Kabul vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Kabul	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$599	$2219
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1271	$4999
🏠 One person rent	$285	$1371
🏘️ Family rent	$403	$2182
🍽️ Food expenses	$182	$539
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.7	$178
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$188	$3835
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	29	94
😀 Quality of life	13	94
🏙️ Population	4.27M	664K

The cost of living in Kabul is 73% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 7801st and 1336th ($599 vs $2219) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Afghanistan and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Afghanistan vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kabul compared to 1.7 months in Rotterdam. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Rotterdam ranked 4th in the Netherlands, while ranked 9123rd and 51st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kabul vs Rotterdam

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	Kabul	Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.69	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$8.83	$68.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.92	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.75	$6.41
☕ Cappuccino	$1.82	$3.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.38	$2.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$168	$1440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$123	$1112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$381	$2175
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$182	$1840
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.5	$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.3	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$99.3	$43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.36%	3.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$451	$5393
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$274	$3725
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$4.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.2	$83.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.29	$22.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$2.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.32	$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.5	$5.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.73	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.69	$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$3.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.36	$1.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.32	$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.24	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.98	$3.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10	$6.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.56	$11.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.24	$4.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.81	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.09	$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.47	$2.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.3	$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.34	$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$39.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.99	$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$13.6	$75.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$46.1	$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$23.8	$1741
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1452	$10888

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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 Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2034
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$1991
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2053
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2094
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$1987
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2010
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2228
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$2039
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$1813
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$1750
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$1920
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2184
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1951
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$2246
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2373
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$1985
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2375
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$1865
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$2859
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2180
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2170
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1559
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2046
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1953
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$1968
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2072
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$2076
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$2064
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1916
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1421
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$1975
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1762
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$1831
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1709
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1782
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$1921
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1611
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$2017
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1442
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1592