Kabul vs Samsun - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Samsun
🚶 Cost of living one person
$567
$567
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1181
$1518
🏠 One person rent
$276
$226
🏘️ Family rent
$383
$433
🍽️ Food expenses
$168
$221
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.9
$47
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$175
$431
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
29
23
😀 Quality of life
21
41
🏙️ Population
4.27M
1.34M

The cost of living in Kabul is 0% less expensive than in Samsun. Cities ranked 7972nd and 7971st ($567 vs $567) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 59th in Afghanistan and Turkey, respectively. Check Afghanistan vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kabul compared to 0.8 months in Samsun. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Samsun ranked 59th in Turkey, while ranked 8953rd and 7036th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kabul vs Samsun

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Kabul Samsun
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.48
$4.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.7
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.27
$7.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.97
$1.8
☕ Cappuccino
$1.75
$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$1.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$260
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$166
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$295
$605
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$182
$318
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.8
$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$46.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$99
$11.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.25%
36.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$424
$1548
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$259
$432
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.2
$9.42
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.36
$5.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.3
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.4
$1.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$6.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.86
$5.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$0.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.3
$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.24
$6.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.38
$1.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.23
$3.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.67
$1.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$1.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.8
$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$11.8
$26
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.21
$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.5
$27.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.99
$3.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$14.2
$47.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$41.8
$88.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.2
$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1370
$10901

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$449
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$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
82 km or 51 mi Unye
$516
82 km or 51 mi Amasya
$651
110 km or 69 mi Tokat
$556
128 km or 80 mi Sinop
$551
134 km or 84 mi Ordu
$476
142 km or 88 mi Corum
$490
180 km or 112 mi Giresun
$469
180 km or 112 mi Sivas
$547
208 km or 129 mi Yozgat
$512
213 km or 132 mi Kastamonu
$555
240 km or 149 mi Cankiri
$556
280 km or 174 mi Gumushane
$499
285 km or 177 mi Ortahisar
$572
287 km or 178 mi Trabzon
$580
287 km or 178 mi Kirikkale
$463
293 km or 182 mi Kayseri
$416
297 km or 184 mi Talas
$431
301 km or 187 mi Kirsehir
$522
309 km or 192 mi Karabuk
$519
317 km or 197 mi Erzincan
$315
326 km or 203 mi Nevsehir
$498
330 km or 205 mi Ankara
$800
335 km or 208 mi Bartin
$567
348 km or 216 mi Bayburt
$490
352 km or 219 mi Rize
$532
368 km or 229 mi Malatya
$571
378 km or 235 mi Sochi
$683
379 km or 236 mi Aksaray
$397
381 km or 237 mi Elazig
$554
395 km or 246 mi Nigde
$622
399 km or 248 mi Novorossiysk
$545
401 km or 249 mi Polatli
$591
402 km or 250 mi Bolu
$519
407 km or 253 mi Bor
$592
410 km or 255 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$530
415 km or 258 mi Kahramanmaras
$594
426 km or 265 mi Adiyaman
$618
429 km or 266 mi Kozan
$521
431 km or 268 mi Sukhumi
$815
433 km or 269 mi Sevastopol
$628