Kabul vs Novosibirsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Novosibirsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$458
$813
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1016
$1985
🏠 One person rent
$195
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$267
$661
🍽️ Food expenses
$153
$284
🚐 Transport expenses
$76.9
$61.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$104
$762
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
30
49
😀 Quality of life
33
63
🏙️ Population
4.27M
1.64M

The cost of living in Kabul is 44% less expensive than in Novosibirsk. Cities ranked 8842nd and 6617th ($458 vs $813) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 34th in Afghanistan and Russia, respectively. Check Afghanistan vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Kabul compared to 0.9 months in Novosibirsk. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Novosibirsk ranked 7th in Russia, while ranked 8609th and 5603rd 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
$2.45
$7.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.2
$36.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.48
$4.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.4
$1.83
☕ Cappuccino
$1.19
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.36
$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.7
$428
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$62.8
$278
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$172
$771
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$111
$505
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.9
$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.1
$94.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$95.2
$8.32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.06%
19.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$505
$2370
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$260
$1401
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.6
$30.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.78
$4.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.22
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$4.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$9.84
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$2.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.81
$7.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.75
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$3.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.3
$5.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.88
$3.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.12
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.52
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$10.2
$53.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.23
$5.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.4
$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.1
$4.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$18
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$34.6
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$19.7
$339
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1486
$4627

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$401
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$354
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$396
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$393
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$404
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$334
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$364
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$428
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$354
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$351
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$344
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$443
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$684
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$416
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$432
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$376
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$680
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$712
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$277
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$326
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$436
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$294
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$372
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$265
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$351
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$363
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$333
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$320
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$254
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$340
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$291
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$403
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$303
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$302
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$362
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$311
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$368
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$316
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$439

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Distance City Cost of living
195 km or 121 mi Barnaul
$802
203 km or 126 mi Kemerovo
$708
206 km or 128 mi Tomsk
$679
277 km or 172 mi Prokopyevsk
$659
307 km or 191 mi Novokuznetsk
$649
316 km or 197 mi Biysk
$745
495 km or 308 mi Pavlodar
$530
518 km or 322 mi Aksu
$529
545 km or 339 mi Semey
$510
566 km or 351 mi Oskemen
$548
569 km or 354 mi Abakan
$761
608 km or 378 mi Omsk
$786
623 km or 387 mi Ekibastuz
$522
635 km or 395 mi Krasnoyarsk
$837
754 km or 469 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$617
869 km or 540 mi Temirtau
$486
876 km or 545 mi Altay
$544
879 km or 546 mi Petropavl
$520
880 km or 547 mi Nur-Sultan
$729
882 km or 548 mi Karaganda
$575
886 km or 550 mi Surgut
$767
900 km or 559 mi Kokshetau
$685
910 km or 565 mi Tacheng
$525
1059 km or 658 mi Karamay
$472
1064 km or 661 mi Balkhash
$618
1100 km or 684 mi Tyumen
$909
1112 km or 691 mi Kurgan
$675
1129 km or 701 mi Bole
$544
1160 km or 721 mi Taldiqorgan
$678
1178 km or 732 mi Bratsk
$518
1186 km or 737 mi Wusu
$577
1189 km or 739 mi Kuytun
$583
1214 km or 754 mi Shihezi
$680
1241 km or 771 mi Yining
$559
1263 km or 785 mi Fukang
$521
1264 km or 785 mi Changji
$537
1269 km or 789 mi Kostanay
$681
1291 km or 802 mi Urumqi
$527
1308 km or 813 mi Kapchagay
$762
1318 km or 819 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$821