Kabul vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kabul	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$474	$4441
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1052	$10033
🏠 One person rent	$203	$2960
🏘️ Family rent	$302	$5380
🍽️ Food expenses	$158	$886
🚐 Transport expenses	$81.8	$364
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$218	$5544
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	30	100
😀 Quality of life	14	95
🏙️ Population	4.27M	8.8M

The cost of living in Kabul is 89% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 8769th and 3rd ($474 vs $4441) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Afghanistan and the United States, respectively. Check Afghanistan vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Kabul compared to 1.2 months in New York City. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 9071st and 22nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kabul vs New York City

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	Kabul	New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.38	$29.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.34	$133
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.64	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.11	$8.94
☕ Cappuccino	$1.53	$5.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.32	$3.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$140	$3501
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$90	$2603
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$312	$4776
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$141	$5236
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.2	$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.8	$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.8	$65.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.54%	6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$404	$17935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$202	$12929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.8	$132
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.27	$22.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.27	$5.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$7.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.39	$5.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$17.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$15.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.88	$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$7.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$6.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$6.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$3.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$3.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.2	$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.88	$3.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.12	$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.38	$18.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.97	$9.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.48	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.01	$6.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.37	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12.8	$71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.15	$20.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.2	$173
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.79	$36.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$16.1	$67.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$34.4	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$17.2	$1784
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1356	$21465

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Cities near Kabul

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Gardez	$386
119 km or 74 mi	Jalalabad	$303
129 km or 80 mi	Ghazni	$389
150 km or 93 mi	Khost	$366
163 km or 101 mi	Puli Khumri	$381
223 km or 138 mi	Peshawar	$346
235 km or 146 mi	Kohat	$379
246 km or 153 mi	Kunduz	$394
266 km or 166 mi	Mardan	$366
293 km or 182 mi	Mingora	$364
304 km or 189 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$408
336 km or 209 mi	Wah	$382
368 km or 229 mi	Islamabad	$442
369 km or 229 mi	Qurghonteppa	$596
374 km or 232 mi	Rawalpindi	$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
467 km or 290 mi	Jhang	$292
474 km or 294 mi	Chiniot	$389
476 km or 296 mi	Baramulla	$273
499 km or 310 mi	Gojra	$342
501 km or 312 mi	Hafizabad	$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
550 km or 342 mi	Kamoke	$321
553 km or 344 mi	Lashkargah	$476

Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2534
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3271
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3040
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2886
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2703
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3302
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2701
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2756
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2698
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2720
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2730
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2792
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2667
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2729
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2740
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2512
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2693
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2732
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2531
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2587
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2637
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2614
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2749
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2664
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2480
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2715
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2722
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2676
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2747
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2664
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2716
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2745
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2611
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2456
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2674
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2772
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2730
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2610
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2456
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3111