Kabul vs Nicosia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Nicosia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$473
$1485
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1051
$3514
🏠 One person rent
$200
$789
🏘️ Family rent
$280
$1379
🍽️ Food expenses
$163
$489
🚐 Transport expenses
$75.2
$67.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$120
$1785
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
33
72
😀 Quality of life
25
83
🏙️ Population
5.33M
56.8K

The cost of living in Kabul is 68% less expensive than in Nicosia. Cities ranked 8823rd and 4107th ($473 vs $1485) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 5th in Afghanistan and Cyprus, respectively. Check Afghanistan vs Cyprus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kabul compared to 1.2 months in Nicosia. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Nicosia ranked 2nd in Cyprus, while ranked 8992nd and 563rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kabul vs Nicosia

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Kabul Nicosia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.79
$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.56
$63.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$9.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$4.68
☕ Cappuccino
$1.38
$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$1.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$108
$705
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$72.2
$582
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$196
$1295
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$127
$1073
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35
$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.5
$228
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$85.8
$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.8%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$579
$3205
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$300
$2358
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$2.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.2
$58.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.53
$21.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.25
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.57
$4.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.32
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$2.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$3.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.02
$2.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.07
$8.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.37
$6.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.97
$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$2.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.55
$3.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$11.7
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.45
$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.6
$53.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.13
$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.1
$106
👟 Brand Sneakers
$39.8
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$20.2
$529
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1540
$9656

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$433
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$368
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$425
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$423
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$429
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$323
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$379
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$454
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$370
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$369
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$488
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$360
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$464
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$704
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$427
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$457
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$381
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$702
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$735
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$279
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$338
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$463
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$302
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$378
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$264
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$367
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$371
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$348
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$330
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$353
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$298
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$417
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$318
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$308
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$382
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$308
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$379
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$326
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$467

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Dali
$1431
19 km or 12 mi Kyrenia
$1332
32 km or 20 mi Aradippou
$1296
37 km or 23 mi Larnaca
$1553
54 km or 33 mi Famagusta
$1380
58 km or 36 mi Paralimni
$1416
63 km or 39 mi Limassol
$2265
65 km or 41 mi Ypsonas
$2042
96 km or 60 mi Paphos
$1831
164 km or 102 mi Mut
$636
196 km or 122 mi Alanya
$702
213 km or 132 mi Mersin
$830
224 km or 139 mi Latakia
$449
224 km or 139 mi Karaman
$420
238 km or 148 mi Tarsus
$721
240 km or 149 mi Tripoli
$842
243 km or 151 mi Beirut
$1353
246 km or 153 mi Jounieh
$1106
257 km or 160 mi Samandag
$618
259 km or 161 mi Sidon
$865
267 km or 166 mi Eregli
$684
269 km or 167 mi Adana
$761
271 km or 168 mi Tyre
$676
276 km or 171 mi Zahle
$1005
276 km or 172 mi Antakya
$622
286 km or 178 mi Iskenderun
$569
289 km or 180 mi Nahariya
$1894
296 km or 184 mi Acre
$1766
297 km or 185 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1929
298 km or 185 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1925
302 km or 187 mi Ceyhan
$600
303 km or 188 mi Haifa
$1930
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Yam
$1949
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1940
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1936
308 km or 191 mi Idlib
$552
308 km or 191 mi Hama
$446
308 km or 191 mi Antalya
$966
308 km or 192 mi Karmiel
$1770
309 km or 192 mi Kiryat Ata
$1911