Kabul vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kabul	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$474	$2199
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1052	$5330
🏠 One person rent	$203	$1365
🏘️ Family rent	$302	$2421
🍽️ Food expenses	$158	$532
🚐 Transport expenses	$81.8	$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$218	$3900
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	30	92
😀 Quality of life	14	94
🏙️ Population	4.27M	548K

The cost of living in Kabul is 78% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 8769th and 1356th ($474 vs $2199) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 6th in Afghanistan and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Afghanistan vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Kabul compared to 1.8 months in The Hague. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs The Hague ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 9071st and 42nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kabul vs The Hague

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	Kabul	The Hague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.38	$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.34	$73.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.64	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.11	$5.99
☕ Cappuccino	$1.53	$3.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.32	$2.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$140	$1365
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$90	$1148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$312	$2609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$141	$2068
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.2	$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.8	$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.8	$41
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.54%	4.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$404	$5262
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$202	$3990
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$4.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.8	$58.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.27	$29.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.27	$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.39	$4.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$14.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.88	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$3.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.2	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.88	$3.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.12	$6.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.38	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.97	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.48	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.01	$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.37	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12.8	$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.15	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.2	$34.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.79	$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$16.1	$102
👟 Brand Sneakers	$34.4	$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$17.2	$2176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1356	$10346

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Cities near Kabul

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Gardez	$386
119 km or 74 mi	Jalalabad	$303
129 km or 80 mi	Ghazni	$389
150 km or 93 mi	Khost	$366
163 km or 101 mi	Puli Khumri	$381
223 km or 138 mi	Peshawar	$346
235 km or 146 mi	Kohat	$379
246 km or 153 mi	Kunduz	$394
266 km or 166 mi	Mardan	$366
293 km or 182 mi	Mingora	$364
304 km or 189 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$408
336 km or 209 mi	Wah	$382
368 km or 229 mi	Islamabad	$442
369 km or 229 mi	Qurghonteppa	$596
374 km or 232 mi	Rawalpindi	$401
389 km or 242 mi	Sheberghan	$414
425 km or 264 mi	Sargodha	$458
450 km or 280 mi	Tursunzoda	$593
451 km or 280 mi	Dushanbe	$605
451 km or 280 mi	Mirpur	$354
456 km or 284 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$355
458 km or 285 mi	Kandahar	$468
467 km or 290 mi	Jhang	$292
474 km or 294 mi	Chiniot	$389
476 km or 296 mi	Baramulla	$273
499 km or 310 mi	Gojra	$342
501 km or 312 mi	Hafizabad	$380
503 km or 313 mi	Faisalabad	$306
505 km or 314 mi	Gujrat	$373
517 km or 321 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$297
520 km or 323 mi	Srinagar	$354
523 km or 325 mi	Quetta	$266
526 km or 327 mi	Multan	$392
534 km or 332 mi	Sahiwal	$305
536 km or 333 mi	Gujranwala	$308
538 km or 334 mi	Khanewal	$361
546 km or 340 mi	Sialkot	$281
549 km or 341 mi	Sheikhupura	$374
550 km or 342 mi	Kamoke	$321
553 km or 344 mi	Lashkargah	$476

Cities near The Hague

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Scheveningen	$2049
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Leidschendam	$2042
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Delft	$1861
14 km or 8.5 mi	Oegstgeest	$1934
14 km or 9 mi	Leiden	$2081
21 km or 13 mi	Rotterdam	$2359
31 km or 19 mi	Ridderkerk	$2062
35 km or 22 mi	Zandvoort	$2090
40 km or 25 mi	Haarlem	$2291
43 km or 27 mi	Sliedrecht	$1969
46 km or 29 mi	IJmuiden	$2085
52 km or 32 mi	Amsterdam	$2791
55 km or 34 mi	Utrecht	$2251
61 km or 38 mi	Hilversum	$2049
61 km or 38 mi	Etten-Leur	$1805
62 km or 38 mi	Roosendaal	$1890
63 km or 39 mi	Zeist	$2180
64 km or 40 mi	Purmerend	$1944
64 km or 40 mi	Breda	$1739
65 km or 40 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1917
68 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$1957
70 km or 43 mi	Almere	$1937
70 km or 44 mi	Zaltbommel	$2026
71 km or 44 mi	Goes	$2001
75 km or 47 mi	Langedijk	$1995
77 km or 48 mi	Tilburg	$1862
80 km or 49 mi	Tiel	$2432
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1975
81 km or 50 mi	Middelburg	$1879
82 km or 51 mi	Hoogstraten	$1492
85 km or 53 mi	Veenendaal	$1631
92 km or 57 mi	Ede	$1651
93 km or 58 mi	Lelystad	$1357
93 km or 58 mi	Wageningen	$2105
93 km or 58 mi	Harderwijk	$1844
95 km or 59 mi	Turnhout	$1421
97 km or 60 mi	Antwerp	$1640
98 km or 61 mi	Beveren	$1613
101 km or 62 mi	Uden	$1958
102 km or 63 mi	Mortsel	$1530