Kabul vs Novosibirsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Novosibirsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$567
$657
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1181
$1672
🏠 One person rent
$276
$302
🏘️ Family rent
$383
$592
🍽️ Food expenses
$168
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.9
$52.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$175
$510
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
29
49
😀 Quality of life
21
58
🏙️ Population
4.27M
1.63M

The cost of living in Kabul is 14% less expensive than in Novosibirsk. Cities ranked 7972nd and 7138th ($567 vs $657) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 15th 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 0.8 months in Novosibirsk. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Novosibirsk ranked 7th in Russia, while ranked 8953rd and 5709th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kabul Novosibirsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.48
$6.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.7
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.27
$3.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.97
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$1.75
$1.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$340
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$221
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$295
$717
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$182
$458
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.8
$49.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$75
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$99
$7.24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.25%
10.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$424
$1887
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$259
$1186
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.2
$29.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.36
$2.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.3
$0.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.4
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$8.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.86
$3.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$6.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.3
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.24
$6.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.38
$2.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.23
$6.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.67
$2.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.8
$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$11.8
$27.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.21
$4.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.5
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.99
$4.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$14.2
$66.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$41.8
$77
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.2
$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1370
$4125

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$449
119 km or 74 mi Jalalabad
$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
195 km or 121 mi Barnaul
$558
203 km or 126 mi Kemerovo
$487
206 km or 128 mi Tomsk
$411
277 km or 172 mi Prokopyevsk
$537
307 km or 191 mi Novokuznetsk
$566
316 km or 197 mi Biysk
$347
495 km or 308 mi Pavlodar
$628
518 km or 322 mi Aksu
$620
545 km or 339 mi Semey
$637
566 km or 351 mi Oskemen
$551
569 km or 354 mi Abakan
$543
608 km or 378 mi Omsk
$402
623 km or 387 mi Ekibastuz
$669
635 km or 395 mi Krasnoyarsk
$634
754 km or 469 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$632
869 km or 540 mi Temirtau
$628
876 km or 545 mi Altay
$638
879 km or 546 mi Petropavl
$605
880 km or 547 mi Nur-Sultan
$814
882 km or 548 mi Karaganda
$550
886 km or 550 mi Surgut
$614
900 km or 559 mi Kokshetau
$660
910 km or 565 mi Tacheng
$651
1059 km or 658 mi Karamay
$667
1064 km or 661 mi Balkhash
$641
1100 km or 684 mi Tyumen
$636
1112 km or 691 mi Kurgan
$488
1129 km or 701 mi Bole
$641
1160 km or 721 mi Taldiqorgan
$593
1178 km or 732 mi Bratsk
$444
1186 km or 737 mi Wusu
$673
1189 km or 739 mi Kuytun
$669
1214 km or 754 mi Shihezi
$735
1241 km or 771 mi Yining
$738
1263 km or 785 mi Fukang
$582
1264 km or 785 mi Changji
$595
1269 km or 789 mi Kostanay
$734
1291 km or 802 mi Urumqi
$590
1308 km or 813 mi Kapchagay
$878
1318 km or 819 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$556