Kabul vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$504
$1678
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1114
$4001
🏠 One person rent
$211
$1006
🏘️ Family rent
$298
$1773
🍽️ Food expenses
$177
$403
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.4
$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$146
$1104
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
28 km
🎓 Higher education
33
96
😀 Quality of life
26
72
🏙️ Population
5.33M
13.3M

The cost of living in Kabul is 70% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 8650th and 3277th ($504 vs $1678) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 0.7 months in Moscow. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 8929th and 2774th 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
$3.18
$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.5
$61.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.85
$7.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$5.38
☕ Cappuccino
$1.6
$4.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$1.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$126
$1440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$83.1
$743
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$223
$2602
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$145
$1335
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.7
$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.5
$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$88.2
$9.22
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.73%
20.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$664
$11458
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$346
$4987
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.16
$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.2
$46.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.58
$7.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.28
$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.34
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$7.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.58
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$3.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.05
$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.37
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.78
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.49
$5.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.19
$3.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.61
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.3
$51.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.54
$9.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$38.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.29
$8.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.5
$98.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.8
$149
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$20.9
$788
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1302
$20160

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Distance City Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi Gardez
$456
119 km or 74 mi Jalalabad
$381
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$447
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$438
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$447
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$321
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$394
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$468
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$373
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$373
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$493
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$371
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$496
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$734
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$446
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$470
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$391
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$737
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$773
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$280
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$350
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$473
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$306
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$393
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$253
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$379
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$382
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$359
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$335
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$278
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$344
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$303
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$440
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$339
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$309
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$401
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$313
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$396
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$332
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$469

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$1084
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$1056
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$1077
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$1014
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$1055
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$1030
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$1068
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$1066
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$791
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$691
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$775
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$974
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$821
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$771
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$781
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$705
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$786
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$804
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$730
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$732
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$800
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$629
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$635
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$604
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$1051
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$626
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$694
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$685
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$766
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$355
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$766
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$611
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$539
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$669
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$834
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$614
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$589
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$518
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$746
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$749