Kabul vs Tashkent - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Tashkent
🚶 Cost of living one person
$473
$827
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1051
$2080
🏠 One person rent
$200
$428
🏘️ Family rent
$280
$758
🍽️ Food expenses
$163
$265
🚐 Transport expenses
$75.2
$48.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$120
$322
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
33
47
😀 Quality of life
25
56
🏙️ Population
5.33M
2.96M

The cost of living in Kabul is 43% less expensive than in Tashkent. Cities ranked 8823rd and 6652nd ($473 vs $827) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Afghanistan and Uzbekistan, respectively. Check Afghanistan vs Uzbekistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kabul compared to 0.4 months in Tashkent. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Tashkent ranked 1st in Uzbekistan, while ranked 8992nd and 6254th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kabul vs Tashkent

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Kabul Tashkent
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.79
$5.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.56
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$1.41
☕ Cappuccino
$1.38
$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$0.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$108
$543
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$72.2
$341
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$196
$958
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$127
$626
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35
$34.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.5
$53.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$85.8
$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.8%
23.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$579
$1857
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$300
$997
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.2
$9.83
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.53
$3.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.25
$0.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.57
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$8.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$3.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.32
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.02
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.07
$6.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$2.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.37
$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.97
$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.55
$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$11.7
$52.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.45
$5.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.6
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.13
$7.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.1
$42.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$39.8
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$20.2
$309
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1540
$10127

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105 km or 65 mi Gardez
$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
32 km or 20 mi Chirchiq
$736
87 km or 54 mi Istiklol
$609
115 km or 71 mi Shymkent
$562
117 km or 73 mi Khujand
$585
123 km or 77 mi Buston
$635
127 km or 79 mi Ghafurov
$590
149 km or 92 mi Konibodom
$619
156 km or 97 mi Istaravshan
$653
178 km or 110 mi Jizzakh
$553
204 km or 127 mi Namangan
$561
226 km or 140 mi Margilan
$653
235 km or 146 mi Fergana
$679
238 km or 148 mi Turkistan
$521
244 km or 152 mi Panjakent
$692
247 km or 153 mi Taraz
$477
254 km or 158 mi Kentau
$505
267 km or 166 mi Andijan
$447
267 km or 166 mi Samarkand
$484
280 km or 174 mi Talas
$533
306 km or 190 mi Dushanbe
$735
308 km or 191 mi Osh
$549
313 km or 195 mi Toktogul
$621
314 km or 195 mi Jalal-Abad
$585
322 km or 200 mi Tursunzoda
$702
387 km or 241 mi Qurghonteppa
$704
400 km or 249 mi Qarshi
$513
443 km or 275 mi Bukhara
$436
471 km or 292 mi Bishkek
$757
493 km or 306 mi Kant
$503
499 km or 310 mi Kyzylorda
$484
510 km or 317 mi Kunduz
$454
526 km or 327 mi Tokmok
$616
542 km or 337 mi Turkmenabat
$1709
544 km or 338 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$488
562 km or 349 mi Naryn
$580
597 km or 371 mi Puli Khumri
$429
598 km or 372 mi Sheberghan
$457
605 km or 376 mi Kashgar
$575
610 km or 379 mi Artux
$565
641 km or 398 mi Kaskelen
$866