Kabul vs Nicosia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Nicosia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$599
$1352
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1271
$3249
🏠 One person rent
$285
$701
🏘️ Family rent
$403
$1285
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$434
🚐 Transport expenses
$96.7
$92.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$188
$1689
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
29
69
😀 Quality of life
13
81
🏙️ Population
4.27M
330K

The cost of living in Kabul is 56% less expensive than in Nicosia. Cities ranked 7801st and 4220th ($599 vs $1352) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 1st in Cyprus, while ranked 9123rd and 469th 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
$2.69
$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.83
$60.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.92
$7.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.75
$4.46
☕ Cappuccino
$1.82
$3.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$631
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$123
$506
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$381
$1228
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$182
$992
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.5
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.3
$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$99.3
$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.36%
3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$451
$2667
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$274
$1828
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$2.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$55.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.29
$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.88
$1.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.32
$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.5
$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.73
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$9.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.69
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$8.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.56
$5.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$6.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.81
$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.47
$2.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.3
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.34
$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$50.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.99
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.6
$87.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.1
$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$23.8
$408
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1452
$7504

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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
17 km or 11 mi Dali
$1356
19 km or 12 mi Kyrenia
$1216
32 km or 20 mi Aradippou
$1242
37 km or 23 mi Larnaca
$1559
54 km or 33 mi Famagusta
$1331
58 km or 36 mi Paralimni
$1150
63 km or 39 mi Limassol
$2130
65 km or 41 mi Ypsonas
$1832
96 km or 60 mi Paphos
$1528
164 km or 102 mi Mut
$627
196 km or 122 mi Alanya
$835
213 km or 132 mi Mersin
$789
224 km or 139 mi Latakia
$427
224 km or 139 mi Karaman
$536
238 km or 148 mi Tarsus
$689
240 km or 149 mi Tripoli
$708
243 km or 151 mi Beirut
$1165
246 km or 153 mi Jounieh
$948
257 km or 160 mi Samandag
$510
259 km or 161 mi Sidon
$767
267 km or 166 mi Eregli
$618
269 km or 167 mi Adana
$705
271 km or 168 mi Tyre
$545
276 km or 171 mi Zahle
$857
276 km or 172 mi Antakya
$450
286 km or 178 mi Iskenderun
$596
289 km or 180 mi Nahariya
$1565
296 km or 184 mi Acre
$1451
297 km or 185 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1619
298 km or 185 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1604
302 km or 187 mi Ceyhan
$576
303 km or 188 mi Haifa
$1582
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1607
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Yam
$1604
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1585
308 km or 191 mi Idlib
$516
308 km or 191 mi Hama
$450
308 km or 191 mi Antalya
$963
308 km or 192 mi Karmiel
$1579
309 km or 192 mi Kiryat Ata
$1591