Kabul vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$504
$1386
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1114
$3422
🏠 One person rent
$211
$707
🏘️ Family rent
$298
$1232
🍽️ Food expenses
$177
$458
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.4
$96.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$146
$1726
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
33
71
😀 Quality of life
26
79
🏙️ Population
5.33M
1.21M

The cost of living in Kabul is 64% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 8650th and 4339th ($504 vs $1386) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.2 months in Sofia. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 8929th and 746th 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
$3.18
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.5
$57.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.85
$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$3.55
☕ Cappuccino
$1.6
$3.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$2.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$126
$731
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$83.1
$554
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$223
$1309
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$145
$998
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.7
$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.5
$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$88.2
$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.73%
2.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$664
$4634
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$346
$3265
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.16
$0.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.2
$29.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.58
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.69
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.28
$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$4.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.34
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$8.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.58
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$3.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.05
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.37
$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.78
$4.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.49
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.19
$3.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.61
$3.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.3
$47.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.54
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$44.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.29
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.5
$87.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.8
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$20.9
$728
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1302
$12236

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105 km or 65 mi Gardez
$456
119 km or 74 mi Jalalabad
$381
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$447
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$438
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$447
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$321
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$394
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$468
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$373
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$373
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$493
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$371
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$496
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$734
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$446
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$470
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$391
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$737
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$773
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$280
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$350
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$473
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$306
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$393
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$253
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$379
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$382
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$359
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$335
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$278
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$344
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$303
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$440
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$339
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$309
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$401
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$313
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$396
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$332
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$469

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$731
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$749
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$709
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$859
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$775
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$705
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$900
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$830
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$620
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$675
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$673
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$732
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$702
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$662
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$587
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$880
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$718
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$610
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1107
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$988
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$953
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$733
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$762
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$581
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$692
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$770
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$591
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$653
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$1045
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$708
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1053
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$709
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1125
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1285
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$832
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$932
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$610
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1020
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$663
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$800