Kabul vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$567
$1002
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1181
$2467
🏠 One person rent
$276
$443
🏘️ Family rent
$383
$809
🍽️ Food expenses
$168
$364
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.9
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$175
$616
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
29
44
😀 Quality of life
21
67
🏙️ Population
4.27M
418K

The cost of living in Kabul is 43% less expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 7972nd and 5302nd ($567 vs $1002) 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 0.6 months in Tirana. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 8953rd and 3974th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kabul Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.48
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.7
$51.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.27
$7.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.97
$2.61
 Cappuccino
$1.75
$1.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$489
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$295
$1053
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$182
$604
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.8
$64.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$98.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$99
$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.25%
5.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$424
$2724
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$259
$1392
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.2
$16.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.36
$28.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.3
$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.4
$3.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.86
$7.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.3
$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.24
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1.26
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.38
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.23
$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.67
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$2.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.8
$3.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$11.8
$42.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.21
$8.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.5
$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.99
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$14.2
$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$41.8
$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.2
$229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1370
$4444

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$449
119 km or 74 mi Jalalabad
$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
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Kamez
$798
30 km or 19 mi Durres
$762
33 km or 20 mi Elbasan
$591
70 km or 44 mi Berat
$594
72 km or 45 mi Fier
$628
83 km or 52 mi Ulcinj
$989
85 km or 53 mi Ohrid
$626
86 km or 54 mi Shkoder
$670
102 km or 63 mi Vlore
$707
104 km or 65 mi Bar
$1013
112 km or 70 mi Korce
$548
122 km or 76 mi Tetovo
$570
131 km or 81 mi Bitola
$692
132 km or 82 mi Podgorica
$945
133 km or 83 mi Budva
$1116
140 km or 87 mi Cetinje
$816
141 km or 88 mi Plav
$1004
145 km or 90 mi Prilep
$534
150 km or 93 mi Kotor
$1040
152 km or 95 mi Skopje
$760
162 km or 100 mi Sarande
$756
168 km or 105 mi Veles
$531
169 km or 105 mi Berane
$1028
175 km or 109 mi Brindisi
$1124
176 km or 110 mi Lecce
$1213
181 km or 112 mi Ptolemaida
$1017
181 km or 113 mi Kumanovo
$563
182 km or 113 mi Mojkovac
$1030
183 km or 114 mi Kavadarci
$576
186 km or 115 mi Pristina
$691
190 km or 118 mi Corfu
$1068
192 km or 119 mi Cavtat
$1120
193 km or 120 mi Mitrovica
$664
199 km or 124 mi Ostuni
$1175
201 km or 125 mi Kozani
$984
202 km or 126 mi Stip
$602
203 km or 126 mi Dubrovnik
$1302
205 km or 127 mi Ioannina
$1098
210 km or 131 mi Novi Pazar
$704
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$1009