Gothenburg vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Gothenburg	Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1725	$599
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3877	$1271
🏠 One person rent	$895	$285
🏘️ Family rent	$1550	$403
🍽️ Food expenses	$533	$182
🚐 Transport expenses	$154	$96.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3191	$188
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	46	29
😀 Quality of life	92	13
🏙️ Population	608K	4.27M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 188% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 2792nd and 7801st ($1725 vs $599) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Sweden and Afghanistan, respectively. Check Sweden vs Afghanistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Gothenburg compared to 0.3 months in Kabul. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 81st and 9123rd 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	$12.7	$2.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.5	$8.83
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.62	$6.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.75	$3.75
☕ Cappuccino	$4.28	$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.58	$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1022	$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$721	$123
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1694	$381
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1317	$182
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.9	$53.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$82.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.2	$99.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.46%	21.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5998	$451
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4134	$274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.49	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$82.1	$19.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$9.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.87	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.77	$0.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.06	$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$4.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$6.69
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$0.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$0.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$0.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.31	$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.11	$2.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.25	$3.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.15	$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.37	$1.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.18	$1.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.8	$13.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.4	$2.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.7	$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$28	$2.99
👖 Brand Jeans	$82.2	$13.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.5	$46.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$122	$23.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3801	$1452

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Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1596
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1264
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1299
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1206
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1355
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1262
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1507
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1341
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1407
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1434
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1415
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1842
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1442
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1373
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1645
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1347
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1618
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$1964
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$1577
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$1713
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1443
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1306
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1328
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1713
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$1821
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$2088
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1333
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$1966
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$2006
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$1852
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1294
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1565
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1710
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1259
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$1908
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1547
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1613
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2203
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1714
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1267

Cities near Kabul

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Gardez	$469
119 km or 74 mi	Jalalabad	$358
129 km or 80 mi	Ghazni	$476
150 km or 93 mi	Khost	$441
163 km or 101 mi	Puli Khumri	$457
223 km or 138 mi	Peshawar	$338
235 km or 146 mi	Kohat	$374
246 km or 153 mi	Kunduz	$467
266 km or 166 mi	Mardan	$372
293 km or 182 mi	Mingora	$354
304 km or 189 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$470
336 km or 209 mi	Wah	$323
368 km or 229 mi	Islamabad	$439
369 km or 229 mi	Qurghonteppa	$659
374 km or 232 mi	Rawalpindi	$376
389 km or 242 mi	Sheberghan	$450
425 km or 264 mi	Sargodha	$456
450 km or 280 mi	Tursunzoda	$655
451 km or 280 mi	Dushanbe	$672
451 km or 280 mi	Mirpur	$328
456 km or 284 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$341
458 km or 285 mi	Kandahar	$521
467 km or 290 mi	Jhang	$292
474 km or 294 mi	Chiniot	$373
476 km or 296 mi	Baramulla	$277
499 km or 310 mi	Gojra	$344
501 km or 312 mi	Hafizabad	$380
503 km or 313 mi	Faisalabad	$319
505 km or 314 mi	Gujrat	$330
517 km or 321 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$273
520 km or 323 mi	Srinagar	$388
523 km or 325 mi	Quetta	$285
526 km or 327 mi	Multan	$371
534 km or 332 mi	Sahiwal	$312
536 km or 333 mi	Gujranwala	$280
538 km or 334 mi	Khanewal	$358
546 km or 340 mi	Sialkot	$335
549 km or 341 mi	Sheikhupura	$376
550 km or 342 mi	Kamoke	$308
553 km or 344 mi	Lashkargah	$487