Kabul vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$599
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1271
$3028
🏠 One person rent
$285
$611
🏘️ Family rent
$403
$1253
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$96.7
$92.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$188
$740
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
29
90
😀 Quality of life
13
68
🏙️ Population
4.27M
9.21M

The cost of living in Kabul is 50% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 7801st and 4630th ($599 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 0.6 months in Mexico City. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 9123rd and 3360th 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
$2.69
$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.83
$45.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.92
$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.75
$2.69
☕ Cappuccino
$1.82
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$838
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$123
$489
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$381
$1747
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$182
$1045
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.5
$27.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.3
$42.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$99.3
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.36%
11.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$451
$2781
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$274
$2233
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$22.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.29
$5.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.88
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.32
$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.5
$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.73
$9.69
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$7.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.69
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.56
$3.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.81
$4.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.47
$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.3
$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.34
$5.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$53.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.99
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.6
$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.1
$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$23.8
$396
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1452
$8550

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$469
119 km or 74 mi Jalalabad
$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
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$835
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$783
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$723
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$884
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$734
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$775
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$835
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$731
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$794
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$757
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$816
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$772
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$844
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$729
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$734
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$843
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$704
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$811
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$792
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$939
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$789
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$797
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$828
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$941
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$763
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$623
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$504
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$601
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$660
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$748
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$691
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$723
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$729
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$694
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$589
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1223
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$759
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$659
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$674
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$709