Kabul vs Novosibirsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Novosibirsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$599
$649
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1271
$1654
🏠 One person rent
$285
$294
🏘️ Family rent
$403
$574
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$96.7
$45.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$188
$554
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
29
49
😀 Quality of life
13
58
🏙️ Population
4.27M
1.63M

The cost of living in Kabul is 8% less expensive than in Novosibirsk. Cities ranked 7801st and 7298th ($599 vs $649) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 26th in Afghanistan and Russia, respectively. Check Afghanistan vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kabul compared to 0.9 months in Novosibirsk. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Novosibirsk ranked 8th in Russia, while ranked 9123rd and 5501st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kabul vs Novosibirsk

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Kabul Novosibirsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.69
$6.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.83
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.92
$4.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.75
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$1.82
$1.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$123
$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$381
$698
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$182
$438
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.5
$50.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.3
$77.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$99.3
$6.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.36%
11.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$451
$1841
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$274
$1077
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.29
$2.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.88
$0.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.32
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.5
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.73
$8.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.69
$7.03
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$2.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$6.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.56
$2.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$6.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.81
$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.47
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.3
$31.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.34
$4.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$21.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.99
$3.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.6
$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.1
$80.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$23.8
$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1452
$3795

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$469
119 km or 74 mi Jalalabad
$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
195 km or 121 mi Barnaul
$619
203 km or 126 mi Kemerovo
$495
206 km or 128 mi Tomsk
$519
277 km or 172 mi Prokopyevsk
$541
307 km or 191 mi Novokuznetsk
$562
316 km or 197 mi Biysk
$357
495 km or 308 mi Pavlodar
$556
518 km or 322 mi Aksu
$556
545 km or 339 mi Semey
$605
566 km or 351 mi Oskemen
$550
569 km or 354 mi Abakan
$555
608 km or 378 mi Omsk
$406
623 km or 387 mi Ekibastuz
$520
635 km or 395 mi Krasnoyarsk
$669
754 km or 469 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$628
869 km or 540 mi Temirtau
$615
876 km or 545 mi Altay
$586
879 km or 546 mi Petropavl
$575
880 km or 547 mi Nur-Sultan
$780
882 km or 548 mi Karaganda
$534
886 km or 550 mi Surgut
$612
900 km or 559 mi Kokshetau
$630
910 km or 565 mi Tacheng
$595
1059 km or 658 mi Karamay
$622
1064 km or 661 mi Balkhash
$628
1100 km or 684 mi Tyumen
$698
1112 km or 691 mi Kurgan
$490
1129 km or 701 mi Bole
$599
1160 km or 721 mi Taldiqorgan
$570
1178 km or 732 mi Bratsk
$447
1186 km or 737 mi Wusu
$624
1189 km or 739 mi Kuytun
$626
1214 km or 754 mi Shihezi
$687
1241 km or 771 mi Yining
$735
1263 km or 785 mi Fukang
$530
1264 km or 785 mi Changji
$544
1269 km or 789 mi Kostanay
$782
1291 km or 802 mi Urumqi
$535
1308 km or 813 mi Kapchagay
$791
1318 km or 819 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$585