Kabul vs Novosibirsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Novosibirsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$473
$884
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1051
$2142
🏠 One person rent
$200
$421
🏘️ Family rent
$280
$738
🍽️ Food expenses
$163
$302
🚐 Transport expenses
$75.2
$67.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$120
$848
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
33
48
😀 Quality of life
25
61
🏙️ Population
5.33M
1.64M

The cost of living in Kabul is 46% less expensive than in Novosibirsk. Cities ranked 8823rd and 6431st ($473 vs $884) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 30th 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 1 months in Novosibirsk. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Novosibirsk ranked 11th in Russia, while ranked 8992nd and 5802nd 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
$2.79
$7.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.56
$39.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$1.95
☕ Cappuccino
$1.38
$2.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$1.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$108
$485
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$72.2
$310
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$196
$886
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$127
$561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35
$67.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.5
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$85.8
$8.44
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.8%
20.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$579
$2533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$300
$1532
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$0.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.2
$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.53
$4.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.25
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.57
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$5.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.32
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$3.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.02
$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.07
$7.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$3.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.37
$6.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.97
$3.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$1.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.55
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$11.7
$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.45
$5.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.6
$25
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.13
$4.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.1
$66.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$39.8
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$20.2
$362
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1540
$4901

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Distance City Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi Gardez
$433
119 km or 74 mi Jalalabad
$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
195 km or 121 mi Barnaul
$828
203 km or 126 mi Kemerovo
$772
206 km or 128 mi Tomsk
$720
277 km or 172 mi Prokopyevsk
$737
307 km or 191 mi Novokuznetsk
$719
316 km or 197 mi Biysk
$808
495 km or 308 mi Pavlodar
$576
518 km or 322 mi Aksu
$571
545 km or 339 mi Semey
$553
566 km or 351 mi Oskemen
$595
569 km or 354 mi Abakan
$791
608 km or 378 mi Omsk
$834
623 km or 387 mi Ekibastuz
$570
635 km or 395 mi Krasnoyarsk
$880
754 km or 469 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$688
869 km or 540 mi Temirtau
$530
876 km or 545 mi Altay
$558
879 km or 546 mi Petropavl
$564
880 km or 547 mi Nur-Sultan
$732
882 km or 548 mi Karaganda
$550
886 km or 550 mi Surgut
$813
900 km or 559 mi Kokshetau
$747
910 km or 565 mi Tacheng
$537
1059 km or 658 mi Karamay
$487
1064 km or 661 mi Balkhash
$661
1100 km or 684 mi Tyumen
$969
1112 km or 691 mi Kurgan
$701
1129 km or 701 mi Bole
$557
1160 km or 721 mi Taldiqorgan
$738
1178 km or 732 mi Bratsk
$543
1186 km or 737 mi Wusu
$592
1189 km or 739 mi Kuytun
$600
1214 km or 754 mi Shihezi
$694
1241 km or 771 mi Yining
$575
1263 km or 785 mi Fukang
$531
1264 km or 785 mi Changji
$547
1269 km or 789 mi Kostanay
$690
1291 km or 802 mi Urumqi
$532
1308 km or 813 mi Kapchagay
$842
1318 km or 819 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$891