Kabul vs Mumbai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Mumbai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$473
$733
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1051
$1644
🏠 One person rent
$200
$431
🏘️ Family rent
$280
$754
🍽️ Food expenses
$163
$198
🚐 Transport expenses
$75.2
$51.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$120
$255
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
33
83
😀 Quality of life
25
67
🏙️ Population
5.33M
15.4M

The cost of living in Kabul is 35% less expensive than in Mumbai. Cities ranked 8823rd and 7076th ($473 vs $733) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 0.3 months in Mumbai. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Mumbai ranked 3rd in India, while ranked 8992nd and 4887th 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
$2.79
$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.56
$22.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$4.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$2.78
☕ Cappuccino
$1.38
$2.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$108
$606
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$72.2
$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$196
$1104
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$127
$585
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35
$35.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.5
$55.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$85.8
$9.59
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.8%
8.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$579
$6877
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$300
$2712
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.2
$5.84
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.53
$2.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.25
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.57
$1.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$6.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$3.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.32
$7.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.02
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.07
$7.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$3.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.37
$0.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.97
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$0.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.55
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$11.7
$26.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.45
$4.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.6
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.13
$4.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.1
$33.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$39.8
$56.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$20.2
$133
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1540
$4412

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$433
119 km or 74 mi Jalalabad
$368
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$425
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$423
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$429
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$323
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$379
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$454
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$370
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$369
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$488
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$360
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$464
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$704
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$427
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$457
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$381
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$702
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$735
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$279
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$338
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$463
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$302
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$378
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$264
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$367
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$371
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$348
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$330
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$353
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$298
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$417
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$318
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$308
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$382
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$308
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$379
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$326
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$467

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Navi Mumbai
$504
27 km or 17 mi Thane
$475
44 km or 28 mi Bhiwandi
$355
46 km or 28 mi Kalyan
$379
56 km or 35 mi Vasai
$294
119 km or 74 mi Pune
$502
152 km or 94 mi Nashik
$346
187 km or 116 mi Satara
$268
221 km or 137 mi Navsari
$286
245 km or 152 mi Surat
$693
252 km or 156 mi Malegaon
$362
280 km or 174 mi Aurangabad
$344
292 km or 182 mi Kolhapur
$303
297 km or 184 mi Sangli
$282
306 km or 190 mi Ichalkaranji
$296
320 km or 199 mi Bhavnagar
$287
355 km or 221 mi Solapur
$282
365 km or 227 mi Jalgaon
$302
373 km or 232 mi Vadodara
$382
387 km or 240 mi Bijapur
$319
387 km or 241 mi Belgaum
$428
400 km or 249 mi Latur
$385
402 km or 250 mi Panjim
$388
409 km or 254 mi Mormugao
$441
415 km or 258 mi Nadiad
$373
427 km or 265 mi Rajkot
$310
428 km or 266 mi Margao
$397
432 km or 268 mi Godhra
$366
449 km or 279 mi Porbandar
$324
453 km or 281 mi Ahmedabad
$437
457 km or 284 mi Hubli
$349
460 km or 286 mi Gulbarga
$254
473 km or 294 mi Gandhinagar
$401
473 km or 294 mi Nanded
$321
478 km or 297 mi Akola
$286
517 km or 321 mi Mehsana
$378
522 km or 324 mi Indore
$355
536 km or 333 mi Ratlam
$297
555 km or 345 mi Nizamabad
$301
558 km or 347 mi Amravati
$301