Kabul vs Nicosia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Nicosia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$567
$1280
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1181
$3095
🏠 One person rent
$276
$649
🏘️ Family rent
$383
$1199
🍽️ Food expenses
$168
$428
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.9
$78.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$175
$1590
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
29
69
😀 Quality of life
21
81
🏙️ Population
4.27M
330K

The cost of living in Kabul is 56% less expensive than in Nicosia. Cities ranked 7972nd and 4233rd ($567 vs $1280) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 1st in Cyprus, while ranked 8953rd and 415th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kabul Nicosia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.48
$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.7
$57.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.27
$7.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.97
$4.35
 Cappuccino
$1.75
$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$1.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$570
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$471
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$295
$1164
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$182
$920
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.8
$129
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$99
$28.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.25%
3.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$424
$2534
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$259
$2015
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.2
$44.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.36
$14.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.3
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.4
$3.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.86
$9.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.3
$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.24
$9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.38
$5.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.23
$6.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.67
$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.8
$2.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$11.8
$63.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.21
$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.5
$48.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.99
$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$14.2
$86.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$41.8
$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.2
$371
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1370
$7149

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$449
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$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
17 km or 11 mi Dali
$1091
19 km or 12 mi Kyrenia
$1081
32 km or 20 mi Aradippou
$1189
37 km or 23 mi Larnaca
$1519
54 km or 33 mi Famagusta
$1199
58 km or 36 mi Paralimni
$990
63 km or 39 mi Limassol
$2099
65 km or 41 mi Ypsonas
$1783
96 km or 60 mi Paphos
$1400
164 km or 102 mi Mut
$566
196 km or 122 mi Alanya
$742
213 km or 132 mi Mersin
$750
224 km or 139 mi Latakia
$436
224 km or 139 mi Karaman
$513
238 km or 148 mi Tarsus
$601
240 km or 149 mi Tripoli
$665
243 km or 151 mi Beirut
$1195
246 km or 153 mi Jounieh
$982
257 km or 160 mi Samandag
$550
259 km or 161 mi Sidon
$770
267 km or 166 mi Eregli
$539
269 km or 167 mi Adana
$630
271 km or 168 mi Tyre
$633
276 km or 171 mi Zahle
$882
276 km or 172 mi Antakya
$563
286 km or 178 mi Iskenderun
$518
289 km or 180 mi Nahariya
$1570
296 km or 184 mi Acre
$1447
297 km or 185 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1633
298 km or 185 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1673
302 km or 187 mi Ceyhan
$517
303 km or 188 mi Haifa
$1567
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1594
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Yam
$1601
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1610
308 km or 191 mi Idlib
$401
308 km or 191 mi Hama
$480
308 km or 191 mi Antalya
$935
308 km or 192 mi Karmiel
$1617
309 km or 192 mi Kiryat Ata
$1594