Kabul vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Kabul	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$567	$4044
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1181	$8222
🏠 One person rent	$276	$2662
🏘️ Family rent	$383	$3953
🍽️ Food expenses	$168	$794
🚐 Transport expenses	$88.9	$392
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$175	$6298
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	29	100
😀 Quality of life	21	96
🏙️ Population	4.27M	8.8M

The cost of living in Kabul is 86% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 7972nd and 6th ($567 vs $4044) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 1.6 months in New York City. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs New York City ranked 1st in the United States, while ranked 8953rd and 8th 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	$2.48	$24.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$10.7	$108
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.27	$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.97	$8.64
☕ Cappuccino	$1.75	$5.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.38	$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$173	$3504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$114	$2240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$295	$3748
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$182	$3719
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.8	$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.7	$162
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$99	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.25%	6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$424	$16943
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$259	$12588
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$2.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.2	$135
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.36	$26.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.92	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.3	$4.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$5.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.4	$5.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.86	$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.19	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$5.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$5.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$6.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$3.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.3	$3.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$1.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.94	$3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.24	$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$2.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.38	$16.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.23	$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.67	$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.03	$6.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.8	$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$11.8	$115
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.21	$18.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.5	$111
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.99	$27.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$14.2	$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$41.8	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$22.2	$1647
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1370	$17859

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Cities near Kabul

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Gardez	$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

Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2529
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$2821
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2743
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2739
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3241
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2691
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2638
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2613
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2494
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2608
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2612
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2520
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$1956
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2622
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2400
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2464
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2612
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2433
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2351
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2338
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2521
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2684
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2653
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2422
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2638
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2695
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2615
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2660
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2627
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2614
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2698
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2534
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2404
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2737
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2784
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2694
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2465
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2447
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3028