Kabul vs Lisbon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Kabul	Lisbon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$458	$1889
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1016	$4274
🏠 One person rent	$195	$1221
🏘️ Family rent	$267	$2077
🍽️ Food expenses	$153	$421
🚐 Transport expenses	$76.9	$96.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$104	$1510
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	30	93
😀 Quality of life	33	84
🏙️ Population	4.27M	546K

The cost of living in Kabul is 76% less expensive than in Lisbon. Cities ranked 8842nd and 2357th ($458 vs $1889) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Afghanistan and Portugal, respectively. Check Afghanistan vs Portugal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Kabul compared to 0.8 months in Lisbon. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Lisbon ranked 2nd in Portugal, while ranked 8609th and 479th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kabul vs Lisbon

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	Kabul	Lisbon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.45	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.2	$55.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.48	$9.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.4	$3.25
☕ Cappuccino	$1.19	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.36	$2.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$93.7	$1374
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$62.8	$1010
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$172	$2516
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$111	$1726
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.9	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.1	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$95.2	$36.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.06%	3.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$505	$7218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$260	$4683
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.6	$45.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.78	$12.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.22	$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.47	$3.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$8.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.13	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$1.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.24	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.98	$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.81	$6.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.75	$1.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$6.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.3	$6.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.88	$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.52	$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$10.2	$45.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.23	$8.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.4	$90.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.1	$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$18	$109
👟 Brand Sneakers	$34.6	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$19.7	$624
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1486	$17217

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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

Cities near Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1701
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1481
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1522
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1505
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1463
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1352
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1394
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1756
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1533
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1509
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1663
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1486
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1525
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1577
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1656
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1486
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1412
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1216
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1329
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1390
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1379
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1589
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1383
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1370
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1385
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1357
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1498
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1305
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1316
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1681
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1289
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1410
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1333
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1221
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1304
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1350
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1214
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1297
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$1006
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1231