Kabul vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Kabul	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$599	$1750
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1271	$4293
🏠 One person rent	$285	$929
🏘️ Family rent	$403	$1751
🍽️ Food expenses	$182	$489
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.7	$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$188	$1885
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	29	92
😀 Quality of life	13	86
🏙️ Population	4.27M	2.75M

The cost of living in Kabul is 66% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 7801st and 2722nd ($599 vs $1750) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Afghanistan and Italy, respectively. Check Afghanistan vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kabul compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 9123rd and 294th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kabul vs Rome

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	Kabul	Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.69	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$8.83	$64.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.92	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.75	$5.57
☕ Cappuccino	$1.82	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.38	$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$168	$1074
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$123	$679
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$381	$2242
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$182	$1322
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.5	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.3	$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$99.3	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.36%	4.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$451	$7363
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$274	$3723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.2	$38.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.29	$16.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.32	$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.5	$4.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.73	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.69	$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$2.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.36	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.32	$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.24	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.98	$2.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10	$4.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.56	$7.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.24	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.81	$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.09	$3.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.47	$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.3	$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.34	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$123
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.99	$21
👖 Brand Jeans	$13.6	$70.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$46.1	$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$23.8	$513
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1452	$10781

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Cities near Kabul

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Gardez	$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

Cities near Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$928
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1654
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1492
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1427
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1316
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1400
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1324
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1545
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1277
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1287
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1061
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1058
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1117
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1168
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1424
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1268
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1034
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1129
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1188
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1363
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1340
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1148
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1148
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1301
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1259
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1320
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1294
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1249
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1323
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1601
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1212
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1231
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1449
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1342
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1199
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1400
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1208
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1240
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1632
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1262