Kabul vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$567
$646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1181
$1766
🏠 One person rent
$276
$239
🏘️ Family rent
$383
$565
🍽️ Food expenses
$168
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.9
$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$175
$399
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
29
67
😀 Quality of life
21
59
🏙️ Population
4.27M
5.55M

The cost of living in Kabul is 12% less expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 7972nd and 7242nd ($567 vs $646) 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 0.6 months in Nairobi. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 8953rd and 5517th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kabul Nairobi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.48
$3.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.7
$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.27
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.97
$1.91
☕ Cappuccino
$1.75
$2.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$301
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$147
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$295
$848
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$182
$401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.8
$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$37.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$99
$36.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.25%
13.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$424
$1086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$259
$641
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.2
$29.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.36
$10.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.3
$0.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.4
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$9.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.86
$5.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$4.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.3
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.24
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.38
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.23
$3.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.67
$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.8
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$11.8
$37.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.21
$5.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.5
$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.99
$4.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$14.2
$16.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$41.8
$46.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.2
$138
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1370
$6839

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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
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$530
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$524
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$439
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$486
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$571
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$536
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$405
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$441
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$424
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$557
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$557
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$452
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$493
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$542
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$493
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$622
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$600
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$654
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$547
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$581
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$706
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$762
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$600
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$556
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$449
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$599
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$677
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$446
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$543
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$539
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$748
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$575
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$448
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$458
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$445
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$448
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$553
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$566
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$747