Kabul vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Kabul Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$599
$717
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1271
$1821
🏠 One person rent
$285
$350
🏘️ Family rent
$403
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$246
🚐 Transport expenses
$96.7
$45.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$188
$641
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
29
62
😀 Quality of life
13
67
🏙️ Population
4.27M
1.99M

The cost of living in Kabul is 16% less expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 7801st and 6834th ($599 vs $717) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 0.9 months in Minsk. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 9123rd and 3775th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Kabul vs Minsk infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Kabul vs Minsk

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

Kabul Minsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.69
$9.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.83
$30.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.92
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.75
$1.51
☕ Cappuccino
$1.82
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$435
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$123
$271
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$381
$787
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$182
$510
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.5
$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.3
$53
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$99.3
$10.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.36%
14.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$451
$1923
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$274
$1217
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$15.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.29
$3.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.88
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.32
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.5
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.73
$6.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$3.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.69
$7.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$2.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$7.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.56
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$5.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.81
$2.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.47
$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.3
$31.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.34
$4.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.99
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.6
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.1
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$23.8
$302
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1452
$10290

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
$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

Cities near Minsk

Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$563
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$516
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$437
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1341
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$467
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$950
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$298
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$437
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$899
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$871
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$390
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$856
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1191
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$469
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$886
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$902
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$817
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1061
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1002
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$461
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$946
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$527
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1057
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$999
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1113
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$422
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$916
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1111
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$418
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$487
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$856
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$931
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1169
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1042
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$529
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1118
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1377
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$893
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$1042
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$795