Kabul vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$567
$3380
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1181
$8333
🏠 One person rent
$276
$1991
🏘️ Family rent
$383
$3524
🍽️ Food expenses
$168
$899
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.9
$214
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$175
$6558
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
29
81
😀 Quality of life
21
97
🏙️ Population
4.27M
443K

The cost of living in Kabul is 83% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 7972nd and 31st ($567 vs $3380) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Afghanistan and Switzerland, respectively. Check Afghanistan vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kabul compared to 1.9 months in Zurich. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 8953rd and 6th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kabul vs Zurich

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Kabul Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.48
$25.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.7
$114
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.27
$18.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.97
$8.65
☕ Cappuccino
$1.75
$6.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$5.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$2331
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$1597
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$295
$4197
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$182
$2921
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.8
$193
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$294
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$99
$54.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.25%
2.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$424
$11003
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$259
$7611
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$5.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.2
$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.36
$40.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$2.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.3
$3.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.4
$7.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$21.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.86
$26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$46.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$3.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$4.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.3
$2.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$3.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.24
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$2.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.38
$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.23
$19.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.67
$6.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$3.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.8
$3.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$11.8
$91.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.21
$21.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.5
$154
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.99
$50.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$14.2
$145
👟 Brand Sneakers
$41.8
$143
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.2
$2684
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1370
$29266

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Distance City Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi Gardez
$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
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Altstetten
$3073
6.4 km or 4 mi Dubendorf
$3200
11 km or 6.6 mi Dietikon
$2861
14 km or 8.6 mi Horgen
$3051
14 km or 8.6 mi Uster
$3059
16 km or 9.7 mi Bulach
$2930
19 km or 12 mi Wettingen
$3041
19 km or 12 mi Wadenswil
$3001
19 km or 12 mi Winterthur
$3178
20 km or 13 mi Wetzikon
$2949
20 km or 13 mi Baden
$3128
20 km or 13 mi Baar
$3083
23 km or 15 mi Zug
$3444
28 km or 17 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$2916
33 km or 21 mi Frauenfeld
$2436
36 km or 22 mi Schaffhausen
$2354
37 km or 23 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1533
37 km or 23 mi Aarau
$2142
38 km or 24 mi Emmen
$2882
40 km or 25 mi Wil
$2431
40 km or 25 mi Lucerne
$2925
43 km or 27 mi Kriens
$2838
48 km or 30 mi Singen
$1660
51 km or 32 mi Radolfzell
$1806
56 km or 35 mi Kreuzlingen
$2649
57 km or 36 mi Konstanz
$2182
60 km or 37 mi Rheinfelden
$1510
63 km or 39 mi St. Gallen
$2322
63 km or 39 mi Uberlingen
$1910
64 km or 40 mi Donaueschingen
$1412
70 km or 44 mi Riehen
$3296
71 km or 44 mi Tuttlingen
$1394
71 km or 44 mi Lorrach
$1492
74 km or 46 mi Weil am Rhein
$1499
74 km or 46 mi Basel
$2820
76 km or 47 mi Villingen-Schwenningen
$1326
77 km or 48 mi Saint-Louis
$1307
77 km or 48 mi Friedrichshafen
$1717
77 km or 48 mi Schaan
$2243
78 km or 48 mi Allschwil
$2846