Kabul vs Port Louis - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Port Louis
🚶 Cost of living one person
$599
$826
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1271
$1942
🏠 One person rent
$285
$394
🏘️ Family rent
$403
$656
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$296
🚐 Transport expenses
$96.7
$53.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$188
$522
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
35 km
🎓 Higher education
29
27
😀 Quality of life
13
62
🏙️ Population
4.27M
149K

The cost of living in Kabul is 27% less expensive than in Port Louis. Cities ranked 7801st and 6351st ($599 vs $826) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Afghanistan and Mauritius, respectively. Check Afghanistan vs Mauritius comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kabul compared to 0.6 months in Port Louis. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Port Louis ranked 1st in Mauritius, while ranked 9123rd and 4805th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kabul Port Louis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.69
$5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.83
$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.92
$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.75
$2.9
☕ Cappuccino
$1.82
$2.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$452
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$123
$305
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$381
$661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$182
$560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.5
$29.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.3
$45
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$99.3
$31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.36%
6.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$451
$1168
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$274
$1154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$27.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.29
$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.88
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.32
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.5
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.73
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$6.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.69
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.56
$6.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$6.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.81
$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.47
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.3
$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.34
$5.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$23
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.99
$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.6
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.1
$87.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$23.8
$223
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1452
$3888

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$469
119 km or 74 mi Jalalabad
$358
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$476
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$441
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$457
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$338
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$374
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$467
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$372
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$354
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$323
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$439
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$659
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$376
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$450
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$456
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$655
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$672
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$328
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$341
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$521
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$292
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$373
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$277
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$344
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$380
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$319
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$330
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$273
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$388
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$285
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$371
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$312
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$280
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$358
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$335
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$376
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$308
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$487

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Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Quatre Bornes
$674
14 km or 8.5 mi Bambous
$767
14 km or 8.7 mi Triolet
$804
17 km or 10 mi Curepipe
$701
21 km or 13 mi Goodlands
$796
23 km or 14 mi Centre de Flacq
$789
33 km or 21 mi Mahebourg
$777
210 km or 130 mi Saint-Benoit
$1451
212 km or 132 mi Saint-Andre
$1444
214 km or 133 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1432
228 km or 142 mi Saint-Denis
$1397
237 km or 148 mi Saint-Joseph
$1371
241 km or 149 mi Le Tampon
$1457
241 km or 150 mi La Possession
$1441
246 km or 153 mi Le Port
$1481
248 km or 154 mi Saint-Pierre
$1454
250 km or 156 mi Saint-Paul
$1538
256 km or 159 mi Saint-Leu
$1665
880 km or 546 mi Toamasina
$457
1054 km or 655 mi Antananarivo
$519
1094 km or 680 mi Antsirabe
$348
1471 km or 914 mi Toliara
$403
1543 km or 959 mi Mamoudzou
$1549
1639 km or 1018 mi Domoni
$1093
1742 km or 1083 mi Victoria
$1552
1789 km or 1111 mi Moroni
$1091
1895 km or 1178 mi Nacala
$1394
1974 km or 1227 mi Pemba
$1500
2011 km or 1249 mi Nampula
$1190
2180 km or 1355 mi Quelimane
$670
2365 km or 1470 mi Beira
$1000
2368 km or 1472 mi Mulanje
$500
2404 km or 1494 mi Zomba
$498
2426 km or 1508 mi Blantyre
$591
2441 km or 1517 mi Mangochi
$516
2463 km or 1530 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
2490 km or 1548 mi Ntcheu
$515
2491 km or 1548 mi Monkey Bay
$526
2504 km or 1556 mi Xai-Xai
$1045
2515 km or 1563 mi Zanzibar
$736