Kabul vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$599
$1043
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1271
$2606
🏠 One person rent
$285
$494
🏘️ Family rent
$403
$874
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$96.7
$83.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$188
$1389
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
29
69
😀 Quality of life
13
78
🏙️ Population
4.27M
1.4M

The cost of living in Kabul is 43% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 7801st and 5350th ($599 vs $1043) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Afghanistan and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Afghanistan vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kabul compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 9123rd and 707th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kabul vs Sofia

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Kabul Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.69
$9.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.83
$39.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.92
$8.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.75
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$1.82
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$1.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$475
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$123
$359
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$381
$943
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$182
$651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.5
$98
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.3
$151
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$99.3
$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.36%
3.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$451
$3253
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$274
$2109
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.29
$7.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.88
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.32
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.5
$3.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.73
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$8.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.69
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$2.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$1.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$7.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.56
$3.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.81
$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.47
$2.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.3
$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.34
$8.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$34.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.99
$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.6
$66.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.1
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$23.8
$556
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1452
$7369

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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
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$712
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$876
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$610
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$943
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$706
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$684
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$770
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$743
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$571
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$589
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$640
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$634
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$529
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$589
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$549
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$785
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$661
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$595
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1043
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$912
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$744
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$693
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$793
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$521
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$661
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$641
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$545
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$631
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$947
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$663
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1055
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$668
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1086
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1223
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$692
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$737
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$624
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$985
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$685
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$668