Kabul vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$567
$2356
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1181
$5563
🏠 One person rent
$276
$1336
🏘️ Family rent
$383
$2266
🍽️ Food expenses
$168
$528
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.9
$338
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$175
$3776
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
29
100
😀 Quality of life
21
98
🏙️ Population
4.27M
4.53M

The cost of living in Kabul is 76% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 7972nd and 933rd ($567 vs $2356) 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 1.6 months in Melbourne. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 8953rd and 2nd 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
$2.48
$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.7
$67
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.27
$9.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.97
$7
 Cappuccino
$1.75
$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$2.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$1387
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$1129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$295
$2874
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$182
$1851
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.8
$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$99
$53.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.25%
6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$424
$8760
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$259
$7587
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$3.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.2
$128
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.36
$22.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.3
$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.4
$3.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$9.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.86
$8.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.3
$2.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$2.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.24
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$4.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.38
$28.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.23
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.67
$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$3.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.8
$3.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$11.8
$52.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.21
$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.5
$67.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.99
$20.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$14.2
$89.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$41.8
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.2
$1612
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1370
$18868

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$449
119 km or 74 mi Jalalabad
$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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Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1702
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1673
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1658
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1693
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1746
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1708
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1707
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1716
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1701
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1719
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$1688
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1327
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1317
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$1707
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1672
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1639
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1622
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1528
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1819
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1669
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1723
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2604
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1462
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1723
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$2203
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1463
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1610
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1430
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2180
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1691
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1404
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2348
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$1903
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2741
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$1998
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1461
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$1888
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1688
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1354
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$1481