Kabul vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$599
$2137
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1271
$5153
🏠 One person rent
$285
$1275
🏘️ Family rent
$403
$2202
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$530
🚐 Transport expenses
$96.7
$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$188
$3299
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
29
91
😀 Quality of life
13
92
🏙️ Population
4.27M
548K

The cost of living in Kabul is 72% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 7801st and 1500th ($599 vs $2137) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 53rd in Afghanistan and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Afghanistan vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kabul compared to 1.5 months in Manchester. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Manchester ranked 8th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 9123rd and 76th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kabul vs Manchester

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Kabul Manchester
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.69
$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.83
$78.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.92
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.75
$6.48
☕ Cappuccino
$1.82
$4.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$2.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$1425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$123
$953
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$381
$2281
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$182
$1768
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.5
$191
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.3
$296
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$99.3
$36.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.36%
5.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$451
$5337
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$274
$3610
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$2.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$112
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.29
$25.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$2.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.88
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.32
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.5
$3.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.73
$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$8.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.69
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$2.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$3.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$3.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$1.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$2.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.56
$16.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.81
$5.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$2.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.47
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.3
$35.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.34
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$91.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.99
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.6
$85.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.1
$90.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$23.8
$1753
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1452
$17390

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$469
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$358
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$476
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$441
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$457
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$338
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$374
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$467
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$372
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$354
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$323
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$439
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$659
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$376
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$450
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$456
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$655
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$672
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$328
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$341
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$521
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$292
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$373
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$277
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$344
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$380
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$319
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$330
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$273
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$388
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$285
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$371
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$312
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$280
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$358
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$335
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$376
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$308
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$487

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$1936
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$1877
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$1910
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1894
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1793
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1722
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1849
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1592
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1776
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1852
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1802
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2069
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1659
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1752
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1529
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1824
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1860
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1844
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1493
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1761
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$2098
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1898
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1780
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1552
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1585
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1776
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1670
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1788
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1853
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1804
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1789
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1712
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1449
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1889
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1809
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1614
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$1957
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1784
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1797
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1761