Maiduguri
🇳🇬 Nigeria
Cost of Living Comparison Between Ishkashim and Kabul Cost of Living Comparison Between Ishkashim and Kabul
🙂 Solo nomad: Ishkashim is 48.7% cheaper than Kabul without rent, and 55.8% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Ishkashim is 36.1% cheaper than Kabul without rent, and 42.7% cheaper with rent.
🍽 Eating Out
Ishkashim
Kabul
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$3.57 ؋225
$2.55 ؋161
40.00%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$7.28 ؋458
$10.99 ؋691
-33.76%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
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$4.23 ؋266
-
Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$3.63 ؋228
$2.27 ؋143
59.91%
Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.85 ؋179
$1.75 ؋110
62.86%
Cappuccino
-
$1.05 ؋66.1
-
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.44 ؋27.99
$0.34 ؋21.21
29.41%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.15 ؋9.57
$0.14 ؋8.59
7.14%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Ishkashim
Kabul
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$0.88 ؋55.1
$0.71 ؋44.48
23.94%
White Bread (500g)
$0.28 ؋17.59
$0.17 ؋10.47
64.71%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.47 ؋92.5
$1.76 ؋111
-16.48%
Eggs
$1.75 ؋110
$1.35 ؋84.9
29.63%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$2.81 ؋177
$3.80 ؋239
-26.05%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$5.10 ؋321
$3.40 ؋214
50.00%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$5.62 ؋353
$5.76 ؋362
-2.43%
Apples (1kg)
$0.80 ؋50.3
$0.53 ؋33.44
50.94%
Banana (1kg)
$0.99 ؋62.2
$0.74 ؋46.83
33.78%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.08 ؋68.1
$0.75 ؋46.89
44.00%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.17 ؋73.9
$0.46 ؋29.16
154.35%
Potato (1kg)
$0.38 ؋23.72
$0.48 ؋30.23
-20.83%
Onion (1kg)
$0.35 ؋21.85
$0.46 ؋29.05
-23.91%
Lettuce (1 head)
-
$0.23 ؋14.36
-
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.55 ؋34.81
$0.36 ؋22.44
52.78%
Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)
$24.11 ؋1,516
$1.92 ؋121
1155.73%
Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
-
$0.88 ؋55.6
-
Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
-
$1.53 ؋96.0
-
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$0.73 ؋45.93
$2.61 ؋164
-72.03%
🚌 Getting Around
Ishkashim
Kabul
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
-
$0.23 ؋14.51
-
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$14.41 ؋906
$10.26 ؋645
40.45%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
-
$1.70 ؋107
-
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
-
$0.51 ؋32.31
-
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
-
$2.49 ؋156
-
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.42 ؋89.6
$0.91 ؋57.4
56.04%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$8,705 ؋547.5K
$7,772 ؋488.9K
12.00%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
-
$32.1K ؋2.0M
-
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Ishkashim
Kabul
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
-
$51.3 ؋3,225
-
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
-
$13.81 ؋868
-
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
-
$88.7 ؋5,582
-
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Ishkashim
Kabul
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$7.02 ؋442
$8.94 ؋562
-21.48%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$3.73 ؋234
-
Cinema Ticket
-
$2.22 ؋139
-
🧸 Childcare & Education
Ishkashim
Kabul
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
-
$18.42 ؋1,158
-
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
-
$1,425 ؋89.6K
-
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Ishkashim
Kabul
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$25.37 ؋1,596
$9.17 ؋577
176.66%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$28.98 ؋1,823
$17.12 ؋1,077
69.28%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
-
$32.62 ؋2,052
-
Men's Leather Business Shoes
-
$27.75 ؋1,746
-
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Ishkashim
Kabul
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
-
$86.2 ؋5,419
-
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
-
$56.8 ؋3,574
-
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
-
$203 ؋12.8K
-
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
-
$109 ؋6,839
-
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
-
$737 ؋46.4K
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$413 ؋26.0K
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Ishkashim
Kabul
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
-
$356 ؋22.4K
-
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
0
18.5
-
CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.
Last update for Ishkashim: March 1, 2026
Last update for Kabul: March 1, 2026
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