Kabul vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$473
$1256
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1051
$2960
🏠 One person rent
$200
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$280
$991
🍽️ Food expenses
$163
$434
🚐 Transport expenses
$75.2
$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$120
$842
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
33
48
😀 Quality of life
25
72
🏙️ Population
5.33M
389K

The cost of living in Kabul is 62% less expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 8823rd and 4667th ($473 vs $1256) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Afghanistan and Albania, respectively. Check Afghanistan vs Albania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kabul compared to 0.7 months in Tirana. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 8992nd and 3290th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kabul vs Tirana

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Kabul Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.79
$10.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.56
$53.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$3.37
☕ Cappuccino
$1.38
$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$108
$703
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$72.2
$449
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$196
$1205
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$127
$757
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35
$79.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.5
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$85.8
$21
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.8%
5.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$579
$3910
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$300
$2025
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.2
$19.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.53
$30.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$2.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$2.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.25
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.57
$4.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$9.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.32
$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$2.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$1.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.02
$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.07
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$4.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.37
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.97
$5.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$3.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.55
$3.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$11.7
$50.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.45
$9.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.6
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.13
$6.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.1
$63.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$39.8
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$20.2
$324
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1540
$6657

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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
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Kamez
$1022
30 km or 19 mi Durres
$940
33 km or 20 mi Elbasan
$692
70 km or 44 mi Berat
$794
72 km or 45 mi Fier
$723
83 km or 52 mi Ulcinj
$1119
85 km or 53 mi Ohrid
$735
86 km or 54 mi Shkoder
$839
102 km or 63 mi Vlore
$893
104 km or 65 mi Bar
$1150
112 km or 70 mi Korce
$905
122 km or 76 mi Tetovo
$769
131 km or 81 mi Bitola
$678
132 km or 82 mi Podgorica
$1066
133 km or 83 mi Budva
$1206
140 km or 87 mi Cetinje
$990
141 km or 88 mi Plav
$1150
145 km or 90 mi Prilep
$609
150 km or 93 mi Kotor
$1288
152 km or 95 mi Skopje
$887
162 km or 100 mi Sarande
$1153
168 km or 105 mi Veles
$593
169 km or 105 mi Berane
$1156
175 km or 109 mi Brindisi
$1380
176 km or 110 mi Lecce
$1344
181 km or 112 mi Ptolemaida
$1191
181 km or 113 mi Kumanovo
$680
182 km or 113 mi Mojkovac
$1193
183 km or 114 mi Kavadarci
$619
186 km or 115 mi Pristina
$694
190 km or 118 mi Corfu
$1225
192 km or 119 mi Cavtat
$1661
193 km or 120 mi Mitrovica
$571
199 km or 124 mi Ostuni
$1430
201 km or 125 mi Kozani
$1068
202 km or 126 mi Stip
$617
203 km or 126 mi Dubrovnik
$1744
205 km or 127 mi Ioannina
$1075
210 km or 131 mi Novi Pazar
$851
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$1013