Gothenburg vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Gothenburg	Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1823	$458
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4155	$1016
🏠 One person rent	$902	$195
🏘️ Family rent	$1552	$267
🍽️ Food expenses	$582	$153
🚐 Transport expenses	$185	$76.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3793	$104
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	46	30
😀 Quality of life	94	33
🏙️ Population	675K	4.27M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 298% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 2645th and 8842nd ($1823 vs $458) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 3rd in Sweden and Afghanistan, respectively. Check Sweden vs Afghanistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Gothenburg compared to 0.2 months in Kabul. Gothenburg ranked 3rd best city to live in Sweden vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 68th and 8609th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gothenburg vs Kabul

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	Gothenburg	Kabul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.7	$2.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$92.2	$11.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$4.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.34	$2.4
☕ Cappuccino	$4.88	$1.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.01	$0.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$955	$93.7
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$735	$62.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1688	$172
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1310	$111
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.6	$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$48.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.4	$95.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.86%	12.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6255	$505
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4279	$260
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.9	$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.7	$10.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.1	$7.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.87	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.82	$0.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1.9
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.5	$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$4.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$3.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.4	$6.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$0.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$0.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.22	$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$1.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.19	$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.07	$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$3.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$3.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.19	$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.91	$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.1	$10.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.6	$2.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.5	$15.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.5	$3.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.1	$18
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.1	$34.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$171	$19.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4093	$1486

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Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1684
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1503
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1444
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1353
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1543
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1405
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1542
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1362
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1528
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1529
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1551
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1866
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1502
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1516
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1761
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1485
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1675
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$2181
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$1895
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$1977
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1542
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1485
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1482
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1830
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$1997
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$2280
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1472
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$2088
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$2184
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$1976
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1421
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1658
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1830
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1460
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$1949
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1818
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1819
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2379
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1882
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1397

Cities near Kabul

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Gardez	$401
119 km or 74 mi	Jalalabad	$354
129 km or 80 mi	Ghazni	$396
150 km or 93 mi	Khost	$393
163 km or 101 mi	Puli Khumri	$404
223 km or 138 mi	Peshawar	$334
235 km or 146 mi	Kohat	$364
246 km or 153 mi	Kunduz	$428
266 km or 166 mi	Mardan	$354
293 km or 182 mi	Mingora	$351
304 km or 189 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$470
336 km or 209 mi	Wah	$344
368 km or 229 mi	Islamabad	$443
369 km or 229 mi	Qurghonteppa	$684
374 km or 232 mi	Rawalpindi	$416
389 km or 242 mi	Sheberghan	$432
425 km or 264 mi	Sargodha	$376
450 km or 280 mi	Tursunzoda	$680
451 km or 280 mi	Dushanbe	$712
451 km or 280 mi	Mirpur	$277
456 km or 284 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$326
458 km or 285 mi	Kandahar	$436
467 km or 290 mi	Jhang	$294
474 km or 294 mi	Chiniot	$372
476 km or 296 mi	Baramulla	$265
499 km or 310 mi	Gojra	$351
501 km or 312 mi	Hafizabad	$363
503 km or 313 mi	Faisalabad	$333
505 km or 314 mi	Gujrat	$320
517 km or 321 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$254
520 km or 323 mi	Srinagar	$340
523 km or 325 mi	Quetta	$291
526 km or 327 mi	Multan	$403
534 km or 332 mi	Sahiwal	$303
536 km or 333 mi	Gujranwala	$302
538 km or 334 mi	Khanewal	$362
546 km or 340 mi	Sialkot	$311
549 km or 341 mi	Sheikhupura	$368
550 km or 342 mi	Kamoke	$316
553 km or 344 mi	Lashkargah	$439