Gothenburg vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gothenburg Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1623
$474
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3695
$1052
🏠 One person rent
$808
$203
🏘️ Family rent
$1406
$302
🍽️ Food expenses
$516
$158
🚐 Transport expenses
$163
$81.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3142
$218
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
46
30
😀 Quality of life
92
14
🏙️ Population
675K
4.27M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 242% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 2959th and 8769th ($1623 vs $474) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 3rd in Sweden and Afghanistan, respectively. Check Sweden vs Afghanistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Gothenburg compared to 0.5 months in Kabul. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 78th and 9071st among best cities to live in the world.

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Gothenburg Kabul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.3
$2.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85.1
$9.34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.46
$4.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.53
$3.11
☕ Cappuccino
$4.32
$1.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.7
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$872
$140
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$665
$90
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1561
$312
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1193
$141
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.6
$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$66.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.7
$59.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.37%
18.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5838
$404
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3896
$202
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.4
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$78.4
$18.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.4
$7.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.7
$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.52
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.65
$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.04
$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$4.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$3.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$0.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$0.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.2
$0.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.2
$8.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.06
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.08
$2.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.9
$2.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.02
$3.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.24
$1.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.54
$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.2
$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.8
$2.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.2
$13.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.8
$2.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.5
$16.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.9
$34.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$144
$17.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3664
$1356

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Distance City Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi Molndal
$1498
58 km or 36 mi Boras
$1367
66 km or 41 mi Varberg
$1284
70 km or 44 mi Trollhattan
$1167
76 km or 47 mi Uddevalla
$1334
80 km or 50 mi Vanersborg
$1235
90 km or 56 mi Frederikshavn
$1394
126 km or 78 mi Halmstad
$1208
130 km or 81 mi Jonkoping
$1373
134 km or 83 mi Varnamo
$1424
136 km or 84 mi Skovde
$1473
142 km or 88 mi Aalborg
$1676
150 km or 93 mi Ljungby
$1333
157 km or 98 mi Mariestad
$1373
164 km or 102 mi Halden
$1575
167 km or 104 mi Angelholm
$1310
179 km or 111 mi Randers
$1505
182 km or 113 mi Fredrikstad
$1977
186 km or 115 mi Sarpsborg
$1500
186 km or 115 mi Helsingor
$1800
186 km or 116 mi Vetlanda
$1434
187 km or 116 mi Helsingborg
$1297
191 km or 118 mi Vaxjo
$1331
191 km or 119 mi Larvik
$1733
192 km or 119 mi Sandefjord
$1864
194 km or 121 mi Hillerod
$1983
199 km or 124 mi Hassleholm
$1298
200 km or 124 mi Aarhus
$1828
202 km or 125 mi Horsholm
$1952
202 km or 126 mi Tonsberg
$1714
206 km or 128 mi Landskrona
$1140
207 km or 129 mi Viborg
$1508
208 km or 129 mi Arendal
$1623
210 km or 131 mi Karlstad
$1279
212 km or 132 mi Moss
$1707
212 km or 132 mi Porsgrunn
$1528
213 km or 132 mi Horten
$1631
216 km or 134 mi Gentofte
$2134
222 km or 138 mi Skien
$1651
223 km or 138 mi Arvika
$1251

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Distance City Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi Gardez
$386
119 km or 74 mi Jalalabad
$303
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$389
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$366
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$381
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$346
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$379
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$394
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$366
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$364
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$408
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$382
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$442
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$596
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$401
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$414
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$458
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$593
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$605
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$354
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$355
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$468
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$292
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$389
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$273
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$342
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$380
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$306
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$373
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$297
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$354
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$266
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$392
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$305
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$308
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$361
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$281
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$374
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$321
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$476