Kabul vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$473
$836
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1051
$2112
🏠 One person rent
$200
$408
🏘️ Family rent
$280
$716
🍽️ Food expenses
$163
$295
🚐 Transport expenses
$75.2
$54
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$120
$632
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
33
59
😀 Quality of life
25
68
🏙️ Population
5.33M
2M

The cost of living in Kabul is 43% less expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 8823rd and 6618th ($473 vs $836) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Afghanistan and Belarus, respectively. Check Afghanistan vs Belarus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kabul compared to 0.8 months in Minsk. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 8992nd and 4692nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kabul vs Minsk

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Kabul Minsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.79
$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.56
$38.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$6.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$1.36
☕ Cappuccino
$1.38
$1.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$108
$494
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$72.2
$329
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$196
$888
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$127
$591
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35
$35.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.5
$54.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$85.8
$11
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.8%
15.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$579
$2225
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$300
$1419
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.2
$17.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.53
$4.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.25
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.57
$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$7.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$4.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.32
$8.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.02
$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.07
$8.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$2.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.37
$6.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.97
$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.55
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$11.7
$34.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.45
$5.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.6
$14.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.13
$4.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.1
$44
👟 Brand Sneakers
$39.8
$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$20.2
$353
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1540
$12897

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$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 Minsk

Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$628
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$568
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$450
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1461
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$622
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$1003
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$335
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$484
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$952
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$907
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$399
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$890
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1279
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$545
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$947
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$1012
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$853
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1133
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1214
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$589
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$912
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$589
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1184
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$1001
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1109
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$500
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$1062
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1027
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$405
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$554
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$908
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$1028
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1248
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1188
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$562
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1220
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1423
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$944
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$903
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$882