Kabul vs Oslo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kabul	Oslo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$474	$2292
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1052	$4945
🏠 One person rent	$203	$1276
🏘️ Family rent	$302	$2054
🍽️ Food expenses	$158	$665
🚐 Transport expenses	$81.8	$188
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$218	$3699
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	37 km
🎓 Higher education	30	79
😀 Quality of life	14	94
🏙️ Population	4.27M	709K

The cost of living in Kabul is 79% less expensive than in Oslo. Cities ranked 8769th and 1171st ($474 vs $2292) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Afghanistan and Norway, respectively. Check Afghanistan vs Norway comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 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 9071st and 37th 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	$2.38	$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.34	$92.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.64	$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.11	$9.97
☕ Cappuccino	$1.53	$4.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.32	$3.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$140	$1322
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$90	$1024
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$312	$2233
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$141	$1674
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.2	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.8	$221
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.8	$46.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.54%	5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$404	$8757
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$202	$6384
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$3.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.8	$80
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.27	$26.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.27	$3.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$3.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.39	$4.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.88	$28.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$2.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$4.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$2.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.2	$1.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.88	$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.12	$16.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.38	$13.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.97	$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.48	$4.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.01	$2.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.37	$2.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12.8	$45.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.15	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.2	$62
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.79	$33
👖 Brand Jeans	$16.1	$94
👟 Brand Sneakers	$34.4	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$17.2	$250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1356	$8593

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Cities near Kabul

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

Cities near Oslo

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	Baerum	$1872
25 km or 16 mi	Lillestrom	$1945
27 km or 17 mi	Asker	$1930
35 km or 22 mi	Jessheim	$1838
36 km or 22 mi	Drammen	$1627
50 km or 31 mi	Moss	$1707
57 km or 35 mi	Horten	$1631
68 km or 42 mi	Kongsberg	$1747
71 km or 44 mi	Tonsberg	$1714
74 km or 46 mi	Sarpsborg	$1500
78 km or 48 mi	Fredrikstad	$1977
92 km or 57 mi	Sandefjord	$1864
96 km or 60 mi	Halden	$1575
100 km or 62 mi	Hamar	$1764
103 km or 64 mi	Skien	$1651
104 km or 65 mi	Larvik	$1733
106 km or 66 mi	Porsgrunn	$1528
106 km or 66 mi	Arvika	$1251
108 km or 67 mi	Gjovik	$1722
135 km or 84 mi	Lillehammer	$1468
165 km or 103 mi	Karlstad	$1279
186 km or 115 mi	Uddevalla	$1334
194 km or 120 mi	Vanersborg	$1235
197 km or 122 mi	Arendal	$1623
201 km or 125 mi	Trollhattan	$1167
220 km or 137 mi	Mariestad	$1373
241 km or 150 mi	Mora	$1367
245 km or 152 mi	Skovde	$1473
247 km or 154 mi	Ludvika	$1178
252 km or 156 mi	Kristiansand	$1326
259 km or 161 mi	Gothenburg	$1623
260 km or 162 mi	Orebro	$1171
261 km or 162 mi	Molndal	$1498
266 km or 166 mi	Borlange	$1599
275 km or 171 mi	Boras	$1367
276 km or 171 mi	Frederikshavn	$1394
281 km or 175 mi	Falun	$1648
303 km or 188 mi	Sandnes	$1709
304 km or 189 mi	Stavanger	$2049
305 km or 190 mi	Bergen	$2006