Kabul vs Mumbai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Mumbai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$504
$717
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1114
$1606
🏠 One person rent
$211
$425
🏘️ Family rent
$298
$739
🍽️ Food expenses
$177
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.4
$47.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$146
$261
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
33
83
😀 Quality of life
26
68
🏙️ Population
5.33M
15.4M

The cost of living in Kabul is 30% less expensive than in Mumbai. Cities ranked 8650th and 7177th ($504 vs $717) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Afghanistan and India, respectively. Check Afghanistan vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kabul compared to 0.4 months in Mumbai. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Mumbai ranked 1st in India, while ranked 8929th and 4560th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kabul vs Mumbai

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Kabul Mumbai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.18
$5.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.5
$20.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.85
$4.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$2.64
☕ Cappuccino
$1.6
$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$126
$590
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$83.1
$326
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$223
$1054
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$145
$577
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.7
$37.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.5
$57.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$88.2
$9.25
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.73%
8.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$664
$6403
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$346
$2693
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.16
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.2
$4.98
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.58
$2.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.28
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$0.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.34
$5.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$3.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.58
$6.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.05
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.37
$8.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.78
$4.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.49
$0.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.19
$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.61
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.3
$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.54
$4.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.29
$3.91
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.5
$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.8
$58.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$20.9
$127
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1302
$4986

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$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
20 km or 12 mi Navi Mumbai
$476
27 km or 17 mi Thane
$464
44 km or 28 mi Bhiwandi
$335
46 km or 28 mi Kalyan
$355
56 km or 35 mi Vasai
$252
119 km or 74 mi Pune
$495
152 km or 94 mi Nashik
$329
187 km or 116 mi Satara
$256
221 km or 137 mi Navsari
$267
245 km or 152 mi Surat
$663
252 km or 156 mi Malegaon
$370
280 km or 174 mi Aurangabad
$335
292 km or 182 mi Kolhapur
$287
297 km or 184 mi Sangli
$279
306 km or 190 mi Ichalkaranji
$288
320 km or 199 mi Bhavnagar
$273
355 km or 221 mi Solapur
$269
365 km or 227 mi Jalgaon
$285
373 km or 232 mi Vadodara
$358
387 km or 240 mi Bijapur
$298
387 km or 241 mi Belgaum
$391
400 km or 249 mi Latur
$365
402 km or 250 mi Panjim
$372
409 km or 254 mi Mormugao
$404
415 km or 258 mi Nadiad
$360
427 km or 265 mi Rajkot
$298
428 km or 266 mi Margao
$372
432 km or 268 mi Godhra
$350
449 km or 279 mi Porbandar
$312
453 km or 281 mi Ahmedabad
$433
457 km or 284 mi Hubli
$333
460 km or 286 mi Gulbarga
$253
473 km or 294 mi Gandhinagar
$391
473 km or 294 mi Nanded
$308
478 km or 297 mi Akola
$282
517 km or 321 mi Mehsana
$367
522 km or 324 mi Indore
$346
536 km or 333 mi Ratlam
$283
555 km or 345 mi Nizamabad
$287
558 km or 347 mi Amravati
$281