Kabul vs Niamey - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Niamey
🚶 Cost of living one person
$567
$1006
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1181
$2119
🏠 One person rent
$276
$593
🏘️ Family rent
$383
$741
🍽️ Food expenses
$168
$316
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.9
$37.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$175
$302
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
29
12
😀 Quality of life
21
37
🏙️ Population
4.27M
1.03M

The cost of living in Kabul is 44% less expensive than in Niamey. Cities ranked 7972nd and 5267th ($567 vs $1006) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Afghanistan and Niger, respectively. Check Afghanistan vs Niger comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kabul compared to 0.3 months in Niamey. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Niamey ranked 1st in Niger, while ranked 8953rd and 7591st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kabul vs Niamey

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Kabul Niamey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.48
$4.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.7
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.27
$9.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.97
$1.66
☕ Cappuccino
$1.75
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$727
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$328
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$295
$685
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$182
$431
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.8
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$213
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$99
$46.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.25%
11.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$424
$1456
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$259
$775
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.2
$12.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.36
$3.77
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$2.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.3
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.4
$2.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.86
$7.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$6.84
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$3.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$2.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$1.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.3
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$2.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.24
$8.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.38
$2.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.23
$3.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.67
$3.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.8
$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$11.8
$54.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.21
$4.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.5
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.99
$7.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$14.2
$41.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$41.8
$41.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.2
$928
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1370
$4528

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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
231 km or 143 mi Dori
$677
249 km or 155 mi Fada N'gourma
$674
342 km or 212 mi Sokoto
$219
401 km or 249 mi Manga
$678
415 km or 258 mi Ouagadougou
$750
452 km or 281 mi Kara
$620
490 km or 304 mi Ouahigouya
$673
505 km or 314 mi Koudougou
$664
514 km or 320 mi Sokode
$617
516 km or 321 mi Gusau
$249
530 km or 329 mi Leo
$675
539 km or 335 mi Maradi
$978
559 km or 347 mi Tamale
$443
563 km or 350 mi Sotouboua
$616
597 km or 371 mi Katsina
$233
610 km or 379 mi Save
$676
615 km or 382 mi Dedougou
$677
617 km or 384 mi Ilorin
$314
650 km or 404 mi Minna
$313
653 km or 405 mi Nouna
$680
662 km or 411 mi Oyo
$407
665 km or 413 mi Zaria
$265
668 km or 415 mi Kaduna
$210
674 km or 419 mi Atakpame
$617
693 km or 430 mi Osogbo
$310
703 km or 437 mi Abomey
$677
708 km or 440 mi Ibadan
$262
715 km or 444 mi Kano
$210
720 km or 447 mi Abeokuta
$826
723 km or 450 mi Ife
$250
729 km or 453 mi Hohoe
$482
738 km or 458 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
741 km or 460 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$732
743 km or 462 mi Zinder
$976
751 km or 467 mi Kpalime
$616
768 km or 477 mi Abuja
$288
773 km or 480 mi Akure
$243
783 km or 487 mi Porto-Novo
$697
788 km or 489 mi Ho
$353
795 km or 494 mi Cotonou
$732