Kabul vs Mersin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Mersin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$599
$789
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1271
$1854
🏠 One person rent
$285
$401
🏘️ Family rent
$403
$572
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$233
🚐 Transport expenses
$96.7
$61.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$188
$630
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
42 km
🎓 Higher education
29
44
😀 Quality of life
13
62
🏙️ Population
4.27M
1.04M

The cost of living in Kabul is 24% less expensive than in Mersin. Cities ranked 7801st and 6481st ($599 vs $789) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th 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 0.8 months in Mersin. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Mersin ranked 7th in Turkey, while ranked 9123rd and 4985th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kabul Mersin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.69
$5.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.83
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.92
$6.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.75
$2.39
☕ Cappuccino
$1.82
$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$376
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$123
$349
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$381
$619
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$182
$478
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.5
$35.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.3
$54.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$99.3
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.36%
31.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$451
$1024
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$274
$720
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.29
$6.22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.88
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.32
$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.5
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.73
$9.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$5.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.69
$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$0.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$0.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.56
$1.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$2.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.81
$3.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.47
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.3
$28.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.34
$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.99
$7.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.6
$59.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.1
$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$23.8
$291
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1452
$13097

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$469
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$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
28 km or 18 mi Tarsus
$689
67 km or 42 mi Adana
$705
93 km or 58 mi Eregli
$618
106 km or 66 mi Mut
$627
109 km or 68 mi Ceyhan
$576
121 km or 75 mi Bor
$637
128 km or 80 mi Kozan
$580
130 km or 81 mi Nigde
$662
131 km or 82 mi Karaman
$536
136 km or 84 mi Iskenderun
$596
146 km or 90 mi Samandag
$510
146 km or 91 mi Kadirli
$540
148 km or 92 mi Osmaniye
$433
152 km or 95 mi Antakya
$450
170 km or 106 mi Hassa
$535
177 km or 110 mi Latakia
$427
181 km or 112 mi Islahiye
$522
182 km or 113 mi Aksaray
$426
184 km or 114 mi Reyhanli
$534
197 km or 122 mi Famagusta
$1331
200 km or 124 mi Kyrenia
$1216
203 km or 126 mi Nevsehir
$607
204 km or 127 mi Paralimni
$1150
205 km or 127 mi Idlib
$516
213 km or 132 mi Nicosia
$1352
223 km or 139 mi Kilis
$527
223 km or 139 mi Konya
$674
224 km or 139 mi Kahramanmaras
$604
225 km or 140 mi Dali
$1356
225 km or 140 mi Talas
$625
226 km or 140 mi Aradippou
$1242
227 km or 141 mi Larnaca
$1559
228 km or 142 mi Kayseri
$656
235 km or 146 mi Alanya
$835
236 km or 147 mi Aleppo
$541
248 km or 154 mi Gaziantep
$473
264 km or 164 mi Kirsehir
$673
267 km or 166 mi Hama
$450
276 km or 171 mi Limassol
$2130
278 km or 173 mi Ypsonas
$1832