Kabul vs Mumbai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Mumbai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$567
$706
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1181
$1886
🏠 One person rent
$276
$401
🏘️ Family rent
$383
$1010
🍽️ Food expenses
$168
$202
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.9
$53
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$175
$836
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
29
82
😀 Quality of life
21
65
🏙️ Population
4.27M
15.4M

The cost of living in Kabul is 20% less expensive than in Mumbai. Cities ranked 7972nd and 6763rd ($567 vs $706) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 1.2 months in Mumbai. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Mumbai ranked 5th in India, while ranked 8953rd and 4571st 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
$2.48
$4.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.7
$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.27
$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.97
$3.2
 Cappuccino
$1.75
$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$549
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$295
$1624
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$182
$763
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.8
$42.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$66.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$99
$9.02
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.25%
8.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$424
$8282
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$259
$4116
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.2
$4.59
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.36
$3.15
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.3
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.4
$1.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$6.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.86
$4.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$5.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$2.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.3
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.24
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.38
$4.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.23
$1.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.67
$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$2.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.8
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$11.8
$25.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.21
$4.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.5
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.99
$3.05
👖 Brand Jeans
$14.2
$28.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$41.8
$62.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.2
$115
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1370
$2517

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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
20 km or 12 mi Navi Mumbai
$457
27 km or 17 mi Thane
$482
44 km or 28 mi Bhiwandi
$368
46 km or 28 mi Kalyan
$391
56 km or 35 mi Vasai
$315
119 km or 74 mi Pune
$510
152 km or 94 mi Nashik
$377
187 km or 116 mi Satara
$400
221 km or 137 mi Navsari
$301
245 km or 152 mi Surat
$809
252 km or 156 mi Malegaon
$345
280 km or 174 mi Aurangabad
$379
292 km or 182 mi Kolhapur
$352
297 km or 184 mi Sangli
$359
306 km or 190 mi Ichalkaranji
$352
320 km or 199 mi Bhavnagar
$296
355 km or 221 mi Solapur
$345
365 km or 227 mi Jalgaon
$359
373 km or 232 mi Vadodara
$399
387 km or 240 mi Bijapur
$361
387 km or 241 mi Belgaum
$497
400 km or 249 mi Latur
$431
402 km or 250 mi Panjim
$376
409 km or 254 mi Mormugao
$508
415 km or 258 mi Nadiad
$396
427 km or 265 mi Rajkot
$353
428 km or 266 mi Margao
$433
432 km or 268 mi Godhra
$385
449 km or 279 mi Porbandar
$358
453 km or 281 mi Ahmedabad
$505
457 km or 284 mi Hubli
$361
460 km or 286 mi Gulbarga
$250
473 km or 294 mi Gandhinagar
$339
473 km or 294 mi Nanded
$342
478 km or 297 mi Akola
$375
517 km or 321 mi Mehsana
$377
522 km or 324 mi Indore
$390
536 km or 333 mi Ratlam
$323
555 km or 345 mi Nizamabad
$360
558 km or 347 mi Amravati
$325