtland
$1099
82 km or 51 mi Freiberg
$1165
82 km or 51 mi Stafurt
$1248
84 km or 52 mi Weimar
$1278
86 km or 54 mi Coswig
$1329
88 km or 54 mi Schonebeck
$1295
93 km or 58 mi Radebeul
$1351
94 km or 59 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1204