Kabul vs Warsaw - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Warsaw
🚶 Cost of living one person
$504
$1979
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1114
$4492
🏠 One person rent
$211
$1227
🏘️ Family rent
$298
$2071
🍽️ Food expenses
$177
$449
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.4
$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$146
$2218
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
33
94
😀 Quality of life
26
87
🏙️ Population
5.33M
1.86M

The cost of living in Kabul is 75% less expensive than in Warsaw. Cities ranked 8650th and 2081st ($504 vs $1979) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 8929th and 335th 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
$3.18
$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.5
$53.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.85
$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$5.19
☕ Cappuccino
$1.6
$4.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$126
$1266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$83.1
$928
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$223
$2296
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$145
$1584
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.7
$212
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.5
$325
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$88.2
$20
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.73%
6.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$664
$6270
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$346
$4047
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.16
$1.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.2
$35.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.58
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.28
$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$4.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.34
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$8.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.58
$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$3.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.05
$3.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.37
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.78
$6.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.49
$11.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.19
$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$3.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.61
$3.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.3
$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.54
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$75.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.29
$24.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.5
$110
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.8
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$20.9
$591
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1302
$15882

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Distance City Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi Gardez
$456
119 km or 74 mi Jalalabad
$381
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$447
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$438
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$447
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$321
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$394
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$468
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$373
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$373
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$493
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$371
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$496
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$734
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$446
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$470
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$391
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$737
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$773
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$280
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$350
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$473
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$306
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$393
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$253
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$379
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$382
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$359
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$335
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$278
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$344
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$303
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$440
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$339
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$309
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$401
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$313
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$396
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$332
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$469

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Pruszkow
$1570
19 km or 12 mi Otwock
$1540
68 km or 42 mi Skierniewice
$1227
79 km or 49 mi Ciechanow
$1253
85 km or 53 mi Siedlce
$1023
91 km or 56 mi Radom
$1030
98 km or 61 mi Plock
$1162
103 km or 64 mi Ostroleka
$1165
110 km or 68 mi Pulawy
$1262
114 km or 71 mi Kutno
$1222
119 km or 74 mi Lodz
$1322
127 km or 79 mi Lomza
$1060
130 km or 81 mi Piotrkow Trybunalski
$1024
143 km or 89 mi Wloclawek
$976
144 km or 89 mi Biala Podlaska
$1078
145 km or 90 mi Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski
$1173
149 km or 92 mi Belchatow
$1137
152 km or 94 mi Lublin
$1305
152 km or 94 mi Kielce
$1170
159 km or 99 mi Swidnik
$1260
175 km or 109 mi Bialystok
$1229
178 km or 110 mi Olsztyn
$1454
180 km or 112 mi Brest
$669
186 km or 115 mi Torun
$925
187 km or 116 mi Tarnobrzeg
$1241
198 km or 123 mi Inowroclaw
$1235
199 km or 123 mi Elk
$1170
206 km or 128 mi Czestochowa
$1043
207 km or 129 mi Chelm
$1205
208 km or 129 mi Grudziadz
$1215
208 km or 129 mi Kalisz
$954
217 km or 135 mi Mielec
$868
228 km or 141 mi Bydgoszcz
$1102
236 km or 146 mi Gniezno
$1216
241 km or 150 mi Malbork
$1226
243 km or 151 mi Elblag
$1010
243 km or 151 mi Suwalki
$1114
245 km or 152 mi Tarnow
$980
246 km or 153 mi Dabrowa Gornicza
$1105
247 km or 153 mi Grodno
$445