Kabul vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$474
$760
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1052
$2089
🏠 One person rent
$203
$262
🏘️ Family rent
$302
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$158
$281
🚐 Transport expenses
$81.8
$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$218
$399
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
30
68
😀 Quality of life
14
59
🏙️ Population
4.27M
5.55M

The cost of living in Kabul is 38% less expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 8769th and 6622nd ($474 vs $760) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Afghanistan and Kenya, respectively. Check Afghanistan vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Kabul compared to 0.5 months in Nairobi. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 9071st and 5369th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kabul Nairobi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.38
$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.34
$38.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.64
$6.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.11
$2.34
☕ Cappuccino
$1.53
$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.32
$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$140
$395
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$90
$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$312
$1080
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$141
$418
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.2
$20
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.8
$31.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.8
$37.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.54%
14.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$404
$1743
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$202
$998
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.8
$31
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.27
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.88
$1.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.27
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.39
$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$6.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.88
$5.36
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.88
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.12
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.38
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.97
$2.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.48
$3.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.01
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.37
$1.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.8
$42
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.15
$6.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.2
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.79
$4.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.1
$19.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$34.4
$59.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$17.2
$187
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1356
$7984

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$394
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$366
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$364
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$408
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$382
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$442
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$596
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$401
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$414
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$458
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$593
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$605
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$354
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$355
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$468
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$292
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$389
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$273
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$342
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$380
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$306
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$373
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$297
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$354
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$266
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$392
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$305
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$308
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$361
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$281
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$374
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$321
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$476

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$589
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$408
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$500
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$541
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$638
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$561
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$483
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$522
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$490
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$602
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$605
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$498
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$580
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$562
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$625
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$545
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$646
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$698
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$558
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$502
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$523
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$552
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$486
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$811
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$594
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$650
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$613
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$771
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$648
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$573
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$518
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$801
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$492
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$648
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$413
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$651
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$648
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$585
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$479
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$785