Athens vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1439
$504
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3529
$1114
🏠 One person rent
$713
$211
🏘️ Family rent
$1247
$298
🍽️ Food expenses
$500
$177
🚐 Transport expenses
$93.8
$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1330
$146
😷 Air quality
Good
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
91
33
😀 Quality of life
81
26
🏙️ Population
643K
5.33M

The cost of living in Athens is 186% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 4184th and 8650th ($1439 vs $504) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2nd 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 602nd and 8929th 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
$16.5
$3.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63
$8.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.9
$5.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.86
$3.24
☕ Cappuccino
$4.57
$1.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.73
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$668
$126
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$523
$83.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1206
$223
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$967
$145
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$49.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.5
$88.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.68%
12.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4032
$664
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3350
$346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.39
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.7
$14.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$6.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.18
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.04
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$5.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$4.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.9
$6.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$0.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$0.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.66
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$2.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.14
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$3.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.42
$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.95
$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.79
$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53
$13.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$2.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.8
$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$17.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$45.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$623
$20.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13579
$1302

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Cities near Athens

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi Kallithea
$1307
4 km or 2.5 mi Nea Smyrni
$1298
5 km or 3.1 mi Peristeri
$1160
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Palaio Faliro
$1386
6.5 km or 4 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1253
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Nea Ionia
$1264
7.3 km or 4.5 mi Piraeus
$1228
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Nikaia
$1182
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Argyroupoli
$1439
12 km or 7.2 mi Glyfada
$1636
15 km or 9 mi Kifissia
$1403
15 km or 9.1 mi Voula
$1472
15 km or 9.4 mi Aspropyrgos
$1024
16 km or 10 mi Eleusis
$1123
20 km or 12 mi Salamina
$1037
55 km or 34 mi Chalcis
$1179
69 km or 43 mi Corinth
$1008
129 km or 80 mi Tripoli
$1143
151 km or 94 mi Lamia
$932
154 km or 96 mi Mykonos
$2043
168 km or 104 mi Volos
$1126
176 km or 109 mi Patras
$1109
178 km or 111 mi Kalamata
$1146
214 km or 133 mi Agrinio
$1003
216 km or 134 mi Chios
$1253
216 km or 134 mi Larissa
$1171
219 km or 136 mi Karditsa
$1126
231 km or 143 mi Santorini
$1863
243 km or 151 mi Trikala
$1100
275 km or 171 mi Mytilene
$1060
275 km or 171 mi Katerini
$1039
275 km or 171 mi Chania
$1302
298 km or 185 mi Rethymno
$1166
302 km or 188 mi Thessaloniki
$1285
303 km or 188 mi Izmir
$1038
307 km or 191 mi Kozani
$1048
311 km or 193 mi Ioannina
$1098
311 km or 193 mi Kusadasi
$883
311 km or 193 mi Veria
$1030
315 km or 196 mi Crete
$1324

Cities near Kabul

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