Kabul vs Lyon - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Lyon
🚶 Cost of living one person
$567
$1523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1181
$3759
🏠 One person rent
$276
$746
🏘️ Family rent
$383
$1421
🍽️ Food expenses
$168
$524
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.9
$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$175
$2868
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
29
93
😀 Quality of life
21
90
🏙️ Population
4.27M
522K

The cost of living in Kabul is 63% less expensive than in Lyon. Cities ranked 7972nd and 3343rd ($567 vs $1523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 49th in Afghanistan and France, respectively. Check Afghanistan vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kabul compared to 1.9 months in Lyon. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Lyon ranked 2nd in France, while ranked 8953rd and 140th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kabul vs Lyon

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Kabul Lyon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.48
$15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.7
$54.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.27
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.97
$7.04
 Cappuccino
$1.75
$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$2.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$826
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$548
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$295
$1589
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$182
$1127
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.8
$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$99
$30.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.25%
3.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$424
$6123
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$259
$4307
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$2.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.2
$73.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.36
$18.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.3
$2.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.4
$4.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$17.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.86
$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$22.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$2.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$3.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$2.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.3
$2.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.24
$7.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.38
$11.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.23
$6.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.67
$3.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$2.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.8
$3.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$11.8
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.21
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.5
$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.99
$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$14.2
$78.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$41.8
$97.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.2
$571
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1370
$11664

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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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Distance City Cost of living
3.1 km or 1.9 mi Villeurbanne
$1540
50 km or 31 mi Saint-Etienne
$1097
61 km or 38 mi Macon
$1234
67 km or 42 mi Roanne
$1355
84 km or 52 mi Aix-les-Bains
$1484
87 km or 54 mi Chambery
$1416
92 km or 57 mi Valence
$1352
94 km or 58 mi Grenoble
$1398
101 km or 63 mi Annecy
$1544
109 km or 68 mi Vernier
$3031
109 km or 68 mi Meyrin
$3049
110 km or 68 mi Lancy
$3018
111 km or 69 mi Carouge
$3067
112 km or 70 mi Geneva
$3266
114 km or 71 mi Chalon-sur-Saone
$1237
117 km or 73 mi Vichy
$1250
118 km or 73 mi Annemasse
$1568
120 km or 74 mi Le Creusot
$1052
128 km or 80 mi Nyon
$3246
136 km or 85 mi Clermont-Ferrand
$1277
158 km or 98 mi Chamonix
$1788
159 km or 99 mi Renens
$2702
163 km or 101 mi Lausanne
$2706
175 km or 108 mi Dijon
$1321
177 km or 110 mi Montreux
$2693
179 km or 111 mi Yverdon-les-Bains
$2826
184 km or 115 mi Montlucon
$1322
188 km or 117 mi Besancon
$1114
188 km or 117 mi Nevers
$1239
192 km or 120 mi Aosta
$1453
195 km or 121 mi Bulle
$2580
201 km or 125 mi Avignon
$1385
202 km or 125 mi Sion
$1952
211 km or 131 mi Neuchatel
$2248
212 km or 132 mi Fribourg
$2368
213 km or 132 mi La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2347
217 km or 135 mi Nimes
$1280
227 km or 141 mi Manosque
$1432
236 km or 147 mi Turin
$1369
236 km or 147 mi Koniz
$2597