Kabul vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$599
$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1271
$2731
🏠 One person rent
$285
$612
🏘️ Family rent
$403
$1215
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$272
🚐 Transport expenses
$96.7
$92.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$188
$1262
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
29
96
😀 Quality of life
13
74
🏙️ Population
4.27M
13M

The cost of living in Kabul is 44% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 7801st and 5091st ($599 vs $1075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Afghanistan and Russia, respectively. Check Afghanistan vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kabul compared to 1.2 months in Moscow. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 9123rd and 1280th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kabul vs Moscow

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Kabul Moscow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.69
$8.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.83
$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.92
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.75
$3.22
 Cappuccino
$1.82
$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$842
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$123
$456
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$381
$1827
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$182
$918
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.5
$70
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.3
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$99.3
$8.71
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.36%
17.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$451
$6312
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$274
$3303
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.29
$6.13
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.88
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.32
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.5
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.73
$9.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$4.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.69
$9.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$3.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$7.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.56
$2.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$4.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.81
$2.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.47
$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.3
$30.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.34
$5.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.99
$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.6
$85.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.1
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$23.8
$495
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1452
$11652

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Distance City Cost of living
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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
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$736
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$743
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$797
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$583
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$633
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$672
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$566
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$660
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$606
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$490
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$590
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$507
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$616
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$515
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$533
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$498
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$623
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$507
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$471
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$450
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$541
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$461
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$401
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$551
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$639
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$480
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$508
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$457
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$419
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$298
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$682
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$447
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$415
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$467
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$376
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$514
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$469
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$449
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$451
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$541