Kabul vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$599
$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1271
$1864
🏠 One person rent
$285
$368
🏘️ Family rent
$403
$595
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$281
🚐 Transport expenses
$96.7
$53.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$188
$701
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
29
43
😀 Quality of life
13
63
🏙️ Population
4.27M
527K

The cost of living in Kabul is 24% less expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 7801st and 6502nd ($599 vs $785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Afghanistan and North Macedonia, respectively. Check Afghanistan vs North Macedonia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kabul compared to 0.9 months in Skopje. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 9123rd and 4654th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kabul Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.69
$6.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.83
$30.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.92
$5.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.75
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$1.82
$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$329
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$123
$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$381
$577
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$182
$406
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.5
$87.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.3
$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$99.3
$19.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.36%
4.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$451
$2272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$274
$1578
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$27.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.29
$6.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.88
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.32
$0.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.5
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.73
$8.29
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$8.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.69
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$5.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.56
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$5.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.81
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.47
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.3
$35.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.34
$6.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$26.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.99
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.6
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.1
$84.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$23.8
$304
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1452
$4291

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$469
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$358
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$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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Distance City Cost of living
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$589
38 km or 24 mi Tetovo
$641
41 km or 26 mi Veles
$549
69 km or 43 mi Stip
$571
72 km or 44 mi Prilep
$545
78 km or 48 mi Kavadarci
$595
79 km or 49 mi Pristina
$661
106 km or 66 mi Bitola
$685
110 km or 68 mi Ohrid
$645
110 km or 69 mi Mitrovica
$521
117 km or 73 mi Strumica
$529
138 km or 85 mi Blagoevgrad
$610
140 km or 87 mi Plav
$1053
148 km or 92 mi Elbasan
$676
149 km or 92 mi Pernik
$712
150 km or 93 mi Novi Pazar
$692
152 km or 95 mi Tirana
$1086
153 km or 95 mi Nis
$743
154 km or 95 mi Kamez
$936
155 km or 97 mi Giannitsa
$1086
160 km or 99 mi Shkoder
$852
160 km or 100 mi Berane
$1046
162 km or 101 mi Korce
$792
164 km or 102 mi Ptolemaida
$1072
170 km or 106 mi Bansko
$943
175 km or 108 mi Sofia
$1043
175 km or 109 mi Veria
$1050
180 km or 112 mi Durres
$787
184 km or 115 mi Ulcinj
$1045
186 km or 115 mi Podgorica
$1035
187 km or 116 mi Mojkovac
$1076
189 km or 117 mi Berat
$808
189 km or 118 mi Kozani
$1036
193 km or 120 mi Bar
$1059
196 km or 122 mi Thessaloniki
$1223
203 km or 126 mi Serres
$1043
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$989
211 km or 131 mi Fier
$657
212 km or 132 mi Cetinje
$895
216 km or 134 mi Budva
$1191