Kabul vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$473
$3784
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1051
$9038
🏠 One person rent
$200
$2349
🏘️ Family rent
$280
$4207
🍽️ Food expenses
$163
$934
🚐 Transport expenses
$75.2
$216
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$120
$6864
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
33
82
😀 Quality of life
25
96
🏙️ Population
5.33M
449K

The cost of living in Kabul is 87% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 8823rd and 13th ($473 vs $3784) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 3rd 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 1.8 months in Zurich. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Zurich ranked 2nd in Switzerland, while ranked 8992nd and 9th 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
$2.79
$29.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.56
$93.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$19.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$9.85
☕ Cappuccino
$1.38
$7.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$5.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$108
$2745
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$72.2
$1974
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$196
$5005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$127
$3621
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35
$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.5
$254
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$85.8
$55.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.8%
2.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$579
$20786
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$300
$8412
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$4.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.2
$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.53
$38.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$2.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$2.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.25
$3.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$3.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.57
$9.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$25.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$24.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.32
$45.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$3.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$5.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$2.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$1.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.02
$3.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.07
$18.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.37
$22.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.97
$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$5.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.55
$3.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$11.7
$88
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.45
$24.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.6
$144
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.13
$56.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.1
$146
👟 Brand Sneakers
$39.8
$157
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$20.2
$2506
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1540
$24322

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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

Cities near Zurich

Distance City Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Altstetten
$3494
6.4 km or 4 mi Dubendorf
$3353
11 km or 6.6 mi Dietikon
$3367
14 km or 8.6 mi Horgen
$3457
14 km or 8.6 mi Uster
$3345
16 km or 9.7 mi Bulach
$3281
19 km or 12 mi Wettingen
$3328
19 km or 12 mi Wadenswil
$3414
19 km or 12 mi Winterthur
$3305
20 km or 13 mi Wetzikon
$3310
20 km or 13 mi Baden
$3360
20 km or 13 mi Baar
$3556
23 km or 15 mi Zug
$4151
28 km or 17 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$3318
33 km or 21 mi Frauenfeld
$2731
36 km or 22 mi Schaffhausen
$2740
37 km or 23 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1711
37 km or 23 mi Aarau
$2546
38 km or 24 mi Emmen
$3367
40 km or 25 mi Wil
$2721
40 km or 25 mi Lucerne
$3380
43 km or 27 mi Kriens
$3331
48 km or 30 mi Singen
$1740
51 km or 32 mi Radolfzell
$1794
56 km or 35 mi Kreuzlingen
$3046
57 km or 36 mi Konstanz
$1872
60 km or 37 mi Rheinfelden
$1726
63 km or 39 mi St. Gallen
$2978
63 km or 39 mi Uberlingen
$1837
64 km or 40 mi Donaueschingen
$1550
70 km or 44 mi Riehen
$3677
71 km or 44 mi Tuttlingen
$1604
71 km or 44 mi Lorrach
$1721
74 km or 46 mi Weil am Rhein
$1731
74 km or 46 mi Basel
$3080
76 km or 47 mi Villingen-Schwenningen
$1393
77 km or 48 mi Saint-Louis
$1498
77 km or 48 mi Friedrichshafen
$1966
77 km or 48 mi Schaan
$2543
78 km or 48 mi Allschwil
$3171