Kabul vs Oslo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Oslo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$599
$2343
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1271
$5065
🏠 One person rent
$285
$1300
🏘️ Family rent
$403
$2104
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$689
🚐 Transport expenses
$96.7
$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$188
$3751
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
37 km
🎓 Higher education
29
79
😀 Quality of life
13
95
🏙️ Population
4.27M
709K

The cost of living in Kabul is 74% less expensive than in Oslo. Cities ranked 7801st and 1029th ($599 vs $2343) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Afghanistan and Norway, respectively. Check Afghanistan vs Norway comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kabul compared to 1.6 months in Oslo. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Oslo ranked 1st in Norway, while ranked 9123rd and 34th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kabul vs Oslo

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Kabul Oslo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.69
$19.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.83
$98.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.92
$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.75
$10.3
 Cappuccino
$1.82
$4.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$3.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$1334
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$123
$1043
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$381
$2238
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$182
$1718
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.5
$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.3
$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$99.3
$50.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.36%
4.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$451
$8961
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$274
$6717
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$83.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.29
$24.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.88
$2.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.32
$3.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$3.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.5
$4.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.73
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.69
$31.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$3.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$2.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$3.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$4.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$2.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$1.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$3.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$16.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$3.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.56
$14.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$5.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.81
$4.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$2.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.47
$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.3
$45.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.34
$15.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$65.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.99
$34.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.6
$91.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.1
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$23.8
$277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1452
$7583

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi Baerum
$1885
25 km or 16 mi Lillestrom
$1955
27 km or 17 mi Asker
$2149
35 km or 22 mi Jessheim
$1826
36 km or 22 mi Drammen
$1724
50 km or 31 mi Moss
$1908
57 km or 35 mi Horten
$1613
68 km or 42 mi Kongsberg
$1884
71 km or 44 mi Tonsberg
$1852
74 km or 46 mi Sarpsborg
$1577
78 km or 48 mi Fredrikstad
$1964
92 km or 57 mi Sandefjord
$1821
96 km or 60 mi Halden
$1645
100 km or 62 mi Hamar
$1898
103 km or 64 mi Skien
$1714
104 km or 65 mi Larvik
$1713
106 km or 66 mi Porsgrunn
$1547
106 km or 66 mi Arvika
$1267
108 km or 67 mi Gjovik
$1816
135 km or 84 mi Lillehammer
$1583
165 km or 103 mi Karlstad
$1259
186 km or 115 mi Uddevalla
$1355
194 km or 120 mi Vanersborg
$1262
197 km or 122 mi Arendal
$1710
201 km or 125 mi Trollhattan
$1206
220 km or 137 mi Mariestad
$1373
241 km or 150 mi Mora
$1417
245 km or 152 mi Skovde
$1415
247 km or 154 mi Ludvika
$1209
252 km or 156 mi Kristiansand
$1393
259 km or 161 mi Gothenburg
$1725
260 km or 162 mi Orebro
$1275
261 km or 162 mi Molndal
$1596
266 km or 166 mi Borlange
$1510
275 km or 171 mi Boras
$1264
276 km or 171 mi Frederikshavn
$1507
281 km or 175 mi Falun
$1593
303 km or 188 mi Sandnes
$1824
304 km or 189 mi Stavanger
$2139
305 km or 190 mi Bergen
$2161