Kabul vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$504
$1475
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1114
$3516
🏠 One person rent
$211
$792
🏘️ Family rent
$298
$1397
🍽️ Food expenses
$177
$447
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.4
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$146
$1122
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
33
93
😀 Quality of life
26
73
🏙️ Population
5.33M
9.21M

The cost of living in Kabul is 66% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 8650th and 4074th ($504 vs $1475) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th in Afghanistan and Mexico, respectively. Check Afghanistan vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kabul compared to 0.8 months in Mexico City. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 8929th and 2482nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kabul vs Mexico City

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Kabul Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.18
$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.5
$44
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.85
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$3.62
☕ Cappuccino
$1.6
$4.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$1.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$126
$1061
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$83.1
$634
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$223
$1959
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$145
$1139
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.7
$40.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.5
$60.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$88.2
$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.73%
11.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$664
$3972
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$346
$2110
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.16
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.2
$24.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.58
$6.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.28
$2.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.34
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$9.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.58
$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$2.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$2.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.05
$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.37
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.78
$5.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.49
$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.19
$5.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.61
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.3
$63.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.54
$6.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$58.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.29
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.5
$69.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.8
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$20.9
$492
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1302
$13182

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Distance City Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi Gardez
$456
119 km or 74 mi Jalalabad
$381
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$447
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$438
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$447
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$321
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$394
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$468
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$373
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$373
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$493
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$371
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$496
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$734
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$446
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$470
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$391
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$737
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$773
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$280
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$350
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$473
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$306
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$393
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$253
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$379
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$382
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$359
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$335
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$278
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$344
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$303
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$440
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$339
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$309
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$401
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$313
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$396
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$332
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$469

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$977
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$1003
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$959
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1000
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$832
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$940
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$1050
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$878
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$981
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$914
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$1013
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$932
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$994
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$874
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$897
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$1034
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$763
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$971
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$976
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1051
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$973
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$980
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$1047
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$1255
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$960
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$755
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$924
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$817
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$916
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$935
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$905
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$952
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$961
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$852
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$673
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1472
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$974
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$962
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$920
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$1005