Kabul vs Vienna - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Vienna
🚶 Cost of living one person
$567
$1854
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1181
$4529
🏠 One person rent
$276
$947
🏘️ Family rent
$383
$1747
🍽️ Food expenses
$168
$548
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.9
$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$175
$2931
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
29
98
😀 Quality of life
21
94
🏙️ Population
4.27M
1.97M

The cost of living in Kabul is 69% less expensive than in Vienna. Cities ranked 7972nd and 2189th ($567 vs $1854) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Afghanistan and Austria, respectively. Check Afghanistan vs Austria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kabul compared to 1.6 months in Vienna. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Vienna ranked 1st in Austria, while ranked 8953rd and 45th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kabul vs Vienna

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Kabul Vienna
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.48
$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.7
$63.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.27
$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.97
$5
☕ Cappuccino
$1.75
$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$2.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$909
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$677
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$295
$1773
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$182
$1318
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.8
$190
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$304
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$99
$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.25%
3.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$424
$9051
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$259
$5834
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$2.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.2
$48.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.36
$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.3
$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.4
$4.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.86
$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$2.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$2.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$4.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.3
$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$2.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.24
$8.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1.34
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.38
$6.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.23
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.67
$3.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.8
$2.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$11.8
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.21
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.5
$138
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.99
$18.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$14.2
$101
👟 Brand Sneakers
$41.8
$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.2
$272
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1370
$14916

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Distance City Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi Gardez
$449
119 km or 74 mi Jalalabad
$347
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$455
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$423
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$437
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$352
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$307
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$445
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$335
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$311
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$449
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$238
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$389
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$632
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$331
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$446
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$330
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$629
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$638
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$278
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$287
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$513
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$364
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$344
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$281
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$337
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$303
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$289
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$277
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$393
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$313
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$307
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$260
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$240
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$328
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$298
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$337
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$268
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$484

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Klosterneuburg
$1602
15 km or 9.4 mi Modling
$1621
25 km or 15 mi Baden bei Wien
$1663
45 km or 28 mi Wiener Neustadt
$1325
55 km or 34 mi Bratislava
$1269
56 km or 35 mi Petrzalka
$1197
56 km or 35 mi Sankt Polten
$1535
60 km or 38 mi Sopron
$765
61 km or 38 mi Krems an der Donau
$1543
72 km or 45 mi Breclav
$946
76 km or 47 mi Znojmo
$995
77 km or 48 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$797
91 km or 56 mi Hodonin
$988
92 km or 57 mi Trnava
$1073
110 km or 68 mi Szombathely
$747
111 km or 69 mi Gyor
$829
111 km or 69 mi Brno
$1158
112 km or 70 mi Amstetten
$1378
116 km or 72 mi Piestany
$901
118 km or 73 mi Trebic
$1011
118 km or 73 mi Kapfenberg
$1229
125 km or 77 mi Uherske Hradiste
$1020
127 km or 79 mi Nitra
$1125
132 km or 82 mi Leoben
$1393
136 km or 84 mi Nove Zamky
$1013
140 km or 87 mi Komarno
$1045
142 km or 88 mi Kromeriz
$1005
144 km or 90 mi Jihlava
$956
144 km or 90 mi Trencin
$1149
145 km or 90 mi Graz
$1658
146 km or 91 mi Steyr
$1508
148 km or 92 mi Zlin
$1033
151 km or 94 mi Prostejov
$1084
155 km or 96 mi Linz
$1646
156 km or 97 mi Zalaegerszeg
$762
157 km or 98 mi Leonding
$1562
158 km or 98 mi Traun
$1546
160 km or 99 mi Prerov
$916
164 km or 102 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1078
166 km or 103 mi Levice
$898