Kabul vs Nicosia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Kabul	Nicosia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$458	$1453
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1016	$3383
🏠 One person rent	$195	$775
🏘️ Family rent	$267	$1312
🍽️ Food expenses	$153	$477
🚐 Transport expenses	$76.9	$65.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$104	$1674
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	30	70
😀 Quality of life	33	81
🏙️ Population	4.27M	56.8K

The cost of living in Kabul is 68% less expensive than in Nicosia. Cities ranked 8842nd and 4118th ($458 vs $1453) 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 0.2 months in Kabul compared to 1.2 months in Nicosia. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Nicosia ranked 3rd in Cyprus, while ranked 8609th and 705th 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	$2.45	$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.2	$62.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.48	$8.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.4	$4.66
☕ Cappuccino	$1.19	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.36	$1.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$93.7	$672
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$62.8	$570
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$172	$1220
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$111	$1006
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.9	$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.1	$230
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$95.2	$33.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.06%	4.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$505	$2954
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$260	$2215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.6	$56.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.78	$21.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.22	$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.48
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.47	$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$10
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.13	$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$3.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.24	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.98	$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.81	$8.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.75	$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$5.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.3	$7.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.88	$4.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.52	$3.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$10.2	$67.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.23	$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.4	$53.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.1	$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$18	$104
👟 Brand Sneakers	$34.6	$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$19.7	$508
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1486	$8498

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Cities near Kabul

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Gardez	$401
119 km or 74 mi	Jalalabad	$354
129 km or 80 mi	Ghazni	$396
150 km or 93 mi	Khost	$393
163 km or 101 mi	Puli Khumri	$404
223 km or 138 mi	Peshawar	$334
235 km or 146 mi	Kohat	$364
246 km or 153 mi	Kunduz	$428
266 km or 166 mi	Mardan	$354
293 km or 182 mi	Mingora	$351
304 km or 189 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$470
336 km or 209 mi	Wah	$344
368 km or 229 mi	Islamabad	$443
369 km or 229 mi	Qurghonteppa	$684
374 km or 232 mi	Rawalpindi	$416
389 km or 242 mi	Sheberghan	$432
425 km or 264 mi	Sargodha	$376
450 km or 280 mi	Tursunzoda	$680
451 km or 280 mi	Dushanbe	$712
451 km or 280 mi	Mirpur	$277
456 km or 284 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$326
458 km or 285 mi	Kandahar	$436
467 km or 290 mi	Jhang	$294
474 km or 294 mi	Chiniot	$372
476 km or 296 mi	Baramulla	$265
499 km or 310 mi	Gojra	$351
501 km or 312 mi	Hafizabad	$363
503 km or 313 mi	Faisalabad	$333
505 km or 314 mi	Gujrat	$320
517 km or 321 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$254
520 km or 323 mi	Srinagar	$340
523 km or 325 mi	Quetta	$291
526 km or 327 mi	Multan	$403
534 km or 332 mi	Sahiwal	$303
536 km or 333 mi	Gujranwala	$302
538 km or 334 mi	Khanewal	$362
546 km or 340 mi	Sialkot	$311
549 km or 341 mi	Sheikhupura	$368
550 km or 342 mi	Kamoke	$316
553 km or 344 mi	Lashkargah	$439

Cities near Nicosia

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Dali	$1420
19 km or 12 mi	Kyrenia	$1305
32 km or 20 mi	Aradippou	$1275
37 km or 23 mi	Larnaca	$1587
54 km or 33 mi	Famagusta	$1376
58 km or 36 mi	Paralimni	$1403
63 km or 39 mi	Limassol	$2175
65 km or 41 mi	Ypsonas	$1945
96 km or 60 mi	Paphos	$1728
164 km or 102 mi	Mut	$634
196 km or 122 mi	Alanya	$734
213 km or 132 mi	Mersin	$820
224 km or 139 mi	Latakia	$441
224 km or 139 mi	Karaman	$420
238 km or 148 mi	Tarsus	$724
240 km or 149 mi	Tripoli	$787
243 km or 151 mi	Beirut	$1261
246 km or 153 mi	Jounieh	$1028
257 km or 160 mi	Samandag	$647
259 km or 161 mi	Sidon	$822
267 km or 166 mi	Eregli	$690
269 km or 167 mi	Adana	$791
271 km or 168 mi	Tyre	$647
276 km or 171 mi	Zahle	$930
276 km or 172 mi	Antakya	$659
286 km or 178 mi	Iskenderun	$591
289 km or 180 mi	Nahariya	$1775
296 km or 184 mi	Acre	$1633
297 km or 185 mi	Ma'alot-Tarshiha	$1803
298 km or 185 mi	Kiryat Shmona	$1808
302 km or 187 mi	Ceyhan	$599
303 km or 188 mi	Haifa	$1840
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Yam	$1819
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Bialik	$1804
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Motzkin	$1842
308 km or 191 mi	Idlib	$543
308 km or 191 mi	Hama	$438
308 km or 191 mi	Antalya	$1035
308 km or 192 mi	Karmiel	$1630
309 km or 192 mi	Kiryat Ata	$1769