Kabul vs Madrid - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kabul	Madrid
🚶 Cost of living one person	$474	$1781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1052	$4027
🏠 One person rent	$203	$1048
🏘️ Family rent	$302	$1736
🍽️ Food expenses	$158	$445
🚐 Transport expenses	$81.8	$163
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$218	$2294
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	30	98
😀 Quality of life	14	90
🏙️ Population	4.27M	3.42M

The cost of living in Kabul is 73% less expensive than in Madrid. Cities ranked 8769th and 2443rd ($474 vs $1781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 5th in Afghanistan and Spain, respectively. Check Afghanistan vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Kabul compared to 1.3 months in Madrid. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Madrid ranked 1st in Spain, while ranked 9071st and 151st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kabul vs Madrid

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	Kabul	Madrid
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.38	$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.34	$57
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.64	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.11	$4.36
☕ Cappuccino	$1.53	$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.32	$2.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$140	$1203
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$90	$853
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$312	$2092
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$141	$1428
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.2	$94
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.8	$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.8	$30.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.54%	3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$404	$6884
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$202	$3988
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.8	$32.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.27	$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.27	$1.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.39	$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$8.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.88	$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$2.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.2	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.88	$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.12	$6.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.38	$6.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.97	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.48	$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.01	$2.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.37	$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12.8	$45
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.15	$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.2	$58.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.79	$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$16.1	$80.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$34.4	$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$17.2	$576
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1356	$10042

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Cities near Kabul

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Gardez	$386
119 km or 74 mi	Jalalabad	$303
129 km or 80 mi	Ghazni	$389
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

Cities near Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1565
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1530
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1433
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1573
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1389
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1387
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1309
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1293
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1056
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1204
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1285
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1084
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1201
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1235
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1212
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1086
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$812
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1098
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1286
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1107
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1209
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1157
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1261
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$983
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$947
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1241
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1220
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1316
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1101
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1126
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1532
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1241
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$930
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1241
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1100
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1324
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$806
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1204
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1221
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1522