Gothenburg vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Gothenburg	Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1879	$504
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4293	$1114
🏠 One person rent	$949	$211
🏘️ Family rent	$1652	$298
🍽️ Food expenses	$594	$177
🚐 Transport expenses	$176	$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3784	$146
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	46	33
😀 Quality of life	92	26
🏙️ Population	675K	5.33M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 273% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 2470th and 8650th ($1879 vs $504) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in Sweden and Afghanistan, respectively. Check Sweden vs Afghanistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 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 91st and 8929th 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	$14	$3.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$89	$8.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.8	$5.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.93	$3.24
☕ Cappuccino	$5.01	$1.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.1	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$950	$126
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$821	$83.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1735	$223
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1459	$145
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.2	$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$49.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36	$88.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.33%	12.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6539	$664
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3629	$346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.93	$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.3	$14.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.1	$6.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.89	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.68	$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.02	$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$5.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$4.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$6.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$0.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$0.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.1	$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$2.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.4	$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.06	$3.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.02	$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.21	$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.93	$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$13.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.2	$2.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.6	$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.1	$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.1	$17.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96	$45.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$227	$20.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4650	$1302

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Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1723
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1544
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1441
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1358
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1574
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1424
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1578
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1358
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1490
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1483
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1503
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1877
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1429
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1479
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1855
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1478
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1638
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$2401
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$2018
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$2053
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1535
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1504
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1464
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$2029
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$2157
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$2220
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1447
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$2135
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$2195
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$2071
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1423
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1723
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1980
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1481
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$2084
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$2002
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1993
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2334
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1984
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1423

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