Kabul vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Kabul	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$458	$2297
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1016	$5120
🏠 One person rent	$195	$1271
🏘️ Family rent	$267	$2134
🍽️ Food expenses	$153	$619
🚐 Transport expenses	$76.9	$239
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$104	$3571
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	30	95
😀 Quality of life	33	96
🏙️ Population	4.27M	985K

The cost of living in Kabul is 80% less expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 8842nd and 1273rd ($458 vs $2297) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Afghanistan and Sweden, respectively. Check Afghanistan vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Kabul compared to 1.6 months in Stockholm. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 8609th and 33rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kabul vs Stockholm

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	Kabul	Stockholm
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.45	$15.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.2	$85.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.48	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.4	$7.9
☕ Cappuccino	$1.19	$5.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.36	$3.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$93.7	$1476
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$62.8	$991
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$172	$2670
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$111	$1674
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.9	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.1	$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$95.2	$37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.06%	4.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$505	$11690
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$260	$6502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$4.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.6	$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.78	$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.22	$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.47	$4.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.13	$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$3.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$2.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$3.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$1.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.24	$1.08
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.98	$2.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.81	$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.75	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$8.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.3	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.88	$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.52	$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$10.2	$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.23	$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.4	$39.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.1	$33.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$18	$104
👟 Brand Sneakers	$34.6	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$19.7	$162
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1486	$15313

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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 Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$1983
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$1140
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1759
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$1968
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1742
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1940
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1779
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1661
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1681
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1650
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1592
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1446
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1494
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1325
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1390
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1483
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1325
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1530
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1312
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1485
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1289
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$1801
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1516
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1460
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1524
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1551
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1545
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1521
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1586
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1542
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1353
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1192
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1528
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$968
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1589
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1566
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1397
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1598
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1363
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1482