Kabul vs Novosibirsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Novosibirsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$504
$935
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1114
$2255
🏠 One person rent
$211
$450
🏘️ Family rent
$298
$780
🍽️ Food expenses
$177
$313
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.4
$70.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$146
$889
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
33
48
😀 Quality of life
26
48
🏙️ Population
5.33M
1.64M

The cost of living in Kabul is 46% less expensive than in Novosibirsk. Cities ranked 8650th and 6043rd ($504 vs $935) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 32nd 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 40th in Russia, while ranked 8929th and 6891st 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
$3.18
$7.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.5
$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.85
$6.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$2.24
☕ Cappuccino
$1.6
$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$126
$503
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$83.1
$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$223
$918
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$145
$594
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.7
$72.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.5
$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$88.2
$9.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.73%
23.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$664
$2907
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$346
$1768
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.16
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.2
$31.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.58
$5.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.28
$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.34
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$4.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.58
$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$2.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$3.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.05
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.37
$9.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.78
$3.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.49
$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.19
$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$1.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.61
$1.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.3
$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.54
$6.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.29
$4.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.5
$76
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.8
$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$20.9
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1302
$5680

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Distance City Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi Gardez
$456
119 km or 74 mi Jalalabad
$381
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$447
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$438
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$447
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$321
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$394
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$468
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$373
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$373
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$493
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$371
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$496
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$734
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$446
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$470
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$391
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$737
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$773
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$280
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$350
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$473
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$306
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$393
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$253
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$379
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$382
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$359
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$335
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$278
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$344
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$303
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$440
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$339
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$309
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$401
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$313
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$396
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$332
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$469

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Distance City Cost of living
195 km or 121 mi Barnaul
$785
203 km or 126 mi Kemerovo
$754
206 km or 128 mi Tomsk
$630
277 km or 172 mi Prokopyevsk
$795
307 km or 191 mi Novokuznetsk
$787
316 km or 197 mi Biysk
$780
495 km or 308 mi Pavlodar
$585
518 km or 322 mi Aksu
$586
545 km or 339 mi Semey
$559
566 km or 351 mi Oskemen
$602
569 km or 354 mi Abakan
$837
608 km or 378 mi Omsk
$819
623 km or 387 mi Ekibastuz
$595
635 km or 395 mi Krasnoyarsk
$954
754 km or 469 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$754
869 km or 540 mi Temirtau
$545
876 km or 545 mi Altay
$575
879 km or 546 mi Petropavl
$575
880 km or 547 mi Nur-Sultan
$823
882 km or 548 mi Karaganda
$571
886 km or 550 mi Surgut
$784
900 km or 559 mi Kokshetau
$763
910 km or 565 mi Tacheng
$553
1059 km or 658 mi Karamay
$500
1064 km or 661 mi Balkhash
$687
1100 km or 684 mi Tyumen
$1024
1112 km or 691 mi Kurgan
$713
1129 km or 701 mi Bole
$572
1160 km or 721 mi Taldiqorgan
$764
1178 km or 732 mi Bratsk
$568
1186 km or 737 mi Wusu
$608
1189 km or 739 mi Kuytun
$614
1214 km or 754 mi Shihezi
$712
1241 km or 771 mi Yining
$579
1263 km or 785 mi Fukang
$547
1264 km or 785 mi Changji
$564
1269 km or 789 mi Kostanay
$702
1291 km or 802 mi Urumqi
$550
1308 km or 813 mi Kapchagay
$876
1318 km or 819 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$952