Kabul vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Kabul Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$473
$1428
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1051
$3399
🏠 One person rent
$200
$774
🏘️ Family rent
$280
$1379
🍽️ Food expenses
$163
$431
🚐 Transport expenses
$75.2
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$120
$1028
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
33
93
😀 Quality of life
25
72
🏙️ Population
5.33M
9.21M

The cost of living in Kabul is 67% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 8823rd and 4274th ($473 vs $1428) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 6th 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 0.7 months in Mexico City. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 8992nd and 3354th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this infographic!

Prices in Kabul vs Mexico City

Prices for goods and services in Kabul and Mexico City are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Kabul Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.79
$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.56
$43.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$3.53
☕ Cappuccino
$1.38
$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$1.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$108
$1035
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$72.2
$623
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$196
$1886
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$127
$1143
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35
$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.5
$53.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$85.8
$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.8%
11.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$579
$3740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$300
$2224
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.2
$24.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.53
$6.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.25
$2.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.57
$2.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$8.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.32
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.02
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.07
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$4.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.37
$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.97
$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.55
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$11.7
$56.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.45
$6.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.6
$50.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.13
$17.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.1
$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$39.8
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$20.2
$473
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1540
$11420

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Kabul

Distance City Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi Gardez
$433
119 km or 74 mi Jalalabad
$368
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$425
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$423
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$429
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$323
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$379
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$454
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$370
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$369
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$488
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$360
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$464
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$704
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$427
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$457
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$381
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$702
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$735
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$279
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$338
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$463
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$302
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$378
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$264
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$367
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$371
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$348
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$330
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$353
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$298
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$417
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$318
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$308
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$382
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$308
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$379
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$326
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$467

Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$975
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$1008
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$969
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1015
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$842
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$941
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$1040
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$880
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$982
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$917
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$1015
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$934
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$986
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$887
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$907
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$1032
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$771
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$987
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$971
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1075
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$981
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$1004
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$1041
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$1241
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$950
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$766
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$926
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$803
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$928
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$926
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$894
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$944
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$952
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$846
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$670
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1469
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$962
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$950
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$910
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$1023