Kabul vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Kabul	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$473	$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1051	$2604
🏠 One person rent	$200	$557
🏘️ Family rent	$280	$976
🍽️ Food expenses	$163	$284
🚐 Transport expenses	$75.2	$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$120	$1231
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	33	85
😀 Quality of life	25	70
🏙️ Population	5.33M	5.65M

The cost of living in Kabul is 56% less expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 8823rd and 5142nd ($473 vs $1075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 4th in Afghanistan and Russia, respectively. Check Afghanistan vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kabul compared to 1.1 months in Saint Petersburg. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 8992nd and 3923rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kabul vs Saint Petersburg

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	Kabul	Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.79	$8.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.56	$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.12	$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$2.51
☕ Cappuccino	$1.38	$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.39	$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$108	$708
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$72.2	$423
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$196	$1258
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$127	$763
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35	$68.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.5	$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$85.8	$7.69
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.8%	21.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$579	$4413
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$300	$2754
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.19	$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.2	$41.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.53	$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.25	$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.57	$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.32	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$2.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.25	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.02	$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.07	$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.87	$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.79	$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.37	$1.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$1.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.16	$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.55	$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$11.7	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.45	$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.6	$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.13	$3.92
👖 Brand Jeans	$15.1	$85.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$39.8	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$20.2	$436
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1540	$12085

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Cities near Kabul

Distance	City	Cost of living
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

Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$1108
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$1111
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1492
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$748
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1482
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1131
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1515
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1514
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1474
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1315
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$1021
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1454
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1578
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$720
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1232
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1571
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1659
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1292
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1750
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1927
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1592
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1693
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$798
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1990
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1448
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1673
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1533
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$2062
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1426
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1683
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$1083
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1753
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1451
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1406
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1516
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1443
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1546
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1621
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1214
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1606