Kabul vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$567
$1021
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1181
$2666
🏠 One person rent
$276
$542
🏘️ Family rent
$383
$1116
🍽️ Food expenses
$168
$277
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.9
$97.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$175
$1208
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
29
96
😀 Quality of life
21
73
🏙️ Population
4.27M
12.5M

The cost of living in Kabul is 45% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 7972nd and 5167th ($567 vs $1021) 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 8953rd and 1608th 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
$2.48
$8.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.7
$37
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.27
$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.97
$3.41
 Cappuccino
$1.75
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$697
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$416
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$295
$1545
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$182
$883
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.8
$63.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$94.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$99
$6.03
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.25%
12.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$424
$5342
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$259
$3004
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.2
$29.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.36
$6.59
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$0.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.3
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.4
$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.86
$4.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$9.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$3.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.3
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.24
$7.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.38
$2.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.23
$6.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.67
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.8
$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$11.8
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.21
$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.5
$29.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.99
$9.72
👖 Brand Jeans
$14.2
$87.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$41.8
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.2
$458
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1370
$10868

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$449
119 km or 74 mi Jalalabad
$347
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$455
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$423
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$437
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$352
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$307
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$445
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$335
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$311
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$449
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$238
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$389
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$632
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$331
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$446
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$330
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$629
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$638
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$278
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$287
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$513
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$364
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$344
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$281
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$337
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$303
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$289
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$277
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$393
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$313
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$307
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$260
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$240
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$328
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$298
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$337
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$268
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$484

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$658
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$732
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$656
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$587
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$645
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$653
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$525
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$629
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$597
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$490
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$573
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$526
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$597
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$488
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$496
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$497
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$612
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$488
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$466
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$423
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$541
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$437
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$401
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$427
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$596
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$455
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$501
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$462
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$420
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$299
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$694
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$446
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$419
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$472
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$414
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$542
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$406
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$425
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$439
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$517