Kabul vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$567
$2013
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1181
$4464
🏠 One person rent
$276
$1251
🏘️ Family rent
$383
$1909
🍽️ Food expenses
$168
$484
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.9
$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$175
$3795
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
29
94
😀 Quality of life
21
93
🏙️ Population
4.27M
592K

The cost of living in Kabul is 72% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 7972nd and 1756th ($567 vs $2013) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th 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 1.9 months in Rotterdam. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Rotterdam ranked 3rd in the Netherlands, while ranked 8953rd and 54th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kabul Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.48
$14.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.7
$63.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.27
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.97
$5.49
 Cappuccino
$1.75
$3.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$1267
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$1009
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$295
$1849
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$182
$1585
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.8
$150
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$231
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$99
$40.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.25%
3.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$424
$5063
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$259
$3486
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$4.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.2
$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.36
$21.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$2.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.3
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.4
$4.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.86
$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$2.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$2.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.3
$1.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.24
$7.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.38
$9.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.23
$4.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.67
$5.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$2.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.8
$2.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$11.8
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.21
$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.5
$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.99
$20.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$14.2
$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$41.8
$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.2
$1521
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1370
$12166

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$449
119 km or 74 mi Jalalabad
$347
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$455
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$423
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$437
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$352
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$307
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$445
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$335
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$311
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$449
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$238
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$389
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$632
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$331
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$446
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$330
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$629
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$638
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$278
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$287
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$513
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$364
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$344
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$281
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$337
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$303
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$289
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$277
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$393
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$313
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$307
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$260
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$240
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$328
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$298
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$337
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$268
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$484

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Ridderkerk
$1890
13 km or 8 mi Delft
$1804
19 km or 12 mi Leidschendam
$1850
21 km or 13 mi The Hague
$1886
23 km or 14 mi Sliedrecht
$1873
25 km or 16 mi Scheveningen
$1836
26 km or 16 mi Leiden
$2205
27 km or 17 mi Oegstgeest
$2000
41 km or 25 mi Etten-Leur
$1741
43 km or 27 mi Breda
$1822
43 km or 27 mi Roosendaal
$1832
47 km or 29 mi Utrecht
$2055
49 km or 30 mi Bergen op Zoom
$1854
50 km or 31 mi Zandvoort
$2135
52 km or 32 mi Haarlem
$2465
54 km or 34 mi Zaltbommel
$1877
55 km or 34 mi Zeist
$1939
56 km or 35 mi Tilburg
$1833
59 km or 36 mi Amsterdam
$2545
59 km or 37 mi Hilversum
$1894
60 km or 38 mi IJmuiden
$2092
61 km or 38 mi Hoogstraten
$1498
62 km or 39 mi Goes
$1981
63 km or 39 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$1876
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$1919
67 km or 42 mi Huizen
$1897
72 km or 45 mi Almere
$1647
73 km or 45 mi Purmerend
$2001
74 km or 46 mi Veenendaal
$1841
74 km or 46 mi Turnhout
$1376
76 km or 47 mi Middelburg
$1965
79 km or 49 mi Antwerp
$1650
81 km or 51 mi Wageningen
$1756
82 km or 51 mi Beveren
$1631
82 km or 51 mi Ede
$1818
83 km or 52 mi Uden
$1909
84 km or 52 mi Mortsel
$1539
85 km or 53 mi Veldhoven
$1971
87 km or 54 mi Herentals
$1413
88 km or 54 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1413