Kabul vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$599
$907
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1271
$2342
🏠 One person rent
$285
$472
🏘️ Family rent
$403
$1015
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$305
🚐 Transport expenses
$96.7
$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$188
$408
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
29
43
😀 Quality of life
13
55
🏙️ Population
4.27M
1.4M

The cost of living in Kabul is 34% less expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 7801st and 6109th ($599 vs $907) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Afghanistan and Mongolia, respectively. Check Afghanistan vs Mongolia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kabul compared to 0.5 months in Ulaanbaatar. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 9123rd and 5802nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kabul vs Ulaanbaatar

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Kabul Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.69
$4.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.83
$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.92
$4.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.75
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$1.82
$2.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$123
$383
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$381
$1391
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$182
$806
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.5
$50.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.3
$78.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$99.3
$13.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.36%
6.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$451
$1637
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$274
$959
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$7.32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.29
$5.34
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.88
$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.32
$0.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.5
$2.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.73
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$4.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.69
$5.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$3.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$4.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$3.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.56
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.81
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$2.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.47
$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.3
$68.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.34
$4.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.99
$5.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.6
$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.1
$88.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$23.8
$154
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1452
$7750

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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
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$875
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$568
520 km or 323 mi Irkutsk
$741
559 km or 347 mi Angarsk
$575
656 km or 408 mi Chita
$617
794 km or 493 mi Manzhouli
$629
798 km or 496 mi Bayannur
$1005
835 km or 519 mi Xilinhot
$677
840 km or 522 mi Baotou
$684
875 km or 544 mi Hohhot
$581
914 km or 568 mi Ulanqab
$644
917 km or 570 mi Wuhai
$1380
934 km or 581 mi Ordos
$676
954 km or 593 mi Hulunbuir
$646
969 km or 602 mi Fengzhen
$637
985 km or 612 mi Bratsk
$447
992 km or 616 mi Shizuishan
$806
1008 km or 626 mi Datong
$729
1012 km or 629 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
1025 km or 637 mi Yakeshi
$605
1028 km or 639 mi Huairen
$648
1050 km or 652 mi Shenmu
$602
1051 km or 653 mi Yinchuan
$561
1051 km or 653 mi Shuozhou
$619
1094 km or 680 mi Lingwu
$574
1103 km or 685 mi Qingtongxia
$573
1106 km or 687 mi Wuzhong
$601
1113 km or 692 mi Jinchang
$603
1124 km or 698 mi Yuanping
$570
1126 km or 700 mi Zhangye
$515
1131 km or 703 mi Chifeng
$628
1131 km or 703 mi Jiuquan
$502
1156 km or 718 mi Xinzhou
$577
1164 km or 723 mi Wuwei
$589
1165 km or 724 mi Chengde
$760
1166 km or 724 mi Ulanhot
$537
1166 km or 724 mi Zhongwei
$623
1169 km or 726 mi Beijing
$1067
1169 km or 727 mi Yumen
$629
1176 km or 731 mi Zalantun
$594