Athens vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1462
$473
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3581
$1051
🏠 One person rent
$722
$200
🏘️ Family rent
$1260
$280
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$163
🚐 Transport expenses
$95.1
$75.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1363
$120
😷 Air quality
Good
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
91
33
😀 Quality of life
81
25
🏙️ Population
643K
5.33M

The cost of living in Athens is 209% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 4184th and 8823rd ($1462 vs $473) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 3rd in Greece and Afghanistan, respectively. Check Greece vs Afghanistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Athens compared to 0.3 months in Kabul. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 639th and 8992nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Athens vs Kabul

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Athens Kabul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.7
$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.9
$9.56
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.25
$2.79
☕ Cappuccino
$4.6
$1.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.69
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$676
$108
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$533
$72.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1248
$196
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$976
$127
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$35
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$197
$53.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.4
$85.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.65%
12.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4084
$579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3602
$300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.43
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.6
$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$6.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.11
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.55
$0.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.18
$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$4.77
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$6.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$0.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$0.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.7
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$2.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.27
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$3.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.55
$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.05
$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.85
$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.2
$11.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$2.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.1
$15.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$3.13
👖 Brand Jeans
$105
$15.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$39.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$641
$20.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13299
$1540

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Cities near Athens

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi Kallithea
$1318
4 km or 2.5 mi Nea Smyrni
$1304
5 km or 3.1 mi Peristeri
$1192
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Palaio Faliro
$1410
6.5 km or 4 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1279
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Nea Ionia
$1286
7.3 km or 4.5 mi Piraeus
$1240
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Nikaia
$1187
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Argyroupoli
$1468
12 km or 7.2 mi Glyfada
$1663
15 km or 9 mi Kifissia
$1426
15 km or 9.1 mi Voula
$1497
15 km or 9.4 mi Aspropyrgos
$1046
16 km or 10 mi Eleusis
$1139
20 km or 12 mi Salamina
$1069
55 km or 34 mi Chalcis
$1199
69 km or 43 mi Corinth
$1031
129 km or 80 mi Tripoli
$1165
151 km or 94 mi Lamia
$954
154 km or 96 mi Mykonos
$2084
168 km or 104 mi Volos
$1130
176 km or 109 mi Patras
$1104
178 km or 111 mi Kalamata
$1169
214 km or 133 mi Agrinio
$1010
216 km or 134 mi Chios
$1272
216 km or 134 mi Larissa
$1150
219 km or 136 mi Karditsa
$1124
231 km or 143 mi Santorini
$1900
243 km or 151 mi Trikala
$1110
275 km or 171 mi Mytilene
$1079
275 km or 171 mi Katerini
$1047
275 km or 171 mi Chania
$1320
298 km or 185 mi Rethymno
$1207
302 km or 188 mi Thessaloniki
$1272
303 km or 188 mi Izmir
$1040
307 km or 191 mi Kozani
$1068
311 km or 193 mi Ioannina
$1075
311 km or 193 mi Kusadasi
$822
311 km or 193 mi Veria
$1013
315 km or 196 mi Crete
$1360

Cities near Kabul

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