Kabul vs Warsaw - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Warsaw
🚶 Cost of living one person
$473
$2026
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1051
$4583
🏠 One person rent
$200
$1244
🏘️ Family rent
$280
$2046
🍽️ Food expenses
$163
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$75.2
$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$120
$2278
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
33
94
😀 Quality of life
25
87
🏙️ Population
5.33M
1.86M

The cost of living in Kabul is 77% less expensive than in Warsaw. Cities ranked 8823rd and 1966th ($473 vs $2026) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Afghanistan and Poland, respectively. Check Afghanistan vs Poland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kabul compared to 1.1 months in Warsaw. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Warsaw ranked 1st in Poland, while ranked 8992nd and 348th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kabul vs Warsaw

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Kabul Warsaw
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.79
$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.56
$53.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$9.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$5.41
☕ Cappuccino
$1.38
$4.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$2.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$108
$1304
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$72.2
$945
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$196
$2244
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$127
$1574
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35
$206
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.5
$316
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$85.8
$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.8%
7.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$579
$6614
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$300
$4194
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.2
$35.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.53
$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.25
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.57
$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$8.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.32
$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$3.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.02
$3.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.07
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$6.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.37
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.97
$4.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$3.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.55
$3.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$11.7
$52.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.45
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.6
$88.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.13
$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.1
$112
👟 Brand Sneakers
$39.8
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$20.2
$621
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1540
$16711

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Distance City Cost of living
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
17 km or 10 mi Pruszkow
$1618
19 km or 12 mi Otwock
$1569
68 km or 42 mi Skierniewice
$1255
79 km or 49 mi Ciechanow
$1262
85 km or 53 mi Siedlce
$1028
91 km or 56 mi Radom
$1053
98 km or 61 mi Plock
$1193
103 km or 64 mi Ostroleka
$1188
110 km or 68 mi Pulawy
$1221
114 km or 71 mi Kutno
$1228
119 km or 74 mi Lodz
$1377
127 km or 79 mi Lomza
$1062
130 km or 81 mi Piotrkow Trybunalski
$1032
143 km or 89 mi Wloclawek
$949
144 km or 89 mi Biala Podlaska
$1109
145 km or 90 mi Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski
$1178
149 km or 92 mi Belchatow
$1152
152 km or 94 mi Lublin
$1337
152 km or 94 mi Kielce
$1165
159 km or 99 mi Swidnik
$1283
175 km or 109 mi Bialystok
$1214
178 km or 110 mi Olsztyn
$1343
180 km or 112 mi Brest
$589
186 km or 115 mi Torun
$834
187 km or 116 mi Tarnobrzeg
$1184
198 km or 123 mi Inowroclaw
$1203
199 km or 123 mi Elk
$1184
206 km or 128 mi Czestochowa
$1070
207 km or 129 mi Chelm
$1220
208 km or 129 mi Grudziadz
$1198
208 km or 129 mi Kalisz
$987
217 km or 135 mi Mielec
$898
228 km or 141 mi Bydgoszcz
$1145
236 km or 146 mi Gniezno
$1233
241 km or 150 mi Malbork
$1247
243 km or 151 mi Elblag
$1068
243 km or 151 mi Suwalki
$1133
245 km or 152 mi Tarnow
$1014
246 km or 153 mi Dabrowa Gornicza
$1130
247 km or 153 mi Grodno
$399