Kabul vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Kabul	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$458	$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1016	$2348
🏠 One person rent	$195	$502
🏘️ Family rent	$267	$876
🍽️ Food expenses	$153	$258
🚐 Transport expenses	$76.9	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$104	$1116
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	30	82
😀 Quality of life	33	71
🏙️ Population	4.27M	5.65M

The cost of living in Kabul is 53% less expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 8842nd and 5813th ($458 vs $971) 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 0.2 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 8609th and 3397th 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	$2.45	$7.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.2	$34.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.48	$5.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.4	$2.77
☕ Cappuccino	$1.19	$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.36	$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$93.7	$654
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$62.8	$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$172	$1172
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$111	$665
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.9	$68
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.1	$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$95.2	$7.03
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.06%	24.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$505	$3928
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$260	$2610
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.6	$38.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.78	$9.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.22	$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.47	$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.13	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.24	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.98	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.81	$8.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.75	$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.3	$1.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.88	$1.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.52	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$10.2	$32.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.23	$5.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.4	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.1	$3.52
👖 Brand Jeans	$18	$86.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$34.6	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$19.7	$402
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1486	$10534

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Cities near Kabul

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Gardez	$401
119 km or 74 mi	Jalalabad	$354
129 km or 80 mi	Ghazni	$396
150 km or 93 mi	Khost	$393
163 km or 101 mi	Puli Khumri	$404
223 km or 138 mi	Peshawar	$334
235 km or 146 mi	Kohat	$364
246 km or 153 mi	Kunduz	$428
266 km or 166 mi	Mardan	$354
293 km or 182 mi	Mingora	$351
304 km or 189 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$470
336 km or 209 mi	Wah	$344
368 km or 229 mi	Islamabad	$443
369 km or 229 mi	Qurghonteppa	$684
374 km or 232 mi	Rawalpindi	$416
389 km or 242 mi	Sheberghan	$432
425 km or 264 mi	Sargodha	$376
450 km or 280 mi	Tursunzoda	$680
451 km or 280 mi	Dushanbe	$712
451 km or 280 mi	Mirpur	$277
456 km or 284 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$326
458 km or 285 mi	Kandahar	$436
467 km or 290 mi	Jhang	$294
474 km or 294 mi	Chiniot	$372
476 km or 296 mi	Baramulla	$265
499 km or 310 mi	Gojra	$351
501 km or 312 mi	Hafizabad	$363
503 km or 313 mi	Faisalabad	$333
505 km or 314 mi	Gujrat	$320
517 km or 321 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$254
520 km or 323 mi	Srinagar	$340
523 km or 325 mi	Quetta	$291
526 km or 327 mi	Multan	$403
534 km or 332 mi	Sahiwal	$303
536 km or 333 mi	Gujranwala	$302
538 km or 334 mi	Khanewal	$362
546 km or 340 mi	Sialkot	$311
549 km or 341 mi	Sheikhupura	$368
550 km or 342 mi	Kamoke	$316
553 km or 344 mi	Lashkargah	$439

Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$1083
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$1064
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1477
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$734
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1454
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1089
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1516
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1516
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1561
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1265
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$999
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1386
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1561
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$680
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1174
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1618
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1611
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1145
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1783
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1881
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1580
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1655
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$745
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1947
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1372
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1642
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1546
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$1937
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1394
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1601
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$1041
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1737
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1444
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1383
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1503
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1500
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1524
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1570
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1184
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1566