Kabul vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$473
$956
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1051
$2264
🏠 One person rent
$200
$451
🏘️ Family rent
$280
$763
🍽️ Food expenses
$163
$356
🚐 Transport expenses
$75.2
$51.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$120
$744
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
33
47
😀 Quality of life
25
66
🏙️ Population
5.33M
276K

The cost of living in Kabul is 51% less expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 8823rd and 5994th ($473 vs $956) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Afghanistan and Bosnia and Herzegovina, respectively. Check Afghanistan vs Bosnia and Herzegovina comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kabul compared to 0.8 months in Sarajevo. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 8992nd and 5011th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kabul vs Sarajevo

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Kabul Sarajevo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.79
$9.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.56
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$8.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$2.86
☕ Cappuccino
$1.38
$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$2.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$108
$391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$72.2
$276
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$196
$704
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$127
$501
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35
$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.5
$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$85.8
$24.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.8%
4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$579
$3347
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$300
$2388
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.2
$34.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.53
$8.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$1.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.25
$1.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.57
$3.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$8.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.32
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.02
$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.07
$8.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$4.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.37
$9.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.97
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$1.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.55
$2.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$11.7
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.45
$6.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.6
$29.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.13
$4.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.1
$92.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$39.8
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$20.2
$247
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1540
$3948

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zenica
$631
75 km or 47 mi Mostar
$819
77 km or 48 mi Tuzla
$721
99 km or 61 mi Doboj
$682
117 km or 73 mi Bijeljina
$741
125 km or 78 mi Valjevo
$924
138 km or 86 mi Mojkovac
$1193
139 km or 86 mi Dubrovnik
$1744
140 km or 87 mi Banja Luka
$965
144 km or 89 mi Cavtat
$1661
147 km or 91 mi Slavonski Brod
$992
155 km or 96 mi Cacak
$888
163 km or 101 mi Kotor
$1288
163 km or 101 mi Split
$1673
163 km or 101 mi Berane
$1156
169 km or 105 mi Cetinje
$990
171 km or 106 mi Kastela
$1566
171 km or 107 mi Sanski Most
$629
173 km or 107 mi Podgorica
$1066
177 km or 110 mi Hvar
$1571
179 km or 111 mi Budva
$1206
183 km or 114 mi Prijedor
$723
187 km or 116 mi Novi Pazar
$851
188 km or 117 mi Plav
$1150
189 km or 118 mi Osijek
$1160
192 km or 119 mi Novi Sad
$1173
194 km or 121 mi Belgrade
$1378
203 km or 126 mi Kragujevac
$948
203 km or 126 mi Sibenik
$1191
204 km or 127 mi Bar
$1150
219 km or 136 mi Shkoder
$839
225 km or 140 mi Ulcinj
$1119
226 km or 141 mi Mitrovica
$571
229 km or 142 mi Bihac
$676
246 km or 153 mi Pecs
$1124
257 km or 160 mi Zadar
$1457
258 km or 160 mi Bjelovar
$1171
260 km or 161 mi Pristina
$694
261 km or 162 mi Baja
$1031
267 km or 166 mi Subotica
$923