Kabul vs Mersin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Mersin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$567
$750
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1181
$1906
🏠 One person rent
$276
$365
🏘️ Family rent
$383
$599
🍽️ Food expenses
$168
$223
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.9
$66.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$175
$536
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
62 km
🎓 Higher education
29
44
😀 Quality of life
21
58
🏙️ Population
4.27M
1.81M

The cost of living in Kabul is 24% less expensive than in Mersin. Cities ranked 7972nd and 6570th ($567 vs $750) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th in Afghanistan and Turkey, respectively. Check Afghanistan vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kabul compared to 0.7 months in Mersin. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Mersin ranked 10th in Turkey, while ranked 8953rd and 5682nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Kabul Mersin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.48
$4.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.7
$20.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.27
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.97
$2.09
☕ Cappuccino
$1.75
$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$377
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$274
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$295
$675
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$182
$455
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.8
$55.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$84.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$99
$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.25%
34.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$424
$1416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$259
$881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.2
$19.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.36
$5.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.3
$0.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.4
$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$7.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.86
$6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$0.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.3
$0.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.24
$7.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.38
$1.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.23
$2.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.67
$2.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.8
$3.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$11.8
$33.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.21
$4.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.5
$57.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.99
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$14.2
$51.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$41.8
$84.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.2
$282
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1370
$15894

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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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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 18 mi Tarsus
$601
67 km or 42 mi Adana
$630
93 km or 58 mi Eregli
$539
106 km or 66 mi Mut
$566
109 km or 68 mi Ceyhan
$517
121 km or 75 mi Bor
$592
128 km or 80 mi Kozan
$521
130 km or 81 mi Nigde
$622
131 km or 82 mi Karaman
$513
136 km or 84 mi Iskenderun
$518
146 km or 90 mi Samandag
$550
146 km or 91 mi Kadirli
$490
148 km or 92 mi Osmaniye
$402
152 km or 95 mi Antakya
$563
170 km or 106 mi Hassa
$479
177 km or 110 mi Latakia
$436
181 km or 112 mi Islahiye
$473
182 km or 113 mi Aksaray
$397
184 km or 114 mi Reyhanli
$530
197 km or 122 mi Famagusta
$1199
200 km or 124 mi Kyrenia
$1081
203 km or 126 mi Nevsehir
$498
204 km or 127 mi Paralimni
$990
205 km or 127 mi Idlib
$401
213 km or 132 mi Nicosia
$1280
223 km or 139 mi Kilis
$483
223 km or 139 mi Konya
$586
224 km or 139 mi Kahramanmaras
$594
225 km or 140 mi Dali
$1091
225 km or 140 mi Talas
$431
226 km or 140 mi Aradippou
$1189
227 km or 141 mi Larnaca
$1519
228 km or 142 mi Kayseri
$416
235 km or 146 mi Alanya
$742
236 km or 147 mi Aleppo
$404
248 km or 154 mi Gaziantep
$434
264 km or 164 mi Kirsehir
$522
267 km or 166 mi Hama
$480
276 km or 171 mi Limassol
$2099
278 km or 173 mi Ypsonas
$1783