Kabul vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$474
$481
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1052
$1335
🏠 One person rent
$203
$187
🏘️ Family rent
$302
$394
🍽️ Food expenses
$158
$189
🚐 Transport expenses
$81.8
$35.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$218
$262
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
30
53
😀 Quality of life
14
44
🏙️ Population
4.27M
2.11M

The cost of living in Kabul is 2% less expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 8769th and 8745th ($474 vs $481) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 47th in Afghanistan and Indonesia, respectively. Check Afghanistan vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Kabul compared to 0.5 months in Medan. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Medan ranked 14th in Indonesia, while ranked 9071st and 6633rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kabul vs Medan

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Kabul Medan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.38
$1.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.34
$12.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.64
$3.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.11
$2.39
☕ Cappuccino
$1.53
$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.32
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$140
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$90
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$312
$469
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$141
$265
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.2
$40.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.8
$62.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.8
$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.54%
9.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$404
$1337
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$202
$614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.8
$8.02
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.27
$2.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.88
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.27
$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.39
$1.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$8.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$3.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.88
$6.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.88
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.12
$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.38
$2.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.97
$2.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.48
$2.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.01
$0.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.37
$0.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.8
$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.15
$3.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.2
$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.79
$2.73
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.1
$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$34.4
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$17.2
$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1356
$10763

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$442
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$596
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$414
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$458
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$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
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$292
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$389
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$273
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$342
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$380
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$306
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$373
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$297
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$354
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$266
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$392
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$305
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$308
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$361
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$281
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$374
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Distance City Cost of living
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$470
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$474
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$486
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$461
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$503
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$435
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$631
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$695
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$582
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$620
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$619
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$628
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$605
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$571
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$670
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$719
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$560
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$645
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$490
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$714
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$701
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$810
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$585
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$532
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$536
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$604
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$543
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$570
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$398
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$669
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$772
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$542
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$682
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$940
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$485
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$792
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$782
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$703
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$529
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