Kabul vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$567
$1998
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1181
$4556
🏠 One person rent
$276
$1204
🏘️ Family rent
$383
$1870
🍽️ Food expenses
$168
$491
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.9
$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$175
$2742
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
29
91
😀 Quality of life
21
91
🏙️ Population
4.27M
548K

The cost of living in Kabul is 72% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 7972nd and 1798th ($567 vs $1998) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 57th 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 11th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 8953rd and 110th 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
$2.48
$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.7
$66.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.27
$9.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.97
$6.11
☕ Cappuccino
$1.75
$4.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$1274
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$892
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$295
$2104
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$182
$1386
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.8
$198
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$303
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$99
$36.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.25%
6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$424
$5073
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$259
$3410
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$2.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.2
$97.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.36
$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.3
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.4
$3.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$8.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.86
$7.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$3.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$3.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.3
$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.24
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$3.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.38
$14.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.23
$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.67
$5.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$2.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.8
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$11.8
$32.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.21
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.5
$86
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.99
$12.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$14.2
$82.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$41.8
$87.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.2
$1559
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1370
$13845

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$449
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$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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4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$1819
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1793
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$1807
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1795
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1753
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1652
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1758
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1526
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1607
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1711
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1703
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$1932
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1588
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1644
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1358
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1708
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1689
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1733
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1613
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1527
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1455
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1574
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1675
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1487
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1467
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1623
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1564
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1640
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1746
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1628
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1656
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1564
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1392
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1713
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1715
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1497
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$1867
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1652
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1652
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1629