Kabul vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$567
$951
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1181
$2371
🏠 One person rent
$276
$436
🏘️ Family rent
$383
$747
🍽️ Food expenses
$168
$342
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.9
$83
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$175
$1259
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
29
69
😀 Quality of life
21
76
🏙️ Population
4.27M
1.38M

The cost of living in Kabul is 40% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 7972nd and 5668th ($567 vs $951) 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 8953rd and 907th 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
$2.48
$9.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.7
$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.27
$8.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.97
$2.23
☕ Cappuccino
$1.75
$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$1.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$438
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$295
$803
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$182
$562
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.8
$80.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$99
$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.25%
3.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$424
$2806
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$259
$1728
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.2
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.36
$7.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.3
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.4
$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.86
$8.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$2.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.3
$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.24
$7.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.38
$3.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.23
$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.67
$3.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.8
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$11.8
$28.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.21
$7.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.5
$23.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.99
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$14.2
$63
👟 Brand Sneakers
$41.8
$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.2
$497
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1370
$7940

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$449
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$347
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$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
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$598
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$865
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$533
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$852
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$660
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$719
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$712
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$702
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$602
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$563
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$661
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$626
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$581
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$495
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$531
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$760
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$691
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$576
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1027
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$977
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$813
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$641
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$654
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$664
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$697
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$570
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$534
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$610
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$827
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$681
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1027
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$713
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1057
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1177
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$704
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$733
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$616
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1001
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$692
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$619