Kabul vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$599
$745
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1271
$2030
🏠 One person rent
$285
$269
🏘️ Family rent
$403
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$96.7
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$188
$394
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
29
67
😀 Quality of life
13
57
🏙️ Population
4.27M
5.55M

The cost of living in Kabul is 20% less expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 7801st and 6689th ($599 vs $745) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Afghanistan and Kenya, respectively. Check Afghanistan vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 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 9123rd and 5632nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Kabul Nairobi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.69
$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.83
$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.92
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.75
$2.2
☕ Cappuccino
$1.82
$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$123
$164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$381
$1021
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$182
$420
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.5
$25.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.3
$38.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$99.3
$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.36%
14.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$451
$1536
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$274
$1125
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.29
$13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.88
$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.32
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.5
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.73
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$6.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.69
$5.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.56
$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$3.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.81
$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.47
$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.3
$40.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.34
$6.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.99
$5.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.6
$19.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.1
$58.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$23.8
$168
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1452
$8325

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$469
119 km or 74 mi Jalalabad
$358
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$476
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$441
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$457
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$338
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$374
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$467
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$372
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$354
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$323
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$439
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$659
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$376
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$450
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$456
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$655
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$672
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$328
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$341
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$521
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$292
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$373
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$277
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$344
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$380
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$319
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$330
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$273
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$388
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$285
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$371
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$312
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$280
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$358
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$335
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$376
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$308
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$487

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$571
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$482
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$493
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$535
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$543
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$548
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$460
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$518
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$483
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$581
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$583
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$502
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$560
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$511
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$466
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$601
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$643
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$707
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$559
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$564
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$675
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$736
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$639
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$579
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$509
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$622
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$723
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$509
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$568
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$545
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$784
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$598
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$509
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$441
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$510
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$509
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$576
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$579
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$768