Kabul vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$599
$2397
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1271
$5694
🏠 One person rent
$285
$1344
🏘️ Family rent
$403
$2215
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$557
🚐 Transport expenses
$96.7
$345
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$188
$4357
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
29
100
😀 Quality of life
13
100
🏙️ Population
4.27M
5.03M

The cost of living in Kabul is 75% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 7801st and 923rd ($599 vs $2397) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Afghanistan and Australia, respectively. Check Afghanistan vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kabul compared to 1.8 months in Melbourne. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 9123rd and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kabul vs Melbourne

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Kabul Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.69
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.83
$62.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.92
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.75
$8.61
☕ Cappuccino
$1.82
$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$1361
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$123
$1146
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$381
$2752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$182
$1818
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.5
$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.3
$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$99.3
$54
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.36%
6.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$451
$7512
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$274
$5768
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$3.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$126
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.29
$21.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.88
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.32
$2.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.5
$4.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.73
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$9.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.69
$14.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$3.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$2.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$2.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$4.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.56
$26.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$6.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.81
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.47
$4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.3
$52.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.34
$15.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$56.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.99
$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.6
$81.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.1
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$23.8
$1974
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1452
$21306

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$469
119 km or 74 mi Jalalabad
$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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Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1758
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1767
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1757
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1876
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1822
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1795
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1799
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1800
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1738
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1805
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$1892
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1357
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1397
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$1829
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1717
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1697
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1788
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1628
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1900
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1746
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1798
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2393
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1816
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1748
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$2265
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1500
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1674
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1532
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2246
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1732
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1815
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2472
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$1997
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2801
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$2286
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1833
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$2013
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1661
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1289
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$1913