Kabul vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$567
$1435
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1181
$3325
🏠 One person rent
$276
$839
🏘️ Family rent
$383
$1454
🍽️ Food expenses
$168
$380
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.9
$93.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$175
$1990
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
29
24
😀 Quality of life
21
79
🏙️ Population
4.27M
579K

The cost of living in Kabul is 61% less expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 7972nd and 3666th ($567 vs $1435) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 25th in Afghanistan and Spain, respectively. Check Afghanistan vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kabul compared to 1.4 months in Malaga. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Malaga ranked 13th in Spain, while ranked 8953rd and 506th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kabul vs Malaga

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Kabul Malaga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.48
$12.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.7
$45.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.27
$9.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.97
$3.74
☕ Cappuccino
$1.75
$2.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$2.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$862
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$664
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$295
$1632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$182
$1168
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.8
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$99
$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.25%
3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$424
$3838
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$259
$2498
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$1.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.2
$29.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.36
$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.3
$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.4
$2.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.86
$7.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$2.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$2.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.3
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.24
$5.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.38
$5.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.23
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.67
$3.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.8
$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$11.8
$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.21
$9.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.5
$71.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.99
$14.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$14.2
$69.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$41.8
$81.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.2
$365
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1370
$11601

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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
18 km or 11 mi Benalmadena
$1480
24 km or 15 mi Mijas
$1357
27 km or 17 mi Fuengirola
$1321
36 km or 22 mi Antequera
$1251
48 km or 30 mi Marbella
$1774
55 km or 34 mi Loja
$1343
65 km or 40 mi Almunecar
$917
67 km or 41 mi Ronda
$1254
71 km or 44 mi Estepona
$1314
80 km or 50 mi Motril
$1063
89 km or 55 mi Granada
$1174
94 km or 58 mi Alcala la Real
$2056
104 km or 64 mi La Linea de la Concepcion
$1199
105 km or 65 mi Gibraltar City
$2299
109 km or 68 mi Ecija
$1207
113 km or 70 mi Los Barrios
$1178
114 km or 71 mi Algeciras
$932
119 km or 74 mi Martos
$1214
122 km or 76 mi Ceuta
$1091
124 km or 77 mi Arcos de la Frontera
$1124
125 km or 78 mi Adra
$1162
130 km or 81 mi Jaen
$963
132 km or 82 mi Tarifa
$1119
133 km or 83 mi Cordoba
$1056
137 km or 85 mi Carmona
$1202
143 km or 89 mi El Ejido
$1020
148 km or 92 mi Dos Hermanas
$1182
152 km or 94 mi Jerez de la Frontera
$905
154 km or 96 mi Tetouan
$504
158 km or 98 mi Seville
$1289
158 km or 98 mi Chiclana de la Frontera
$1174
162 km or 101 mi Tangier
$661
169 km or 105 mi Linares
$1206
169 km or 105 mi Cadiz
$1129
171 km or 106 mi Ubeda
$1283
174 km or 108 mi Rota
$1159
176 km or 109 mi Almeria
$947
196 km or 122 mi Almonte
$1158
207 km or 129 mi Melilla
$827
218 km or 135 mi Nador
$457