Kabul vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$473
$1329
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1051
$3277
🏠 One person rent
$200
$682
🏘️ Family rent
$280
$1187
🍽️ Food expenses
$163
$435
🚐 Transport expenses
$75.2
$88.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$120
$1229
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
33
71
😀 Quality of life
25
78
🏙️ Population
5.33M
1.21M

The cost of living in Kabul is 64% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 8823rd and 4516th ($473 vs $1329) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 0.9 months in Sofia. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 8992nd and 995th 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
$2.79
$12.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.56
$54.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$3.18
☕ Cappuccino
$1.38
$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$108
$702
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$72.2
$541
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$196
$1253
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$127
$971
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35
$95
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.5
$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$85.8
$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.8%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$579
$4234
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$300
$2831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.2
$29.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.53
$9.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.25
$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.57
$3.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$8.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.32
$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.02
$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.07
$7.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.37
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.97
$3.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.55
$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$11.7
$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.45
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.6
$45
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.13
$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.1
$81.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$39.8
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$20.2
$698
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1540
$11223

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$433
119 km or 74 mi Jalalabad
$368
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$425
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$423
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$429
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$323
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$379
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$454
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$370
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$369
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$488
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$360
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$464
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$704
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$427
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$457
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$381
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$702
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$735
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$279
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$338
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$463
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$302
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$378
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$264
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$367
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$371
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$348
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$330
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$353
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$298
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$417
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$318
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$308
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$382
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$308
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$379
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$326
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$467

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$713
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$763
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$717
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$871
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$787
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$704
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$878
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$857
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$617
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$680
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$683
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$733
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$705
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$665
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$593
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$887
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$694
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$619
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1108
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$1002
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$983
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$716
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$759
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$571
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$708
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$769
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$609
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$695
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$1031
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$724
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1069
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$759
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1122
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1272
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$851
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$948
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$607
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1041
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$678
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$784