Kabul vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$458
$1617
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1016
$3763
🏠 One person rent
$195
$929
🏘️ Family rent
$267
$1604
🍽️ Food expenses
$153
$467
🚐 Transport expenses
$76.9
$93.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$104
$1700
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
30
24
😀 Quality of life
33
80
🏙️ Population
4.27M
592K

The cost of living in Kabul is 72% less expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 8842nd and 3451st ($458 vs $1617) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 27th in Afghanistan and Spain, respectively. Check Afghanistan vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Kabul compared to 1.1 months in Malaga. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Malaga ranked 21st in Spain, while ranked 8609th and 736th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kabul Malaga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.45
$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.2
$59.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.48
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.4
$4.01
☕ Cappuccino
$1.19
$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.36
$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.7
$1047
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$62.8
$767
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$172
$1891
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$111
$1344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.9
$78.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.1
$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$95.2
$27.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.06%
3.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$505
$6192
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$260
$5381
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$1.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.6
$26.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.78
$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.22
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$2.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$18.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$8.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$14.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$2.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$2.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.81
$6.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.75
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$6.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.3
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.88
$2.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.12
$2.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.52
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$10.2
$50.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.23
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.4
$42.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.1
$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$18
$86.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$34.6
$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$19.7
$535
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1486
$10933

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Distance City Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi Gardez
$401
119 km or 74 mi Jalalabad
$354
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$396
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$393
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$404
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$334
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$364
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$428
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$354
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$351
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$344
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$443
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$684
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$416
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$432
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$376
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$680
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$712
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$277
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$326
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$436
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$294
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$372
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$265
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$351
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$363
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$333
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$320
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$254
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$340
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$291
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$403
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$303
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$302
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$362
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$311
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$368
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$316
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$439

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Benalmadena
$1584
24 km or 15 mi Mijas
$1511
27 km or 17 mi Fuengirola
$1489
36 km or 22 mi Antequera
$1301
48 km or 30 mi Marbella
$1924
55 km or 34 mi Loja
$1461
65 km or 40 mi Almunecar
$1101
67 km or 41 mi Ronda
$980
71 km or 44 mi Estepona
$1666
80 km or 50 mi Motril
$997
89 km or 55 mi Granada
$1334
94 km or 58 mi Alcala la Real
$2260
104 km or 64 mi La Linea de la Concepcion
$1268
105 km or 65 mi Gibraltar City
$2429
109 km or 68 mi Ecija
$1344
113 km or 70 mi Los Barrios
$1157
114 km or 71 mi Algeciras
$987
119 km or 74 mi Martos
$1382
122 km or 76 mi Ceuta
$1312
124 km or 77 mi Arcos de la Frontera
$1274
125 km or 78 mi Adra
$1187
130 km or 81 mi Jaen
$1133
132 km or 82 mi Tarifa
$1287
133 km or 83 mi Cordoba
$1233
137 km or 85 mi Carmona
$1344
143 km or 89 mi El Ejido
$1123
148 km or 92 mi Dos Hermanas
$1359
152 km or 94 mi Jerez de la Frontera
$989
154 km or 96 mi Tetouan
$565
158 km or 98 mi Seville
$1393
158 km or 98 mi Chiclana de la Frontera
$1166
162 km or 101 mi Tangier
$863
169 km or 105 mi Linares
$1369
169 km or 105 mi Cadiz
$1501
171 km or 106 mi Ubeda
$1490
174 km or 108 mi Rota
$1500
176 km or 109 mi Almeria
$1298
196 km or 122 mi Almonte
$1316
207 km or 129 mi Melilla
$931
218 km or 135 mi Nador
$536