Kabul vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person
$599
$2908
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1271
$7212
🏠 One person rent
$285
$1829
🏘️ Family rent
$403
$3413
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$707
🚐 Transport expenses
$96.7
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$188
$6392
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
29
80
😀 Quality of life
13
92
🏙️ Population
4.27M
737K

The cost of living in Kabul is 79% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 7801st and 206th ($599 vs $2908) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 168th in Afghanistan and the United States, respectively. Check Afghanistan vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kabul compared to 2.2 months in Seattle. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Seattle ranked 16th in the United States, while ranked 9123rd and 102nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kabul vs Seattle

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Kabul Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.69
$19.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.83
$89.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.92
$12.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.75
$8.02
☕ Cappuccino
$1.82
$5.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$3.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$1947
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$123
$1538
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$381
$3856
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$182
$2943
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.5
$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.3
$220
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$99.3
$67.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.36%
6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$451
$7855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$274
$5704
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$2.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$97.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.29
$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.88
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.32
$3.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$4.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.5
$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.73
$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.69
$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$4.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$4.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$5.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$3.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$1.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$3.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.56
$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.81
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$6.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.47
$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.3
$63.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.34
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$183
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.99
$25.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.6
$67.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.1
$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$23.8
$2227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1452
$28179

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$469
119 km or 74 mi Jalalabad
$358
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$476
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$441
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$457
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$338
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$374
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$467
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$372
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$354
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$323
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$439
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$659
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$376
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$450
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$456
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$655
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$672
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$328
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$341
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$521
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$292
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$373
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$277
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$344
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$380
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$319
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$330
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$273
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$388
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$285
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$371
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$312
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$280
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$358
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$335
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$376
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$308
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$487

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9.1 km or 5.7 mi Mercer Island
$2759
11 km or 6.5 mi Bellevue
$3179
14 km or 8.5 mi Kirkland
$2901
15 km or 9.2 mi Tukwila
$2542
15 km or 9.5 mi Burien
$2512
16 km or 10 mi Bainbridge Island
$2904
17 km or 10 mi Shoreline
$3091
17 km or 10 mi Renton
$2301
17 km or 11 mi Redmond
$3229
17 km or 11 mi Kenmore
$2784
19 km or 12 mi SeaTac
$2489
21 km or 13 mi Bothell
$2866
22 km or 14 mi Sammamish
$2743
22 km or 14 mi Edmonds
$2821
23 km or 14 mi Issaquah
$2655
24 km or 15 mi Des Moines
$2512
24 km or 15 mi Lynnwood
$2769
24 km or 15 mi Bremerton
$2491
26 km or 16 mi Kent
$2819
30 km or 19 mi Mill Creek
$2692
33 km or 20 mi Federal Way
$2449
34 km or 21 mi Maple Valley
$2515
35 km or 21 mi Mukilteo
$2619
35 km or 22 mi Auburn
$2172
41 km or 25 mi Everett
$2569
42 km or 26 mi Tacoma
$2348
46 km or 28 mi University Place
$2655
48 km or 30 mi Puyallup
$2774
50 km or 31 mi Lake Stevens
$2581
51 km or 32 mi Lakewood
$2417
52 km or 33 mi Marysville
$2576
57 km or 35 mi Spanaway
$2307
74 km or 46 mi Lacey
$2534
76 km or 47 mi Olympia
$2435
78 km or 48 mi Sequim
$2609
80 km or 50 mi Oak Harbor
$2612
90 km or 56 mi Mount Vernon
$2314
100 km or 62 mi Port Angeles
$2546
109 km or 68 mi Centralia
$2577
119 km or 74 mi Victoria
$2263