Kabul vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$599
$1086
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1271
$2612
🏠 One person rent
$285
$487
🏘️ Family rent
$403
$827
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$96.7
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$188
$738
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
29
44
😀 Quality of life
13
66
🏙️ Population
4.27M
418K

The cost of living in Kabul is 45% less expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 7801st and 5025th ($599 vs $1086) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 9123rd and 3918th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kabul Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.69
$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.83
$47.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.92
$8.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.75
$3.12
☕ Cappuccino
$1.82
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$539
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$123
$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$381
$996
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$182
$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.5
$73.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.3
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$99.3
$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.36%
5.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$451
$2991
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$274
$1555
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$17.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.29
$28.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$2.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.88
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.32
$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.5
$3.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.73
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$8.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.69
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.56
$3.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.81
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$2.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.47
$3.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.3
$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.34
$9.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$32.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.99
$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.6
$63.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.1
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$23.8
$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1452
$5212

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$469
119 km or 74 mi Jalalabad
$358
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$476
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$441
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$457
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$338
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$374
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$467
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$372
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$354
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$323
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$439
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$659
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$376
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$450
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$456
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$655
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$672
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$328
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$341
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$521
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$292
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$373
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$277
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$344
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$380
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$319
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$330
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$273
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$388
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$285
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$371
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$312
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$280
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$358
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$335
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$376
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$308
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$487

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Kamez
$936
30 km or 19 mi Durres
$787
33 km or 20 mi Elbasan
$676
70 km or 44 mi Berat
$808
72 km or 45 mi Fier
$657
83 km or 52 mi Ulcinj
$1045
85 km or 53 mi Ohrid
$645
86 km or 54 mi Shkoder
$852
102 km or 63 mi Vlore
$902
104 km or 65 mi Bar
$1059
112 km or 70 mi Korce
$792
122 km or 76 mi Tetovo
$641
131 km or 81 mi Bitola
$685
132 km or 82 mi Podgorica
$1035
133 km or 83 mi Budva
$1191
140 km or 87 mi Cetinje
$895
141 km or 88 mi Plav
$1053
145 km or 90 mi Prilep
$545
150 km or 93 mi Kotor
$1146
152 km or 95 mi Skopje
$785
162 km or 100 mi Sarande
$956
168 km or 105 mi Veles
$549
169 km or 105 mi Berane
$1046
175 km or 109 mi Brindisi
$1239
176 km or 110 mi Lecce
$1244
181 km or 112 mi Ptolemaida
$1072
181 km or 113 mi Kumanovo
$589
182 km or 113 mi Mojkovac
$1076
183 km or 114 mi Kavadarci
$595
186 km or 115 mi Pristina
$661
190 km or 118 mi Corfu
$1169
192 km or 119 mi Cavtat
$1161
193 km or 120 mi Mitrovica
$521
199 km or 124 mi Ostuni
$1280
201 km or 125 mi Kozani
$1036
202 km or 126 mi Stip
$571
203 km or 126 mi Dubrovnik
$1251
205 km or 127 mi Ioannina
$1094
210 km or 131 mi Novi Pazar
$692
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$1050