Kabul vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$473
$2365
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1051
$5609
🏠 One person rent
$200
$1445
🏘️ Family rent
$280
$2498
🍽️ Food expenses
$163
$583
🚐 Transport expenses
$75.2
$180
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$120
$3421
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
33
90
😀 Quality of life
25
93
🏙️ Population
5.33M
548K

The cost of living in Kabul is 80% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 8823rd and 1156th ($473 vs $2365) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 33rd 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 1.4 months in Manchester. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Manchester ranked 9th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 8992nd and 78th 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
$2.79
$19.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.56
$93.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$7.56
☕ Cappuccino
$1.38
$4.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$108
$1540
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$72.2
$1148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$196
$2808
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$127
$2033
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35
$176
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.5
$267
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$85.8
$43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.8%
5.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$579
$4797
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$300
$4525
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.2
$120
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.53
$22.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.25
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.57
$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$8.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.32
$18.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$3.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$4.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$1.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.02
$2.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.07
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$20.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.37
$7.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.97
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.55
$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$11.7
$49.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.45
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.6
$92.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.13
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.1
$99.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$39.8
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$20.2
$1658
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1540
$21096

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$423
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$429
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$323
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$379
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$454
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$370
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$369
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$488
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$360
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$464
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$704
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$427
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$457
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$381
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$702
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$735
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$279
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$338
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$463
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$302
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$378
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$264
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$367
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$371
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$348
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$330
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$353
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$298
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$417
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$318
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$308
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$382
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$308
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$379
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$326
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$467

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$2080
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$2002
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$2055
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$2033
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1866
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1741
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1974
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1818
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1827
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$2079
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1904
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2046
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1718
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1870
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1686
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1907
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1846
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1928
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1496
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1857
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1991
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1925
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1841
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1674
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1754
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1861
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1787
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1882
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1951
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1855
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1893
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1519
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$1567
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1998
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$1940
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1730
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$2047
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1888
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1895
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1862