Kabul vs Tashkent - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Tashkent
🚶 Cost of living one person
$567
$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1181
$1937
🏠 One person rent
$276
$435
🏘️ Family rent
$383
$823
🍽️ Food expenses
$168
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.9
$46.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$175
$418
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
29
45
😀 Quality of life
21
55
🏙️ Population
4.27M
2.86M

The cost of living in Kabul is 28% less expensive than in Tashkent. Cities ranked 7972nd and 6424th ($567 vs $785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 0.5 months in Tashkent. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Tashkent ranked 1st in Uzbekistan, while ranked 8953rd and 5942nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Kabul Tashkent
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.48
$6.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.7
$27.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.27
$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.97
$1.19
☕ Cappuccino
$1.75
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$547
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$355
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$295
$1086
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$182
$687
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.8
$27.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$42.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$99
$13.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.25%
21.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$424
$1380
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$259
$762
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.12
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.2
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.36
$3.08
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.3
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.4
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$6.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.86
$3.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$8.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.3
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.24
$5.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.38
$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.23
$3.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.67
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.8
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$11.8
$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.21
$4.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.5
$10.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.99
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$14.2
$53.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$41.8
$99.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.2
$258
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1370
$8199

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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
32 km or 20 mi Chirchiq
$416
87 km or 54 mi Istiklol
$682
115 km or 71 mi Shymkent
$651
117 km or 73 mi Khujand
$692
123 km or 77 mi Buston
$682
127 km or 79 mi Ghafurov
$680
149 km or 92 mi Konibodom
$674
156 km or 97 mi Istaravshan
$672
178 km or 110 mi Jizzakh
$473
204 km or 127 mi Namangan
$558
226 km or 140 mi Margilan
$479
235 km or 146 mi Fergana
$488
238 km or 148 mi Turkistan
$582
244 km or 152 mi Panjakent
$647
247 km or 153 mi Taraz
$479
254 km or 158 mi Kentau
$564
267 km or 166 mi Andijan
$434
267 km or 166 mi Samarkand
$562
280 km or 174 mi Talas
$532
306 km or 190 mi Dushanbe
$638
308 km or 191 mi Osh
$475
313 km or 195 mi Toktogul
$529
314 km or 195 mi Jalal-Abad
$515
322 km or 200 mi Tursunzoda
$629
387 km or 241 mi Qurghonteppa
$632
400 km or 249 mi Qarshi
$416
443 km or 275 mi Bukhara
$399
471 km or 292 mi Bishkek
$653
493 km or 306 mi Kant
$560
499 km or 310 mi Kyzylorda
$640
510 km or 317 mi Kunduz
$445
526 km or 327 mi Tokmok
$398
542 km or 337 mi Turkmenabat
$1662
544 km or 338 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$449
562 km or 349 mi Naryn
$504
597 km or 371 mi Puli Khumri
$437
598 km or 372 mi Sheberghan
$446
605 km or 376 mi Kashgar
$671
610 km or 379 mi Artux
$658
641 km or 398 mi Kaskelen
$935