Kabul vs Phoenix - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Phoenix
🚶 Cost of living one person
$474
$2395
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1052
$5245
🏠 One person rent
$203
$1494
🏘️ Family rent
$302
$2384
🍽️ Food expenses
$158
$594
🚐 Transport expenses
$81.8
$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$218
$4432
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
30
69
😀 Quality of life
14
90
🏙️ Population
4.27M
1.61M

The cost of living in Kabul is 80% less expensive than in Phoenix. Cities ranked 8769th and 955th ($474 vs $2395) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 875th in Afghanistan and the United States, respectively. Check Afghanistan vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Kabul compared to 1.9 months in Phoenix. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Phoenix ranked 31st in the United States, while ranked 9071st and 146th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kabul vs Phoenix

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Kabul Phoenix
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.38
$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.34
$71.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.64
$12.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.11
$6.03
☕ Cappuccino
$1.53
$6.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.32
$2.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$140
$1526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$90
$1215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$312
$2412
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$141
$2009
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.2
$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.8
$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.8
$70.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.54%
6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$404
$3736
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$202
$3133
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.8
$63.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.27
$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.88
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.27
$3.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$3.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.39
$4.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.88
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$4.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$3.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$2.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$1.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.88
$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.12
$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$2.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.38
$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.97
$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.48
$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.01
$4.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.37
$2.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.8
$27.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.15
$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.2
$132
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.79
$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.1
$50.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$34.4
$92.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$17.2
$1103
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1356
$12281

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$394
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$366
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$364
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$408
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$382
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$442
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$596
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$401
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$414
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$458
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$593
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$605
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$354
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$355
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$468
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$292
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$389
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$273
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$342
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$380
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$306
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$373
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$297
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$354
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$266
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$392
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$305
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$308
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$361
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$281
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$374
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$321
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
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$1979
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$2304
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$2413
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$2525
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$2468
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$2328
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$2306
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$2417
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$2353
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$2353
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$2342
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$2388
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$2281
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$2296
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$2319
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$2466
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$2423
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$2073
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$2056
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$2027
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$1957
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$2543
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$2037
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$2013
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$2763
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$1815
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$1926
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$2077
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$830
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$1947
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$823
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$1638
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$788
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$2729
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$913
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