Kabul vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$567
$760
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1181
$1812
🏠 One person rent
$276
$351
🏘️ Family rent
$383
$569
🍽️ Food expenses
$168
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.9
$52.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$175
$579
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
29
43
😀 Quality of life
21
63
🏙️ Population
4.27M
527K

The cost of living in Kabul is 25% less expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 7972nd and 6533rd ($567 vs $760) 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 0.8 months in Skopje. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 8953rd and 4828th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kabul Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.48
$7.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.7
$29.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.27
$5.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.97
$2.11
☕ Cappuccino
$1.75
$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$295
$551
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$182
$378
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.8
$89.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$99
$19.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.25%
4.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$424
$2029
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$259
$1448
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.2
$26.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.36
$5.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.3
$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.4
$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$7.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.86
$7.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$0.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.3
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.24
$5.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.38
$2.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.23
$5.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.67
$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.8
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$11.8
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.21
$6.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.5
$30.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.99
$3.86
👖 Brand Jeans
$14.2
$70.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$41.8
$79.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.2
$277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1370
$4244

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$347
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$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
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$563
38 km or 24 mi Tetovo
$570
41 km or 26 mi Veles
$531
69 km or 43 mi Stip
$602
72 km or 44 mi Prilep
$534
78 km or 48 mi Kavadarci
$576
79 km or 49 mi Pristina
$691
106 km or 66 mi Bitola
$692
110 km or 68 mi Ohrid
$626
110 km or 69 mi Mitrovica
$664
117 km or 73 mi Strumica
$581
138 km or 85 mi Blagoevgrad
$533
140 km or 87 mi Plav
$1004
148 km or 92 mi Elbasan
$591
149 km or 92 mi Pernik
$598
150 km or 93 mi Novi Pazar
$704
152 km or 95 mi Tirana
$1002
153 km or 95 mi Nis
$702
154 km or 95 mi Kamez
$798
155 km or 97 mi Giannitsa
$1057
160 km or 99 mi Shkoder
$670
160 km or 100 mi Berane
$1028
162 km or 101 mi Korce
$548
164 km or 102 mi Ptolemaida
$1017
170 km or 106 mi Bansko
$852
175 km or 108 mi Sofia
$951
175 km or 109 mi Veria
$1009
180 km or 112 mi Durres
$762
184 km or 115 mi Ulcinj
$989
186 km or 115 mi Podgorica
$945
187 km or 116 mi Mojkovac
$1030
189 km or 117 mi Berat
$594
189 km or 118 mi Kozani
$984
193 km or 120 mi Bar
$1013
196 km or 122 mi Thessaloniki
$1177
203 km or 126 mi Serres
$1027
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$1047
211 km or 131 mi Fier
$628
212 km or 132 mi Cetinje
$816
216 km or 134 mi Budva
$1116