Kabul vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Kabul | Stockholm | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Kabul is 70% less expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 7801st and 1883rd ($599 vs $1991) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Afghanistan and Sweden, respectively. Check Afghanistan vs Sweden comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kabul compared to 1.8 months in Stockholm. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 9123rd and 17th 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 | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 105 km or 65 mi |  Gardez | |
| 119 km or 74 mi | Jalalabad | |
| 129 km or 80 mi | Ghazni | |
| 150 km or 93 mi | Khost | |
| 163 km or 101 mi | Puli Khumri | |
| 223 km or 138 mi |  Peshawar | |
| 235 km or 146 mi | Kohat | |
| 246 km or 153 mi | Kunduz | |
| 266 km or 166 mi | Mardan | |
| 293 km or 182 mi | Mingora | |
| 304 km or 189 mi | Mazar-i-Sharif | |
| 336 km or 209 mi | Wah | |
| 368 km or 229 mi | Islamabad | |
| 369 km or 229 mi |  Qurghonteppa | |
| 374 km or 232 mi | Rawalpindi | |
| 389 km or 242 mi | Sheberghan | |
| 425 km or 264 mi | Sargodha | |
| 450 km or 280 mi | Tursunzoda | |
| 451 km or 280 mi | Dushanbe | |
| 451 km or 280 mi | Mirpur | |
| 456 km or 284 mi | Mandi Bahauddin | |
| 458 km or 285 mi | Kandahar | |
| 467 km or 290 mi | Jhang | |
| 474 km or 294 mi | Chiniot | |
| 476 km or 296 mi |  Baramulla | |
| 499 km or 310 mi | Gojra | |
| 501 km or 312 mi | Hafizabad | |
| 503 km or 313 mi | Faisalabad | |
| 505 km or 314 mi | Gujrat | |
| 517 km or 321 mi | Dera Ghazi Khan | |
| 520 km or 323 mi | Srinagar | |
| 523 km or 325 mi | Quetta | |
| 526 km or 327 mi | Multan | |
| 534 km or 332 mi | Sahiwal | |
| 536 km or 333 mi | Gujranwala | |
| 538 km or 334 mi | Khanewal | |
| 546 km or 340 mi | Sialkot | |
| 549 km or 341 mi | Sheikhupura | |
| 550 km or 342 mi | Kamoke | |
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 5.1 km or 3.2 mi |  Solna | |
| 5.2 km or 3.3 mi | Lidingo | |
| 13 km or 7.9 mi | Taby | |
| 16 km or 9.9 mi | Sollentuna | |
| 21 km or 13 mi | Tumba | |
| 21 km or 13 mi | Akersberga | |
| 31 km or 19 mi | Sodertalje | |
| 35 km or 22 mi | Marsta | |
| 35 km or 22 mi | Sigtuna | |
| 63 km or 39 mi | Uppsala | |
| 87 km or 54 mi | Nykoping | |
| 92 km or 57 mi | Eskilstuna | |
| 92 km or 57 mi | Vasteras | |
| 105 km or 65 mi | Sala | |
| 138 km or 86 mi | Norrkoping | |
| 158 km or 98 mi | Gavle | |
| 163 km or 101 mi | Orebro | |
| 174 km or 108 mi | Linkoping | |
| 185 km or 115 mi | Ludvika | |
| 190 km or 118 mi | Visby | |
| 195 km or 121 mi | Borlange | |
| 195 km or 121 mi | Falun | |
| 253 km or 157 mi | Mariestad | |
| 258 km or 161 mi | Karlstad | |
| 262 km or 163 mi |  Raisio | |
| 264 km or 164 mi | Skovde | |
| 265 km or 165 mi | Turku | |
| 268 km or 167 mi | Kaarina | |
| 271 km or 168 mi | Mora | |
| 274 km or 170 mi | Vetlanda | |
| 275 km or 171 mi | Rauma | |
| 281 km or 175 mi |  Kuressaare | |
| 284 km or 177 mi | Jonkoping | |
| 297 km or 184 mi |  Ventspils | |
| 306 km or 190 mi | Salo | |
| 310 km or 193 mi | Raseborg | |
| 312 km or 194 mi | Arvika | |
| 313 km or 195 mi | Kalmar | |
| 315 km or 196 mi | Pori | |
| 332 km or 206 mi | Vaxjo |