Kabul vs Marseille - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Marseille
🚶 Cost of living one person
$474
$1571
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1052
$3854
🏠 One person rent
$203
$718
🏘️ Family rent
$302
$1250
🍽️ Food expenses
$158
$548
🚐 Transport expenses
$81.8
$177
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$218
$2090
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
30
43
😀 Quality of life
14
84
🏙️ Population
4.27M
877K

The cost of living in Kabul is 70% less expensive than in Marseille. Cities ranked 8769th and 3148th ($474 vs $1571) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 33rd in Afghanistan and France, respectively. Check Afghanistan vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Kabul compared to 1.3 months in Marseille. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Marseille ranked 9th in France, while ranked 9071st and 400th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kabul Marseille
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.38
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.34
$59.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.64
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.11
$6.15
☕ Cappuccino
$1.53
$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.32
$2.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$140
$725
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$90
$559
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$312
$1224
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$141
$1036
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.2
$96.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.8
$147
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.8
$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.54%
3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$404
$5047
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$202
$3002
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$1.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.8
$46.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.27
$30.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.88
$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.27
$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.39
$4.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$22.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$12.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.88
$24.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$3.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$3.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.85
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.88
$2.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.12
$8.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$3.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.38
$12.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.97
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.48
$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.01
$1.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.37
$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.8
$37.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.15
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.2
$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.79
$18.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.1
$98.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$34.4
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$17.2
$745
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1356
$9082

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Distance City Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi Gardez
$386
119 km or 74 mi Jalalabad
$303
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$389
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$366
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$381
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$346
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$379
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$394
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$366
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$364
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$408
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$382
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$442
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$596
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$401
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$414
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$458
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$593
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$605
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$354
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$355
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$468
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$292
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$389
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$273
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$342
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$380
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$306
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$373
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$297
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$354
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$266
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$392
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$305
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$308
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$361
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$281
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$374
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$321
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$476

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Aix-en-Provence
$1568
44 km or 27 mi Miramas
$1496
49 km or 30 mi Toulon
$1308
68 km or 42 mi Manosque
$1338
86 km or 53 mi Avignon
$1338
102 km or 63 mi Nimes
$1231
126 km or 78 mi Montpellier
$1472
136 km or 84 mi Cannes
$1707
144 km or 90 mi Antibes
$1650
159 km or 99 mi Nice
$1673
172 km or 107 mi Monaco City
$6593
172 km or 107 mi Monte Carlo
$6747
175 km or 109 mi Beziers
$1233
179 km or 111 mi Menton
$1364
186 km or 116 mi Valence
$1182
188 km or 117 mi Ventimiglia
$1452
193 km or 120 mi Narbonne
$1093
202 km or 125 mi Sanremo
$1362
212 km or 132 mi Grenoble
$1434
212 km or 132 mi Cuneo
$1074
213 km or 132 mi Perpignan
$1197
224 km or 139 mi Imperia
$1344
229 km or 142 mi Figueres
$1338
230 km or 143 mi Mondovi
$1203
250 km or 155 mi Saint-Etienne
$1081
253 km or 157 mi Rodez
$1361
255 km or 159 mi Girona
$1539
255 km or 159 mi Castres
$1391
256 km or 159 mi Chambery
$1310
269 km or 167 mi Aix-les-Bains
$1470
270 km or 168 mi Turin
$1424
273 km or 170 mi Savona
$1512
274 km or 170 mi Lloret de Mar
$1237
277 km or 172 mi Lyon
$1570
277 km or 172 mi Villeurbanne
$1567
288 km or 179 mi Asti
$1209
295 km or 184 mi Annecy
$1522
297 km or 185 mi Vic
$1076
310 km or 192 mi Mataro
$1428
311 km or 193 mi Genoa
$1470