Kabul vs Reykjavik - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Reykjavik
🚶 Cost of living one person
$599
$2915
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1271
$5968
🏠 One person rent
$285
$1781
🏘️ Family rent
$403
$2749
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$832
🚐 Transport expenses
$96.7
$88.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$188
$3918
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
29
53
😀 Quality of life
13
89
🏙️ Population
4.27M
140K

The cost of living in Kabul is 79% less expensive than in Reykjavik. Cities ranked 7801st and 204th ($599 vs $2915) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Afghanistan and Iceland, respectively. Check Afghanistan vs Iceland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kabul compared to 1.3 months in Reykjavik. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Reykjavik ranked 1st in Iceland, while ranked 9123rd and 189th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kabul vs Reykjavik

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Kabul Reykjavik
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.69
$22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.83
$125
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.92
$18.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.75
$11.1
 Cappuccino
$1.82
$5.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$3.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$1809
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$123
$1626
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$381
$2822
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$182
$2552
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.5
$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.3
$68.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$99.3
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.36%
8.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$451
$6498
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$274
$5311
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$4.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$77.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.29
$24.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$2.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.88
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.32
$3.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$3.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.5
$5.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.73
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$21.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.69
$37.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$3.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$2.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$4.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$1.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$2.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$3.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.56
$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.81
$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$4.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.47
$3.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.3
$71.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.34
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$84.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.99
$47.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.6
$112
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.1
$155
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$23.8
$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1452
$6167

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$469
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$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
6.8 km or 4.2 mi Kopavogur
$2371
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Hafnarfjorur
$2602
38 km or 24 mi Keflavik
$2091
247 km or 153 mi Akureyri
$2300
795 km or 494 mi Torshavn
$1913
1204 km or 748 mi Inverness
$1830
1230 km or 764 mi Elgin
$1459
1300 km or 808 mi Derry
$1491
1309 km or 813 mi Greenock
$1599
1321 km or 821 mi Aberdeen
$1701
1325 km or 823 mi Perth
$1647
1328 km or 825 mi Stirling
$1625
1331 km or 827 mi Paisley
$1793
1333 km or 828 mi Alloa
$1710
1337 km or 831 mi Glasgow
$2013
1339 km or 832 mi Dundee
$1545
1340 km or 833 mi Omagh
$1650
1341 km or 833 mi Cumbernauld
$1767
1342 km or 834 mi Irvine
$1573
1348 km or 838 mi East Kilbride
$1818
1349 km or 838 mi Kilmarnock
$1470
1351 km or 839 mi Dunfermline
$1724
1353 km or 841 mi Hamilton
$1793
1357 km or 843 mi Ayr
$1420
1360 km or 845 mi Kirkcaldy
$1704
1365 km or 848 mi Livingston
$1744
1372 km or 852 mi Edinburgh
$2246
1382 km or 859 mi Newtownabbey
$1767
1387 km or 862 mi Belfast
$1830
1390 km or 864 mi Bangor
$1467
1391 km or 864 mi Lisburn
$1805
1401 km or 871 mi Alesund
$1657
1413 km or 878 mi Galway
$2427
1425 km or 886 mi Dundalk
$1930
1431 km or 889 mi Dumfries
$1390
1433 km or 891 mi Nuuk
$2125
1441 km or 895 mi Molde
$1969
1454 km or 903 mi Kristiansund
$1752
1455 km or 904 mi Drogheda
$2492
1455 km or 904 mi Bergen
$2161