Kabul vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$599
$4051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1271
$8925
🏠 One person rent
$285
$2620
🏘️ Family rent
$403
$4454
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$807
🚐 Transport expenses
$96.7
$399
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$188
$5777
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
29
100
😀 Quality of life
13
97
🏙️ Population
4.27M
8.8M

The cost of living in Kabul is 85% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 7801st and 5th ($599 vs $4051) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 0.3 months in Kabul compared to 1.4 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 9123rd and 13th 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
$2.69
$24.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.83
$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.92
$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.75
$9.78
☕ Cappuccino
$1.82
$6.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$3.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$2702
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$123
$2361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$381
$5005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$182
$3996
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.5
$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.3
$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$99.3
$69.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.36%
6.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$451
$19111
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$274
$3215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$2.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$138
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.29
$27.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.88
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.32
$4.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$6.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.5
$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.73
$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.69
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$5.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$5.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$5.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$3.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$3.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$2.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$3.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.56
$17.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.81
$10
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$7.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.47
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.3
$144
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.34
$19.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$156
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.99
$25.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.6
$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.1
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$23.8
$1717
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1452
$20585

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$469
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$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
11 km or 6.6 mi Astoria
$2510
11 km or 6.8 mi Hoboken
$3280
11 km or 7.1 mi Jersey
$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi Union
$2857
14 km or 8.8 mi West New York
$2634
14 km or 8.9 mi Bayonne
$3168
15 km or 9.6 mi North Bergen
$2611
17 km or 10 mi Secaucus
$2701
17 km or 11 mi Cliffside Park
$2414
18 km or 11 mi Kearny
$2671
20 km or 12 mi Valley Stream
$2715
20 km or 13 mi Fort Lee
$2165
20 km or 13 mi Lyndhurst
$2605
22 km or 14 mi Newark
$2575
23 km or 14 mi Elizabeth
$2733
23 km or 14 mi Belleville
$2479
25 km or 15 mi Hillside
$2664
25 km or 15 mi Long Beach
$2722
25 km or 15 mi Nutley
$2493
25 km or 16 mi East Orange
$2635
25 km or 16 mi Irvington
$2622
26 km or 16 mi Rockville Centre
$2607
26 km or 16 mi Linden
$2762
26 km or 16 mi Hackensack
$2590
26 km or 16 mi Bloomfield
$2424
26 km or 16 mi Teaneck
$2641
26 km or 16 mi Carteret
$2778
26 km or 16 mi Passaic
$2646
27 km or 17 mi Roselle
$2760
27 km or 17 mi Hempstead
$2702
28 km or 17 mi Union Township
$2732
28 km or 18 mi Clifton
$2721
28 km or 18 mi Maplewood
$2691
29 km or 18 mi Montclair
$2454
29 km or 18 mi Bergenfield
$2586
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2811
30 km or 18 mi Rahway
$2771
30 km or 18 mi Uniondale
$2578
30 km or 18 mi West Orange
$2553
30 km or 18 mi New Rochelle
$3108