Kabul vs Reykjavik - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Reykjavik
🚶 Cost of living one person
$473
$3322
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1051
$6846
🏠 One person rent
$200
$2058
🏘️ Family rent
$280
$3020
🍽️ Food expenses
$163
$916
🚐 Transport expenses
$75.2
$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$120
$4546
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
33
52
😀 Quality of life
25
89
🏙️ Population
5.33M
139K

The cost of living in Kabul is 86% less expensive than in Reykjavik. Cities ranked 8823rd and 86th ($473 vs $3322) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 1.4 months in Reykjavik. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Reykjavik ranked 1st in Iceland, while ranked 8992nd and 268th 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
$2.79
$28.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.56
$90.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$20.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$12.6
☕ Cappuccino
$1.38
$6.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$108
$2151
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$72.2
$1861
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$196
$3373
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$127
$2721
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35
$51.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.5
$81.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$85.8
$87.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.8%
8.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$579
$7832
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$300
$6385
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$5.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.2
$87.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.53
$29.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$2.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.25
$4.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$3.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.57
$6.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$19.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.32
$44.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$3.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$2.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$3.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$5.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$3.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.02
$3.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.07
$24.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$3.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.37
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.97
$5.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$5.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.55
$3.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$11.7
$95.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.45
$18.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.6
$93.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.13
$46.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.1
$144
👟 Brand Sneakers
$39.8
$176
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$20.2
$408
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1540
$30361

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105 km or 65 mi Gardez
$433
119 km or 74 mi Jalalabad
$368
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$425
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$423
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$429
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$323
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$379
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$454
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$370
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$369
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$488
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$360
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$464
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$704
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$427
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$457
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$381
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$702
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$735
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$279
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$338
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$463
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$302
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$378
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$264
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$367
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$371
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$348
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$330
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$353
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$298
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$417
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$318
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$308
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$382
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$308
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$379
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$326
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$467

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Distance City Cost of living
6.8 km or 4.2 mi Kopavogur
$3219
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Hafnarfjorur
$3212
38 km or 24 mi Keflavik
$2621
247 km or 153 mi Akureyri
$2974
795 km or 494 mi Torshavn
$2066
1204 km or 748 mi Inverness
$2053
1230 km or 764 mi Elgin
$1540
1300 km or 808 mi Derry
$1620
1309 km or 813 mi Greenock
$1645
1321 km or 821 mi Aberdeen
$1848
1325 km or 823 mi Perth
$1656
1328 km or 825 mi Stirling
$1852
1331 km or 827 mi Paisley
$1906
1333 km or 828 mi Alloa
$1862
1337 km or 831 mi Glasgow
$2121
1339 km or 832 mi Dundee
$1585
1340 km or 833 mi Omagh
$1769
1341 km or 833 mi Cumbernauld
$1652
1342 km or 834 mi Irvine
$1707
1348 km or 838 mi East Kilbride
$1902
1349 km or 838 mi Kilmarnock
$1568
1351 km or 839 mi Dunfermline
$1782
1353 km or 841 mi Hamilton
$1854
1357 km or 843 mi Ayr
$1588
1360 km or 845 mi Kirkcaldy
$1821
1365 km or 848 mi Livingston
$1784
1372 km or 852 mi Edinburgh
$2331
1382 km or 859 mi Newtownabbey
$1892
1387 km or 862 mi Belfast
$1954
1390 km or 864 mi Bangor
$1496
1391 km or 864 mi Lisburn
$1945
1401 km or 871 mi Alesund
$1980
1413 km or 878 mi Galway
$2978
1425 km or 886 mi Dundalk
$2179
1431 km or 889 mi Dumfries
$1490
1433 km or 891 mi Nuuk
$2363
1441 km or 895 mi Molde
$2135
1454 km or 903 mi Kristiansund
$1984
1455 km or 904 mi Drogheda
$2627
1455 km or 904 mi Bergen
$2409